Episode 6: Lydia Bugden, QC

In this episode, Dean Michael Marin sits down with Lydia Bugden, QC (LLB ’91), CEO & Managing Partner, Stewart McKelvey. Lydia discusses the importance of responding to setbacks and embracing an unplanned career trajectory (7:00); her approach to leadership, the role of the CEO at a law firm and the corporate model (31:07); the regional consolidation of law firms and the Atlantic Canada advantage for relationship building (40:17); and the changing expectations of the new generation of lawyers and the collaborative office environment (1:07:18).