Aug 23, 2022
From the age of 12, Megan Patten knew she
wanted to become a lawyer. However, less than two years after being
admitted, she left legal practice. The realisation that she no
longer wanted to be a lawyer, she says, was “like a bus hitting
me”. (Content warning: this
episode may be distressing for some listeners. Discretion is
advised.)
On
this episode of the Protégé Podcast, host Jerome Doraisamy
speaks with Australian Energy Regulator senior analyst Megan Patten
about her lifelong desire to become a lawyer, the work she did once
admitted, how and why she realised that she no longer wanted to
work as a lawyer and the circumstances surrounding that
epiphany.
Ms Patten
also details prioritising her health and wellbeing during that
period of vocational discovery, re-evaluating her sense of self,
what she now does for work and why she finds it so rewarding,
whether she has regrets about her non-linear professional
trajectory, and what other young lawyers can and should take away
from her experiences.
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