06/06/2023
Proudly, on Friday night I won a spot in the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards, winning my category of Family Law.
My application surrounded my work in-
- learning to lead with humanity and curiosity, very much alongside my team, in my role as Practice Leader at Brisbane Family Law Centre;
- my passion to improve the financial futures of women following separation and divorce through best practice, research and education;
- always saying yes and putting my hat in the ring to learn something new and extend myself in my career progression. But, I'm learning how to do this sustainably.
My application was helped along by the support of my colleagues, I am so grateful that these special few consistently show up in my cheer squad.
I am most proud that these traits are those that are valued by our profession.
These moments cause us to reflect, and I have a few things to share-
- there's not only a place, but a need, for people in the law with diverse stories and 'imperfect' paths behind them. Cutting yourself off from your story or squeezing yourself into someone your not in order to fit in will cause you pain, and does a disservice to the people the law is here to help;
- there are plenty of ways I've been helped along my way and plenty of people who continue to show up for me;
- I am made to be better because of my team at Brisbane Family Law Centre, you just can't show up as anything other than your best self when you have the amazing women of BFLC doing all they do, everyday;
- Clarissa (Happy Lawyer Happy Life) has long been clearing the path for me, she lays a new piece of that path every day and I will benefit for it for the rest of my career;
- my Husband, Alex travelled to Sydney with me and we had such a wonderful, fun time. A life in the law takes away some of your fun sometimes, and our loved ones must feel that;
- I am supported immensely by Alex, it's been just me and him for many years now, since we were in high school. Alex is the kind of guy who, when I come home with some crazy and certainly cumbersome idea, he's already let out a sigh and has started making things happen for me, by the time I've finished by sentence.
❤️