Jan 30, 2024
Given its transient population and also
environmental and cultural diversity, practising in the Northern
Territory offers a vocational experience unlike most, if not all,
Australian jurisdictions. There are also idiosyncratic challenges
to navigate, meaning creative business approaches are key, with
myriad lessons to be learnt for SME firm owners.
In this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Jerome Doraisamy
speaks with AFL Withnalls head of family law in Darwin, Vanessa
Farmer, about why family law is a meaningful vocational pathway for
her, life in the Northern Territory and why it’s professionally
rewarding but also challenging, and its unique environmental and
idiosyncratic factors for Australian lawyers.
Ms Farmer also reflects on her 25-year career in practice to date,
the hurdles currently being faced for practitioners in the NT and
implications for sole practitioners, thinking creatively to attract
and retain staff now that she is part of a national entity,
collaboration with like-minded practitioners, trends to look out
for this year, adhering to strict parameters for one’s working day,
and the need for emerging leaders to both back themselves and pay
attention to detail.
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