Ep.58/ Breaking Stereotypes and Creating The Me Shaped Lawyer
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What if you were to throw out the rule book on what your career should look like in order for it to be successful and start to create a career based on your interests and values?
Well our guest in this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, shares exactly how she has carved out a path in her legal career that is deeply aligned to her.
Our guest today is Elisabeth Flett, award-winning General Counsel and Company Secretary at the Cancer Council, recently crowned General Counsel of the Year by the Australian Corporate Council.
Lis has spent the majority of her legal career working in-house for large national and global companies, across a number of sectors including construction, agribusiness, and logistics.
However, she’s taken the path less travelled, and has pivoted a number of times, in a bid to seek out a better and happier life in the law.
Lis has been sharing her personal journey on Instagram as @the.me.shaped.lawyer, in a hope to sprinkle a little glitter into the legal profession and break stereotypes about what it takes to be a ‘successful’ lawyer.
When she's not working, Lis loves spending time with her two little girls, doing pottery, or swimming in the beautiful waters off Sydney’s northern Beaches where she calls home.
In this episode Lis:
breaks down the stereotypes of what it is to be a successful lawyer and instead be a “me shaped lawyer”;
shares about her career pivots and how 9 months studying veterinary science led her back to a career in law, using the skills she learnt in her course in her new role; and
talks about taking courageous action to create a fulfilling career path for yourself.
Let's dive into this episode!
Connect with our Guest:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/elisabethflett
Instagram: @the.me.shaped.lawyer
Connect with the host:
Website: https://marijaduka.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marija-duka/
Instagram: @marija.duka