How to change careers, and countries, at the same time

Ria Manguray is an award-winning in-house lawyer and experienced corporate practitioner with over 10 years of combined experience in the legal industry in the United States and Australia. At the time of this interview, she was Legal Counsel for Tourism Australia; she’s since moved into a similar ro…

How volunteering in a non-profit can benefit your paid job

Tara Sutherland is the Legal Counsel at Coles. Throughout her career she’s had a focus on the property side of the law, but in her private life Tara is also the Treasurer of the Camberwell Area Multiple Births Association. In today’s episode you’ll hear what it is about property that Tara finds so…

The role of lawyers in the face of increasingly capable technology

David Field is the Chief Legal Counsel at Canon. David has followed a unique path to get to where he is today. Starting his career in Taiwan, he eventually returned to Sydney and roles in private practice.  But after jumping to an in-house role with Telstra, and staying there for 19 years, it’s sa…

How Tri Nguyen became South Australia's first Vietnamese graduate lawyer

Tri Nguyen is the general counsel and company secretary at Incolink. Tri has had an incredible journey throughout his life. Growing up in Vietnam in the 80s, Tri’s parents wanted a better life for him, so they placed him and his brother on a fishing boat and the two of them made the harrowing journ…

Authentic leadership: Finding strength through vulnerability

Niti Nadarajah has followed a unique path through the industry.  She started her career in Australia but spent a number of her early years in London, before returning to Australia and diving into in-house roles.  Today, you’ll hear about Niti’s perspective on the importance of authentic leadership…

Why successful people still deal with impostor syndrome

Nicole Duncan has had an eventful career working in-house in the mining industry. Formerly the Chief Legal Officer at South32, she made her mark working on both the merger between BHP and Billiton and the demerger of South32 from BHP. Today, you’ll hear the challenges she faced and the lessons Nic…

Overcoming the challenge of starting over

Kripi Bhatt is Legal Counsel at CPB Contractors, and previously had an established legal career working at a top firm overseas. But when she moved to Australia, she found despite her vast experience, the challenge of starting her career again was more difficult than she thought. In this episode, K…

Strategies to improve, strengthen and rekindle business relationships

Malcolm Haack is the Group General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at the Australian based mining multinational Orica. Unusually, Malcolm went from law school directly into an in-house role, before taking on a more traditional role in a top-tier Australian law firm. However, the seeds had bee…

Building the plane while you’re flying it

Kate Sherburn is the "Legal Beagle" at Who Gives A Crap, a direct-to-consumer toilet paper company with a social cause at the heart of its business. Kate started in July 2019, and six months into the role she had grand plans for the year ahead. But when the pandemic hit in early 2020, being a toil…

Diversity, inclusion and overcoming assumptions in-house

Christalyne Look is the Deputy General Counsel of Gaming and Corporate at Tabcorp. Christalyne has had a varied career having worked in-house at multinational, listed and regulated companies in the technology, financial services and entertainment industries, as well as in private practice. In thi…