Mar 19, 2024
Very few students and new lawyers are crystal clear on what they
want to do for the entirety of their careers. Putting one’s self
out there and experimenting with different options not only helps
one discover different vocational pathways but also gives one a
better sense of self and purpose for a legal career.
In this episode of The Protégé Podcast, host Jerome Doraisamy
speaks with Jonah Farry (QUT law student, HopgoodGanim law clerk,
and QUT Law, Innovation and Technology Society co-founder) about
how and why he became interested in innovation as part of his
education journey, the “gaping holes” he’s seeing for the next
generation of legal professionals, why trial and error in finding
one’s career path is so important, and whether students are
cognisant of the need to get out and try new things.
Farry also reflects on his own journey of trial and error and what
he has learnt from those processes, the opportunities he has been
exposed to and how he is better placed as an emerging practitioner,
how easy or difficult it can be to put one’s self out there,
challenges for emerging lawyers to overcome in seeking new and
exciting opportunities, the questions those students and grads can
be asking of themselves, and why such work can be so uplifting and
rewarding.
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