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This week the juris sisters are chatting with Lucy Cornford from Clayton Utz about her experience as a young lawyer navigating the job market and clerkship process. Lucy explains how she loves her job in the construction team and that whilst practicing commercial law it is possible and important that you still live in alignment with your values.

Join us as we chat with Meg Lee, a partner in the Property and Projects team at Hall & Wilcox. Meg explains how she broke down barriers to become a partner whilst balancing family life. As a science/law grad, Meg describes how she forged a niche career in a field she is genuinely passionate about. Meg describes the mentorship opportunities and support available for women at Hall & Wilcox. This episode is not to be missed! 

Join us as we chat with Laura Hartmann, a passionate legal designer and academic. We chat about everything from trans-rights to innovation in the law and challenges the legal industry and the community more broadly face with implementing AI in the workplace. 

In this episode the Juris Sisters interview Michelle Dixon about her time as CEO of leading Australian law firm Maddocks. Their conversation covers topics such as women's leadership, domestic labour during the pandemic, unconscious bias law, gender equality and the need to give back to the community. 

Welcome back to the Juris Sisters! After a hiatus filled with Christmas celebrations, New Year's debacles, lots of food and COVID-19, we are delighted to be back! This episode was recorded at the end of last year, so tune in to hear Hilly and Nat have a bit of a yarn about Nat's Summer Clerkship experience at Allens. In today's episode we will be chatting with Abbey Dalton, one of the founders of the Disabled Australian Lawyers Association. Abbey discusses barriers facing disabled lawyers, explains what exactly 'Inspiration Porn' is and the nuances surrounding disability-first language. 

Stephanie Cameron started at her career at Ashurst in Japan! But her journey to Japan was not smooth sailing by any means... Join us as we reflect on shut doors becoming happy endings. After all, resilience is a great soft skill to add to your resume.