35 min
12. Meet: Kate Sherburn, Legal Beagle, Who Gives A Crap Counsel
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- Careers
Kate Sherburn is the sole Legal Beagle (aka legal counsel) at Who Gives A Crap, a social enterprise that donates 50% of its profits to help build toilets for those in need.
As Who Gives A Crap’s first in-house lawyer, she is establishing the legal function from the bottom up (pun intended!) and loves the opportunities that a start-up environment provides to think outside of the traditional legal box.
Kate is very passionate about the opportunity businesses have to play in making the world a better place and the way in which the in house lawyers can support this.
In this episode, we discuss:
• Kate’s first legal job at Cadbury and why she knew she was destined to return to in house practice;
• what life is like working for a company whose product quickly became the hottest commodity during a pandemic;
• what profit for purpose means and how in house lawyers can help make a real difference;
• how Kate approaches networking and focusses on creating her own career opportunities;
• Kate’s best piece of career advice!
Connect with Kate:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katesherburn/
Website: https://au.whogivesacrap.org/
Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com
Kate Sherburn is the sole Legal Beagle (aka legal counsel) at Who Gives A Crap, a social enterprise that donates 50% of its profits to help build toilets for those in need.
As Who Gives A Crap’s first in-house lawyer, she is establishing the legal function from the bottom up (pun intended!) and loves the opportunities that a start-up environment provides to think outside of the traditional legal box.
Kate is very passionate about the opportunity businesses have to play in making the world a better place and the way in which the in house lawyers can support this.
In this episode, we discuss:
• Kate’s first legal job at Cadbury and why she knew she was destined to return to in house practice;
• what life is like working for a company whose product quickly became the hottest commodity during a pandemic;
• what profit for purpose means and how in house lawyers can help make a real difference;
• how Kate approaches networking and focusses on creating her own career opportunities;
• Kate’s best piece of career advice!
Connect with Kate:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katesherburn/
Website: https://au.whogivesacrap.org/
Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com
35 min