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Philosopher John Dewey said, “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”

For Ann-Maree David, who once imagined she’d be a teacher, studying law is how she discovered her outlet to educate.

The 2018 Agnes McWhinney Award winner is Executive Director at The College of Law where she has dedicated the past two decades to other lawyers’ career paths.

From the danger of perfectionism, to the nuances of networking, Ann-Maree tells Alex Correa about her own non-traditional legal career, her drive to boost equality and how the current generation simply won’t follow the mistakes of the past.

“We can actually be humans at work, that’s a big lesson for people to learn and if you’ve been a career lawyer for 30-50 years that’s not something you’re going to give up readily because it’s what you know.”

“That armour still exists .. We’ve seen a lot of people leave the profession over the last few decades because they couldn’t maintain that armour, it was too heavy.”

“We can be very good at our jobs but we can also accept that we are fallible humans.”

TOPICS

• Career alignment through values and purpose         
• Perfectionism in the workplace and the shift toward being our authentic selves    
• Cultivating the next generation of legal talent
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Alternative careers in law 

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Credits

Host: Alex Correa - Career Coach in Law

Brought to you by Alex Correa Executive  

With thanks to our guest : Ann-Maree David

Friends in Law is edited and engineered by Cold Ghost (aka Fletcher Babb)  Produced by Bern Young 

Adrian Moffatt describes himself as an entrepreneur, trapped in a lawyer’s body.

As General Counsel (Asia Pacific) at Ausco Modular, Adrian proves that an in-house lawyer’s value goes beyond their legal advice.

Adrian’s heavily involved in business development and his enthusiasm is evident when he speaks of how a simple conversation about women playing AFL turned into a multi-million dollar opportunity for his company, which he was able to lead.

Through booms and busts in the mining industry, the growth in modular classrooms for schools and the explosion in women’s elite sport, Adrian’s ability to connect people and opportunities has given him job satisfaction well beyond a traditional legal role.

“I think lawyers are often seen as roadblocks, as just negative people because we’re looking at the risk all the time.”

“We’re so fortunate that we have visibility across the whole organisation .. you can build relationships right down in the organisation.”

“You’ve got to know what the drivers of the business are, what the goals of the business are, how the business works.”

TOPICS

Building and leveraging relationships at all levels within and beyond a global organisation

Connecting people within the legal field and executive networks

Leadership with passion and enthusiasm

Fostering partnerships and finding purpose

Identifying and mitigating risk while finding alternative solutions

Developing legal talent with job plans for engaged, high-performing lawyers

Enjoyed the podcast? Share and Enjoy! 

• Please don't forget to leave a rating via Apple Podcasts
• Never miss a drop by subscribing on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
• If you want to talk about your career in law reach out to us here  
• Or why not connect with Alex on LinkedIn   

Credits

Host: Alex Correa - Career Coach in Law

Brought to you by Alex Correa Executive  

With thanks to our guest : Adrian Moffatt

Friends in Law is edited and engineered by Cold Ghost (aka Fletcher Babb)  Produced by Bern Young and thanks to Amelia Rees for the inspiration and nudge.