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Episode 7: Tom talks criminal defence, workload management and job-hunting

November 27, 2016  /  Katie Cowan

In this episode I interview Tom, an S2 at the Public Defence Service, about life as a junior criminal defence lawyer.  

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categories / Junior lawyer, Guested
tags / area of practice: criminal defence, litigation, public defence service, graduate recruitment, issues: moral burnout, hobbies, location: christchurch, young professionals, issues: work life balance, issues: stress management, issues: job-hunting, advice: pick yourself, types of work: legal aid

Episode 2: Emily talks advice for new lawyers, stress management and women in law.

October 06, 2016  /  Katie Cowan

In this episode Emily, a property solicitor with six years' experience in Invercargill and Christchurch, talks to Katie about life as a new lawyer, stress management, her experience as a woman in law, and the work of the Christchurch Young Lawyer Committee.

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categories / Guested, Intermediate lawyer
tags / young lawyers committee, law society, small firm, location: provinces, location: invercargill, location: christchurch, full service firm, area of practice: property, area of practice: private client, working hours, hobbies, issues: practice as a woman, issues: how to meet people, advice: secretaries, advice: confidence, issues: stress management, issues: gender bias

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