EPISODE · Jun 6, 2024 · 26 MIN
Career Sh!t: Sword of Damocles
from Sh!t They Don't Teach You at Law School · host Sarah-Elke Kraal
Welcome to the show that reveals everything you never knew you needed to know about being a lawyer! Hosted by Sarah-Elke Kraal (recovering lawyer and preeminent legal education disruptor) and friends 💖 You can connect with Sarah on LinkedIn and follow on Instagram @sarahelke. If you've got a legal workplace dilemma you'd like solved, join the mailing list at www.sarahelke.com—subscribers get an exclusive link to submit letters to the show! . . . Career Sh!t: A letter from "Sword of Damocles" This is the first instalment of the show's deep dive into everything building (and sustaining) a legal career. We're calling it "Career Sh!t"—but you can call it whatever won't get you fired. Featuring the very excellent expertise of your two newest virtual besties: Lara Wentworth, Director + Co-founder, Coaching Advocates; Certified Performance and Mental Fitness Coach, and Master Practitioner (Neuro Linguistic Programming); and Olamide "Olly" Kowalik, Special Counsel, Revolution Law, + Co-Creator and Co-host, Tilé and Olly Meets Podcast. This week we answer a letter from one of our listeners, "Sword of Damocles"; a lawyer struggling with recently being made redundant, and wondering "what's next?". We also enjoy forcing an inimitable Australian legal ethics legend—Stafford Shepherd—to provide his sage ethical guidance in a strict one-minute segment. Just because I have the attention span of a gnat. PS: If you don't know what the heck a 'Sword of Damocles' is, look it up—it's the perfect snack-sized Google for the next time you want to avoid making eye contact on the train. . . . Did you like this episode? Let us know! Send us an email to [email protected].
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Welcome to the show that reveals everything you never knew you needed to know about being a lawyer! Hosted by Sarah-Elke Kraal (recovering lawyer and preeminent legal education disruptor) and friends 💖 You can connect with Sarah on LinkedIn and follow on Instagram @sarahelke. If you've got a legal workplace dilemma you'd like solved, join the mailing list at www.sarahelke.com—subscribers get an exclusive link to submit letters to the show! . . . Career Sh!t: A letter from "Sword of Damocles" This is the first instalment of the show's deep dive into everything building (and sustaining) a legal career. We're calling it "Career Sh!t"—but you can call it whatever won't get you fired. Featuring the very excellent expertise of your two newest virtual besties: Lara Wentworth, Director + Co-founder, Coaching Advocates; Certified Performance and Mental Fitness Coach, and Master Practitioner (Neuro Linguistic Programming); and Olamide "Olly" Kowalik, Special Counsel, Revolution Law, + Co-Creator and Co-host, Tilé and Olly Meets Podcast. This week we answer a letter from one of our listeners, "Sword of Damocles"; a lawyer struggling with recently being made redundant, and wondering "what's next?". We also enjoy forcing an inimitable Australian legal ethics legend—Stafford Shepherd—to provide his sage ethical guidance in a strict one-minute segment. Just because I have the attention span of a gnat. PS: If you don't know what the heck a 'Sword of Damocles' is, look it up—it's the perfect snack-sized Google for the next time you want to avoid making eye contact on the train. . . . Did you like this episode? Let us know! Send us an email to [email protected].
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