Nov 9, 2021
When Sally Nicholes founded her firm, she was adamant that the
practice be one that actually gives back and promotes the rights of
those most vulnerable. Given the hurdles that LGBTQIA+ persons and
families have historically faced, having a dedicated arm within her
firm to support such clients was a must.
On this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Jerome Doraisamy
is joined by Nicholes Family Lawyers managing partner Sally
Nicholes and partner Rebecca Dahl, who detail how and why their
firm’s dedicated LGBTQIA+ practice group came to be, the issues and
challenges it aims to address for vulnerable and disadvantaged
clients, and how the age of coronavirus has exacerbated some of
these concerns for families.
The two partners also dive into the legislative evolutions that
have changed the nature of legal work in this space, the impact of
vicarious trauma versus the emotional rewards that come from such
work, the moral and ethical duties of legal practitioners, and the
business case for having dedicated practice groups within law firms
for specific demographics of society.