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    <description><![CDATA[The Counsel Podcast is for in-house lawyers who want honest conversations and practical insights about life inside legal teams.

Host Mel Storey chats with leaders across the profession and shares tips to help you grow and thrive in-house.

Connect with Mel on Instagram @CareerBigSis or LinkedIn.

Thank you for being here!]]></description>
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    <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Counsel Podcast is for in-house lawyers who want honest conversations and practical insights about life inside legal teams.

Host Mel Storey chats with leaders across the profession and shares tips to help you grow and thrive in-house.

Connect w ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Counsel Podcast is for in-house lawyers who want honest conversations and practical insights about life inside legal teams.

Host Mel Storey chats with leaders across the profession and shares tips to help you grow and thrive in-house.

Connect with Mel on Instagram @CareerBigSis or LinkedIn.

Thank you for being here!]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[63. Legal Is Not the Department of 'No' with Jess Carroll]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Jessica Carroll spent eight years as a litigator before a stint inside her husband's business changed how she saw the profession entirely. In this episode she talks with Mel about the winding path from courtroom advocacy to building The Brisbane Lawyer brand, moving in-house, and eventually running her own fractional legal practice.

Jess gets specific about what it actually takes to build a fractional practice, from scoping engagements and pricing retainers to the scope creep that comes with being trusted enough to feel like part of the team. She also digs into why legal operations, intake forms, contract playbooks and AI adoption have become her real area of obsession, and why she started Between Council after finding fractional lawyers were often shut out of the in-house communities they used to belong to.

Listeners will walk away with a clearer picture of what fractional legal work actually involves beyond the buzzword, practical thinking on where to start with legal operations improvements, and a challenge to the idea that legal needs to sit at the centre of every business decision to be valuable.

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Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jessica Carroll spent eight years as a litigator before a stint inside her husband's business changed how she saw the profession entirely. In this episode she talks with Mel about the winding path from courtroom advocacy to building The Brisbane Lawy ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jessica Carroll spent eight years as a litigator before a stint inside her husband's business changed how she saw the profession entirely. In this episode she talks with Mel about the winding path from courtroom advocacy to building The Brisbane Lawyer brand, moving in-house, and eventually running her own fractional legal practice.

Jess gets specific about what it actually takes to build a fractional practice, from scoping engagements and pricing retainers to the scope creep that comes with being trusted enough to feel like part of the team. She also digs into why legal operations, intake forms, contract playbooks and AI adoption have become her real area of obsession, and why she started Between Council after finding fractional lawyers were often shut out of the in-house communities they used to belong to.

Listeners will walk away with a clearer picture of what fractional legal work actually involves beyond the buzzword, practical thinking on where to start with legal operations improvements, and a challenge to the idea that legal needs to sit at the centre of every business decision to be valuable.

~
Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[62. BIG SIS ONLINE TOUR]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[WELCOME TO THE BIG SIS TOUR ONLINE!

This one's just me, sitting in my kitchen talking to over a hundred law students who logged on from Bond to Deakin and everywhere in between. I wanted to bring the tour to the people who couldn't get to a campus stop in person, and hand you the version of legal careers nobody puts in front of you in first year.

I get into printing a hundred and eighty resumes and walking them around Brisbane in my mum's suit, how I landed my first job through a phone call I never saw coming, and how I stumbled into in-house law on a secondment because nobody at uni ever mentioned it existed. I also pull apart the old advice that you need years in a firm before you're allowed to go in-house, and get into why AI is something you should be learning now, not fearing.

If you take one thing from this episode, I want it to be a clearer picture of what a law degree can actually do beyond the clerkship pipeline, and permission to stop waiting for someone else to tell you that you're ready.

~
Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)
All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings
Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis
Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[WELCOME TO THE BIG SIS TOUR ONLINE!

This one's just me, sitting in my kitchen talking to over a hundred law students who logged on from Bond to Deakin and everywhere in between. I wanted to bring the tour to the people who couldn't get to a campus s ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[WELCOME TO THE BIG SIS TOUR ONLINE!

This one's just me, sitting in my kitchen talking to over a hundred law students who logged on from Bond to Deakin and everywhere in between. I wanted to bring the tour to the people who couldn't get to a campus stop in person, and hand you the version of legal careers nobody puts in front of you in first year.

I get into printing a hundred and eighty resumes and walking them around Brisbane in my mum's suit, how I landed my first job through a phone call I never saw coming, and how I stumbled into in-house law on a secondment because nobody at uni ever mentioned it existed. I also pull apart the old advice that you need years in a firm before you're allowed to go in-house, and get into why AI is something you should be learning now, not fearing.

If you take one thing from this episode, I want it to be a clearer picture of what a law degree can actually do beyond the clerkship pipeline, and permission to stop waiting for someone else to tell you that you're ready.

~
Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)
All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings
Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis
Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[61. My AI Associates Fight and I Let Them with Helen Fan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[This week I'm joined by Helen Fan, a California attorney and chief AI officer at a boutique Silicon Valley law firm, who has spent the last few years at the exact intersection of legal practice and the AI shift most of us are still trying to understand. Helen's path took her from Fangda Partners in Beijing through Columbia Law School, a legal tech hackathon, and into a Silicon Valley firm built to serve AI startup founders, where she found herself reviewing AI-drafted documents from clients who often trusted the AI more than they trusted her.

We talk about her hundred day public experiment building an AI-native law firm with two agents, Morgan and Clio, who challenge and supervise each other's work, and why their disagreements turned out to be more useful than either agent working alone. Helen also makes a sharper argument than the usual billable-hour critique, pointing to the structural economics inside big law partnerships that make shared AI investment genuinely difficult, and shares why in-house adoption of AI is lagging further behind than you might expect from a function built around efficiency.

You'll leave this one with a real framework for what an AI-native law firm actually means, a concrete example of how AI agents checking each other can reduce hallucination, and a provocation about what a lawyer's judgment is for once agents are doing more of the daily work.

~

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week I'm joined by Helen Fan, a California attorney and chief AI officer at a boutique Silicon Valley law firm, who has spent the last few years at the exact intersection of legal practice and the AI shift most of us are still trying to understand. Helen's path took her from Fangda Partners in Beijing through Columbia Law School, a legal tech hackathon, and into a Silicon Valley firm built to serve AI startup founders, where she found herself reviewing AI-drafted documents from clients who often trusted the AI more than they trusted her.

We talk about her hundred day public experiment building an AI-native law firm with two agents, Morgan and Clio, who challenge and supervise each other's work, and why their disagreements turned out to be more useful than either agent working alone. Helen also makes a sharper argument than the usual billable-hour critique, pointing to the structural economics inside big law partnerships that make shared AI investment genuinely difficult, and shares why in-house adoption of AI is lagging further behind than you might expect from a function built around efficiency.

You'll leave this one with a real framework for what an AI-native law firm actually means, a concrete example of how AI agents checking each other can reduce hallucination, and a provocation about what a lawyer's judgment is for once agents are doing more of the daily work.

~

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[60. The No Asshole Policy with Sarah Irwin]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sarah Irwin is a former SaaS General Counsel based in Ireland who built a legal function from scratch inside a rapid scale tech company, and went on to build ITGC, one of the most recognized in-house legal communities in Europe. She joins Mel on the Counsel Podcast to talk about how a business built almost by accident, starting as a cure for loneliness in a first legal hire role, became a full time career built on in-person dinners, webinars and content.

Sarah gets specific about the moments most people skip over, the cringe of her first LinkedIn post, the boss who told her to go all in before she believed it herself, and the no asshole policy that now governs every partnership her business takes on. She and Mel also get into where GCs are actually stuck in 2026, the gap between AI budget finally being assumed rather than fought for and the relentless pressure to keep upskilling that comes with it.

Listeners will walk away with a genuinely useful way to think about mid career stuckness, permission to build something on the side without quitting anything, and a clear example of what it looks like to build a business on refusing to compromise on how people are treated.

~

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Sarah Irwin is a former SaaS General Counsel based in Ireland who built a legal function from scratch inside a rapid scale tech company, and went on to build ITGC, one of the most recognized in-house legal communities in Europe. She joins Mel on the  ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sarah Irwin is a former SaaS General Counsel based in Ireland who built a legal function from scratch inside a rapid scale tech company, and went on to build ITGC, one of the most recognized in-house legal communities in Europe. She joins Mel on the Counsel Podcast to talk about how a business built almost by accident, starting as a cure for loneliness in a first legal hire role, became a full time career built on in-person dinners, webinars and content.

Sarah gets specific about the moments most people skip over, the cringe of her first LinkedIn post, the boss who told her to go all in before she believed it herself, and the no asshole policy that now governs every partnership her business takes on. She and Mel also get into where GCs are actually stuck in 2026, the gap between AI budget finally being assumed rather than fought for and the relentless pressure to keep upskilling that comes with it.

Listeners will walk away with a genuinely useful way to think about mid career stuckness, permission to build something on the side without quitting anything, and a clear example of what it looks like to build a business on refusing to compromise on how people are treated.

~

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[59. Brave or Unhinged, But Maybe Both - Solo Episode with Mel]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[This is a solo episode, which means it's just Mel, a microphone, and a year worth of things she's been wanting to say out loud. Coming up on twelve months since she walked away from a 15-year legal career to run Council Media full-time, Mel uses this episode to take stock of what that year has actually looked like, including the parts that don't make it into the highlight reel.

She covers the NextGen GC Summit in Sydney, a US court decision on AI and privilege that every in-house team should be reading right now, the small business directory she accidentally built in seven days, and what she's learning about building a business that creates value when you're not physically in it. She's also honest about what taking a month off looks like when there's no salary continuing in the background.

Listeners will leave with a concrete legal development to act on, a framework for thinking about the difference between surviving a career leap and building something sustainable, and the unglamorous version of year one that actually helps.

~

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:15:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This is a solo episode, which means it's just Mel, a microphone, and a year worth of things she's been wanting to say out loud. Coming up on twelve months since she walked away from a 15-year legal career to run Council Media full-time, Mel uses this ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is a solo episode, which means it's just Mel, a microphone, and a year worth of things she's been wanting to say out loud. Coming up on twelve months since she walked away from a 15-year legal career to run Council Media full-time, Mel uses this episode to take stock of what that year has actually looked like, including the parts that don't make it into the highlight reel.

She covers the NextGen GC Summit in Sydney, a US court decision on AI and privilege that every in-house team should be reading right now, the small business directory she accidentally built in seven days, and what she's learning about building a business that creates value when you're not physically in it. She's also honest about what taking a month off looks like when there's no salary continuing in the background.

Listeners will leave with a concrete legal development to act on, a framework for thinking about the difference between surviving a career leap and building something sustainable, and the unglamorous version of year one that actually helps.

~

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[58. Going in Different Directions Is Not Failure with Nick Brown]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Nick Brown is the General Counsel of Airtree Ventures, one of Australia's most prominent venture capital firms, and the first lawyer to set up a legal function inside two separate businesses. He spent 15 years as an M&A lawyer before making the move in-house, and this conversation covers the full arc of how that shift actually happened and what it taught him.

We get into the psychology of leaving private practice when you have been told partnership is the only acceptable destination, what the first 90 days looks like when you are building a legal function from scratch, why plain English is a mark of sophistication not simplicity, how AI is reshaping what he does without replacing what matters, and why the lawyers who struggle most in venture capital deals are the ones who bring the wrong energy to the table.

You will leave this conversation with a more honest picture of how legal careers actually unfold and a clearer sense of what it means to add value as a lawyer when the people around you do not care about the law itself.

~
Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nick Brown is the General Counsel of Airtree Ventures, one of Australia's most prominent venture capital firms, and the first lawyer to set up a legal function inside two separate businesses. He spent 15 years as an M&A lawyer before making the move in-house, and this conversation covers the full arc of how that shift actually happened and what it taught him.

We get into the psychology of leaving private practice when you have been told partnership is the only acceptable destination, what the first 90 days looks like when you are building a legal function from scratch, why plain English is a mark of sophistication not simplicity, how AI is reshaping what he does without replacing what matters, and why the lawyers who struggle most in venture capital deals are the ones who bring the wrong energy to the table.

You will leave this conversation with a more honest picture of how legal careers actually unfold and a clearer sense of what it means to add value as a lawyer when the people around you do not care about the law itself.

~
Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[57. You Didn't Read the Document with Eric Ries]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Eric Ries changed how a generation of founders think about building companies. Now, with his new book Incorruptible, he is making the case that teaching people how to build something great was only half the job, and the other half, how to protect what they built from the governance structures designed around it, is the part almost everyone skips.
This conversation covers why good companies go bad by design rather than by accident, why shareholder primacy has no democratic legitimacy and is already in intellectual collapse, and what it actually means for lawyers and in-house counsel to be in the room when these structures are being built. Eric tells the Vectura story in full, and it is the kind of story that changes how you read a corporate charter.
You will leave this episode with a clearer framework for what governance is actually doing, what financial gravity is doing to organisations you may be advising or working inside, and why mission primacy is not an idealistic alternative but a structurally coherent one.
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Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)
All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings
Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis
Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 08:12:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Eric Ries changed how a generation of founders think about building companies. Now, with his new book Incorruptible, he is making the case that teaching people how to build something great was only half the job, and the other half, how to protect wha ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Eric Ries changed how a generation of founders think about building companies. Now, with his new book Incorruptible, he is making the case that teaching people how to build something great was only half the job, and the other half, how to protect what they built from the governance structures designed around it, is the part almost everyone skips.
This conversation covers why good companies go bad by design rather than by accident, why shareholder primacy has no democratic legitimacy and is already in intellectual collapse, and what it actually means for lawyers and in-house counsel to be in the room when these structures are being built. Eric tells the Vectura story in full, and it is the kind of story that changes how you read a corporate charter.
You will leave this episode with a clearer framework for what governance is actually doing, what financial gravity is doing to organisations you may be advising or working inside, and why mission primacy is not an idealistic alternative but a structurally coherent one.
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Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)
All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings
Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis
Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[56. I Called My Boss and Asked to Be Included in the Layoff with Laura Frederick]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Laura Frederick spent her entire career doing one thing: commercial contracts. From propane agreements to uranium trading to deals at Tesla, she said no to every GC role that would have taken her away from the work she loved, and built one of the most recognisable voices in the global contracts community along the way.

This conversation covers the moment she called her boss and asked to be included in a layoff, what it actually felt like to build a solo practice as a single parent of four with eight months of savings and no plan B, and how three and a half years of daily LinkedIn posting taught her things about community, confidence and legacy that she could not have learned any other way.

Laura is direct, genuinely funny, and has real opinions about what separates great contracts lawyers from good ones, why AI for contracting is overrated, and what freedom actually looks like when you stop waiting for someone to hand it to you.

~

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 07:36:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Laura Frederick spent her entire career doing one thing: commercial contracts. From propane agreements to uranium trading to deals at Tesla, she said no to every GC role that would have taken her away from the work she loved, and built one of the mos ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Laura Frederick spent her entire career doing one thing: commercial contracts. From propane agreements to uranium trading to deals at Tesla, she said no to every GC role that would have taken her away from the work she loved, and built one of the most recognisable voices in the global contracts community along the way.

This conversation covers the moment she called her boss and asked to be included in a layoff, what it actually felt like to build a solo practice as a single parent of four with eight months of savings and no plan B, and how three and a half years of daily LinkedIn posting taught her things about community, confidence and legacy that she could not have learned any other way.

Laura is direct, genuinely funny, and has real opinions about what separates great contracts lawyers from good ones, why AI for contracting is overrated, and what freedom actually looks like when you stop waiting for someone to hand it to you.

~

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:51:20</itunes:duration>
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      <title><![CDATA[55. A Fiery Little Revolution From the Inside with Mollie Tregillis]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Mollie Tregillis spent years building a senior consulting practice inside one of Australia's largest law firms. She had the team, the mandate, the support of leadership, and work she had essentially designed herself. She was also burning out, quietly, while performing at the top of her game.
This conversation covers the year Mollie spent doing the internal work before she left, the nervous system reset, the deliberate dialling back of effort, and the very inconvenient realisation that she would not be staying. She is honest about the pride involved in not wanting to leave broken, about the deconditioning process on the other side, and about what building something new actually looks like when you refuse to take the easy route of consulting in your old field.
If you are in the part of a legal career where the blueprint is starting to crack, this conversation will give you language for what you are experiencing and a few practical places to start.
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Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)
All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings
Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis
Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:33:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Mollie Tregillis spent years building a senior consulting practice inside one of Australia's largest law firms. She had the team, the mandate, the support of leadership, and work she had essentially designed herself. She was also burning out, quietly ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mollie Tregillis spent years building a senior consulting practice inside one of Australia's largest law firms. She had the team, the mandate, the support of leadership, and work she had essentially designed herself. She was also burning out, quietly, while performing at the top of her game.
This conversation covers the year Mollie spent doing the internal work before she left, the nervous system reset, the deliberate dialling back of effort, and the very inconvenient realisation that she would not be staying. She is honest about the pride involved in not wanting to leave broken, about the deconditioning process on the other side, and about what building something new actually looks like when you refuse to take the easy route of consulting in your old field.
If you are in the part of a legal career where the blueprint is starting to crack, this conversation will give you language for what you are experiencing and a few practical places to start.
~
Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)
All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings
Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis
Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:55:11</itunes:duration>
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      <title><![CDATA[54. I Had No Idea I Could Feel This Way About My Work]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Nine months out of a 15-year corporate legal career, Mel Storey sits down for an honest solo episode covering what the transition has actually been like, what she has been building, and what she is watching happen across the in-house legal profession right now.

She talks about the physiological reality of leaving high-intensity corporate work, what it took to rebuild her sense of productive identity, and the AI conversation she thinks lawyers are not having clearly enough, including a framework for thinking about where leverage will actually sit as the profession shifts. She also gets into what she is noticing about the GC role specifically and why mid-career in-house lawyers need to be thinking about their positioning now rather than later.

This episode will leave you with a more honest picture of career transitions, a more useful frame on the AI conversation, and a direct challenge if you have been sitting on a decision longer than you need to.

~

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Nine months out of a 15-year corporate legal career, Mel Storey sits down for an honest solo episode covering what the transition has actually been like, what she has been building, and what she is watching happen across the in-house legal profession ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nine months out of a 15-year corporate legal career, Mel Storey sits down for an honest solo episode covering what the transition has actually been like, what she has been building, and what she is watching happen across the in-house legal profession right now.

She talks about the physiological reality of leaving high-intensity corporate work, what it took to rebuild her sense of productive identity, and the AI conversation she thinks lawyers are not having clearly enough, including a framework for thinking about where leverage will actually sit as the profession shifts. She also gets into what she is noticing about the GC role specifically and why mid-career in-house lawyers need to be thinking about their positioning now rather than later.

This episode will leave you with a more honest picture of career transitions, a more useful frame on the AI conversation, and a direct challenge if you have been sitting on a decision longer than you need to.

~

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:17:52</itunes:duration>
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      <title><![CDATA[53. The Golden Donut Trap with Brett Colvin, CEO of Goodlawyer]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Brett Colvin, CEO & Cofounder of Goodlawyer, joined me for a conversation about legal careers, in-house work and what it would actually take to make law a more desirable profession to practise in. We got into the gap between how legal success looks from the outside and how it can feel when you are living it day to day.

We talked about the early structures that push lawyers toward narrow definitions of success, the moment he knew firm life was no longer a fit, and how that experience shaped the business he went on to build. We also got into flexible in-house models, visibility on LinkedIn, the importance of knowing exactly who you serve, and why AI matters most when it removes the drudgery that keeps lawyers stuck in low value work.

Listeners will leave with a more honest lens on legal career design, in-house resourcing, and the kinds of structural changes that could make the profession work better for more people.

Connect with Brett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettrcolvin/

~

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Brett Colvin, CEO & Cofounder of Goodlawyer, joined me for a conversation about legal careers, in-house work and what it would actually take to make law a more desirable profession to practise in. We got into the gap between how legal success looks f ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Brett Colvin, CEO & Cofounder of Goodlawyer, joined me for a conversation about legal careers, in-house work and what it would actually take to make law a more desirable profession to practise in. We got into the gap between how legal success looks from the outside and how it can feel when you are living it day to day.

We talked about the early structures that push lawyers toward narrow definitions of success, the moment he knew firm life was no longer a fit, and how that experience shaped the business he went on to build. We also got into flexible in-house models, visibility on LinkedIn, the importance of knowing exactly who you serve, and why AI matters most when it removes the drudgery that keeps lawyers stuck in low value work.

Listeners will leave with a more honest lens on legal career design, in-house resourcing, and the kinds of structural changes that could make the profession work better for more people.

Connect with Brett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettrcolvin/

~

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:48:56</itunes:duration>
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      <title><![CDATA[52. You Don’t Want to Be a Deal Killer with Nada Alnajafi]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Nada Alnajafi joins Mel for a conversation about contracts, in house judgment and the kind of legal work that actually moves a business forward. This is a grounded conversation about what commercial lawyering looks like when you care about relationships, process and doing the work properly.

They get into collaborative negotiation, AI redlining, legal ops and the reality of buying legal tech in a market full of noise. Nada also shares how she built Contract Nerds alongside a serious in house career, and what it takes to do that without letting your standards slip at work.

Listeners will come away with a clearer sense of how to think about contract work, how to use AI without outsourcing their judgment and how to build a legal career that leaves room for ambition, creativity and discipline.

~

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Nada Alnajafi joins Mel for a conversation about contracts, in house judgment and the kind of legal work that actually moves a business forward. This is a grounded conversation about what commercial lawyering looks like when you care about relationsh ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nada Alnajafi joins Mel for a conversation about contracts, in house judgment and the kind of legal work that actually moves a business forward. This is a grounded conversation about what commercial lawyering looks like when you care about relationships, process and doing the work properly.

They get into collaborative negotiation, AI redlining, legal ops and the reality of buying legal tech in a market full of noise. Nada also shares how she built Contract Nerds alongside a serious in house career, and what it takes to do that without letting your standards slip at work.

Listeners will come away with a clearer sense of how to think about contract work, how to use AI without outsourcing their judgment and how to build a legal career that leaves room for ambition, creativity and discipline.

~

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[51. From Legal Leader to the Boardroom and building self-confidence with Jen Luther]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Jen Luther is an experienced Product Counsel, sits on the boards of the Future of Privacy Forum and AI 2030 and advises early-stage founders on governance and strategy.

This conversation starts with the work she does at the intersection of AI, privacy and product development, and quickly moves into the bigger question most in-house lawyers do not hear asked enough: what are you beyond the legal risk?

Jen talks about being told her legal background would count against her in boardrooms and choosing to ignore that advice.

She shares the pre-meeting ritual she used to shift her felt experience from imposter syndrome to purposeful presence, and makes a sharp, practical case for why the most valuable thing a lawyer can give an innovative company is not a risk memo.

She is also candid about what it actually takes to build meaningful work alongside a demanding day job, and about the specific weight of holding the ethical compass inside a technology company right now.

Listeners will leave with a clear reframe for how to position legal skills outside the traditional track, and a practical sense of what the identity shift from risk manager to decision architect actually looks like in practice.
~
Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:02:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jen Luther is an experienced Product Counsel, sits on the boards of the Future of Privacy Forum and AI 2030 and advises early-stage founders on governance and strategy.

This conversation starts with the work she does at the intersection of AI, priva ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jen Luther is an experienced Product Counsel, sits on the boards of the Future of Privacy Forum and AI 2030 and advises early-stage founders on governance and strategy.

This conversation starts with the work she does at the intersection of AI, privacy and product development, and quickly moves into the bigger question most in-house lawyers do not hear asked enough: what are you beyond the legal risk?

Jen talks about being told her legal background would count against her in boardrooms and choosing to ignore that advice.

She shares the pre-meeting ritual she used to shift her felt experience from imposter syndrome to purposeful presence, and makes a sharp, practical case for why the most valuable thing a lawyer can give an innovative company is not a risk memo.

She is also candid about what it actually takes to build meaningful work alongside a demanding day job, and about the specific weight of holding the ethical compass inside a technology company right now.

Listeners will leave with a clear reframe for how to position legal skills outside the traditional track, and a practical sense of what the identity shift from risk manager to decision architect actually looks like in practice.
~
Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[50. Future Fit Legal Ops in Practice with Patty Corey]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In this conversation, legal operations professional Patty Corey breaks down what legal ops actually is, why so many CLM implementations fail, and what the role needs to look like in an AI-driven world.

She challenges the tendency to buy tools before mapping processes, shares a firsthand account of a global CLM rollout that hit the iceberg in slow motion, and makes the case for why legal ops professionals need to stop thinking like architects and start building.

Patty also offers practical advice on quick wins, intake design, playbook building, and why if you don't know the why, you're not ready for AI.

~

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Patty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricija-patty-corey-/

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this conversation, legal operations professional Patty Corey breaks down what legal ops actually is, why so many CLM implementations fail, and what the role needs to look like in an AI-driven world.

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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this conversation, legal operations professional Patty Corey breaks down what legal ops actually is, why so many CLM implementations fail, and what the role needs to look like in an AI-driven world.

She challenges the tendency to buy tools before mapping processes, shares a firsthand account of a global CLM rollout that hit the iceberg in slow motion, and makes the case for why legal ops professionals need to stop thinking like architects and start building.

Patty also offers practical advice on quick wins, intake design, playbook building, and why if you don't know the why, you're not ready for AI.

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Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Patty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricija-patty-corey-/

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[In this conversation, trademark attorney Josh Gerben discusses the intricacies of trademark law, emphasising the importance of proactive trademark management and the evolving landscape influenced by AI.

He highlights common mistakes companies make in managing their trademarks, the need for effective communication between legal and marketing teams, and the significance of understanding both defensive and offensive trademark strategies.

Gerben also shares insights on the impact of AI on intellectual property rights and offers practical advice for new General Counsel's in navigating trademark portfolios.

~

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don’t miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this conversation, trademark attorney Josh Gerben discusses the intricacies of trademark law, emphasising the importance of proactive trademark management and the evolving landscape influenced by AI.

He highlights common mistakes companies make in managing their trademarks, the need for effective communication between legal and marketing teams, and the significance of understanding both defensive and offensive trademark strategies.

Gerben also shares insights on the impact of AI on intellectual property rights and offers practical advice for new General Counsel's in navigating trademark portfolios.

~

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don’t miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[48. From Law School to In-House Success: Irene Kuo's Journey]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In this engaging conversation, Irene Kuo shares her unique journey from law school to becoming a successful in-house lawyer. 

She discusses her early influences, the challenges faced in the legal profession, and her transition to in-house practice. Irene emphasises the importance of community involvement, networking and self-expression in her career. She also reflects on the future of in-house practice, particularly the role of technology and AI.

The conversation concludes with a rapid-fire round, highlighting Irene's vibrant personality and insights on various topics.

Takeaways:
- Irene's legal journey began with encouragement from her father.
- She faced challenges in securing a graduate position after law school.
- Her experience in litigation confirmed her preference for in-house roles.
- Irene emphasises the importance of understanding one's personality in career choices.
- She advocates for community involvement among in-house lawyers.
- Networking can be intimidating, but it's essential for growth.
- Self-expression, including her pink hair, plays a significant role in her identity.
- Irene believes that colour in the workplace is underrated.
- The future of in-house practice will likely involve AI and technology.
- Building a supportive network is crucial for resilience in the legal profession.

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don’t miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be a lawyer today!]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this engaging conversation, Irene Kuo shares her unique journey from law school to becoming a successful in-house lawyer. 

She discusses her early influences, the challenges faced in the legal profession, and her transition to in-house practice. Irene emphasises the importance of community involvement, networking and self-expression in her career. She also reflects on the future of in-house practice, particularly the role of technology and AI.

The conversation concludes with a rapid-fire round, highlighting Irene's vibrant personality and insights on various topics.

Takeaways:
- Irene's legal journey began with encouragement from her father.
- She faced challenges in securing a graduate position after law school.
- Her experience in litigation confirmed her preference for in-house roles.
- Irene emphasises the importance of understanding one's personality in career choices.
- She advocates for community involvement among in-house lawyers.
- Networking can be intimidating, but it's essential for growth.
- Self-expression, including her pink hair, plays a significant role in her identity.
- Irene believes that colour in the workplace is underrated.
- The future of in-house practice will likely involve AI and technology.
- Building a supportive network is crucial for resilience in the legal profession.

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don’t miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be a lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[47. Navigating Life After Corporate: A Personal Journey with Mel]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In this episode, your host, Mel Storey,  reflects on her transition from corporate life to building a new career as a content creator and media company. She shares her experiences, the challenges faced and the lessons learned during this journey so far.

Mel discusses the importance of leadership, personal growth, and the need for better support within the legal profession. She also highlights her future aspirations, including the development of resources for law students and the importance of community engagement.

TAKEAWAYS:
- The transition from corporate life can be challenging and filled with mixed emotions.
- Rest is essential after leaving a high-pressure environment.
- Building a new career requires resilience and adaptability.
- Lawyers often struggle with identity confusion and burnout.
- Leadership is about making decisions and influencing others, not just holding a title.
- Clear information and support are crucial for lawyers navigating their careers.
- Community feedback is vital for personal and professional growth.
- The legal profession is evolving, and new pathways are emerging.
- It's important to recognise the value of legal judgment over mere output.
- Engaging with diverse voices in the legal field enriches the profession.

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don’t miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be a lawyer today!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:52:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, your host, Mel Storey,  reflects on her transition from corporate life to building a new career as a content creator and media company. She shares her experiences, the challenges faced and the lessons learned during this journey so far.

Mel discusses the importance of leadership, personal growth, and the need for better support within the legal profession. She also highlights her future aspirations, including the development of resources for law students and the importance of community engagement.

TAKEAWAYS:
- The transition from corporate life can be challenging and filled with mixed emotions.
- Rest is essential after leaving a high-pressure environment.
- Building a new career requires resilience and adaptability.
- Lawyers often struggle with identity confusion and burnout.
- Leadership is about making decisions and influencing others, not just holding a title.
- Clear information and support are crucial for lawyers navigating their careers.
- Community feedback is vital for personal and professional growth.
- The legal profession is evolving, and new pathways are emerging.
- It's important to recognise the value of legal judgment over mere output.
- Engaging with diverse voices in the legal field enriches the profession.

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don’t miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be a lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[46. In-House Outside the Box: Heather Stevenson on leaving BigLaw, Career Pivots and in-house practice in VC land]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In this episode, Mel connects with Boston-based lawyer and creator Heather Stevenson for a candid conversation about career reinvention, online visibility, and modern in-house leadership. Heather shares her journey from Big Law litigator at Sullivan & Cromwell to juice-bar founder to General Counsel at Red Cell Partners, a venture firm building companies in healthcare, cybersecurity and national security.

Together, they talk about taking unconventional career paths, how social media has reshaped opportunity and why being “too nice to be a lawyer” is a myth worth retiring.

Key themes:
✨ Moving from Big Law to entrepreneurship to in-house
✨ Learning business by building one
✨ The role of LinkedIn in modern career growth
✨ The future of in-house law and innovation
✨ Purpose, identity, and redefining professional success

Outsourcing, boundaries and building systems that work for your life

Favourite moments:

Heather explaining how she pitched her way into the Boston Globe after running a juice bar

Why she believes “done” is better than “perfect” on LinkedIn and in leadership

Her philosophy on using LinkedIn as scalable mentoring

The rise of GC-plus roles like GC-COO and GC-Chief Strategy Officer

Why “too nice to be a lawyer” is not a weakness

Connect with Heather:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherlstevenson/

Subscribe to her newsletter: https://www.newsletter.inhouseoutsidethebox.com/subscribe

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don’t miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be a lawyer today!]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Mel connects with Boston-based lawyer and creator Heather Stevenson for a candid conversation about career reinvention, online visibility, and modern in-house leadership. Heather shares her journey from Big Law litigator at Sullivan & Cromwell to juice-bar founder to General Counsel at Red Cell Partners, a venture firm building companies in healthcare, cybersecurity and national security.

Together, they talk about taking unconventional career paths, how social media has reshaped opportunity and why being “too nice to be a lawyer” is a myth worth retiring.

Key themes:
✨ Moving from Big Law to entrepreneurship to in-house
✨ Learning business by building one
✨ The role of LinkedIn in modern career growth
✨ The future of in-house law and innovation
✨ Purpose, identity, and redefining professional success

Outsourcing, boundaries and building systems that work for your life

Favourite moments:

Heather explaining how she pitched her way into the Boston Globe after running a juice bar

Why she believes “done” is better than “perfect” on LinkedIn and in leadership

Her philosophy on using LinkedIn as scalable mentoring

The rise of GC-plus roles like GC-COO and GC-Chief Strategy Officer

Why “too nice to be a lawyer” is not a weakness

Connect with Heather:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherlstevenson/

Subscribe to her newsletter: https://www.newsletter.inhouseoutsidethebox.com/subscribe

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don’t miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be a lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[45. Next Gen Legend: Chloe Giamadakis on balancing ambition, study and making your mark early]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In this episode, Chloe Giamadakis shares her journey in the legal field, discussing her ambition, the importance of a supportive network and how she overcomes "imposter syndrome".

She emphasises the value of continuous learning and the significance of working in a meaningful industry to you.

Chloe also provides insights into regulatory work and offers advice for aspiring lawyers, highlighting the importance of networking and gaining practical experience.

Happy Birthday Chloe and enjoy planning your upcoming wedding! We love a #2026Bride

Connect with Chloe:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-giamadakis-a1953a159/

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don’t miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be a lawyer today!]]></description>
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She emphasises the value of continuous learning and the significance  ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Chloe Giamadakis shares her journey in the legal field, discussing her ambition, the importance of a supportive network and how she overcomes "imposter syndrome".

She emphasises the value of continuous learning and the significance of working in a meaningful industry to you.

Chloe also provides insights into regulatory work and offers advice for aspiring lawyers, highlighting the importance of networking and gaining practical experience.

Happy Birthday Chloe and enjoy planning your upcoming wedding! We love a #2026Bride

Connect with Chloe:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-giamadakis-a1953a159/

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram: @careerbigsis

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don’t miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be a lawyer today!]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[44. Leading with Heart: Mel asks Simon Playford all about lawyerin' in the not for profit world]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In this episode, Mel sits down with Brisbane-based in-house lawyer and all round good human Simon Playford to explore what it means to bring purpose, agility and humanity to legal work.

Simon’s career has spanned private practice, commercial and IP law and now the not-for-profit sector with the Heart Foundation, an organisation that means a great deal to him personally.

Together, they talk about moving from corporate to cause-driven work, the realities of in-house life in a charity and how lawyers can make a difference without sacrificing professional growth.

Mel also announces that she’s donating $1 for every download of this episode within the first 24 hours to the Heart Foundation. 💖

Key themes:

✨ Making the leap from corporate to not-for-profit law

✨ How to measure impact without billables

✨ Purpose-driven careers and redefining success

✨ Agility, imperfection and “good enough” lawyering

✨ Building community in the in-house and NFP space

✨ Why connection is at the heart of great legal work

This is a full-circle story about purpose, legacy and finding meaning in work

Connect with Simon:

LinkedIn

Donate or learn more about the foundation here

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide here!

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram: @careerbigsis]]></description>
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Simon’s career has spanned private practice, commercial and IP  ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Mel sits down with Brisbane-based in-house lawyer and all round good human Simon Playford to explore what it means to bring purpose, agility and humanity to legal work.

Simon’s career has spanned private practice, commercial and IP law and now the not-for-profit sector with the Heart Foundation, an organisation that means a great deal to him personally.

Together, they talk about moving from corporate to cause-driven work, the realities of in-house life in a charity and how lawyers can make a difference without sacrificing professional growth.

Mel also announces that she’s donating $1 for every download of this episode within the first 24 hours to the Heart Foundation. 💖

Key themes:

✨ Making the leap from corporate to not-for-profit law

✨ How to measure impact without billables

✨ Purpose-driven careers and redefining success

✨ Agility, imperfection and “good enough” lawyering

✨ Building community in the in-house and NFP space

✨ Why connection is at the heart of great legal work

This is a full-circle story about purpose, legacy and finding meaning in work

Connect with Simon:

LinkedIn

Donate or learn more about the foundation here

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide here!

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram: @careerbigsis]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[43. Life after Law: from General Counsel to Chief Operations Officer with Anna Tichborne]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In this episode of the Counsel Podcast, Mel reunites with long-time friend and former colleague Anna Tichborne for a candid conversation about career evolution, leadership and the courage to step outside the traditional lawyer path.

Anna’s career has spanned more than two decades across New Zealand, Australia and the US. From General Counsel to Chief Operations Officer and now building her own consulting practice, she has consistently embraced change, backed herself and carved out space beyond the confines of “lawyer in a box.”

Together, we dive into:

Anna’s transition from GC to COO and what it’s like to move from advising to decision-making

The mindset shifts needed to step into executive leadership outside of legal

Learning to let go of the lawyer identity while still drawing on those skills

The role of mentors, sponsors and having someone in your corner who sees your potential

What skills transfer seamlessly from law to operations, and what you need to unlearn

Anna’s current chapter working with early-stage businesses and tech founders

Why culture, people, and community are the real drivers of successful organisations

This episode is packed with insights for lawyers curious about broader executive opportunities or anyone navigating identity shifts and new career chapters.

Resources and Links:

Connect with Anna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-tichborne-a9647946/

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram & TikTok: @theinhouselawyer

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don’t miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be a lawyer today.]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode of the Counsel Podcast, Mel reunites with long-time friend and former colleague Anna Tichborne for a candid conversation about career evolution, leadership and the courage to step outside the traditional lawyer path.

Anna’s career ha ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of the Counsel Podcast, Mel reunites with long-time friend and former colleague Anna Tichborne for a candid conversation about career evolution, leadership and the courage to step outside the traditional lawyer path.

Anna’s career has spanned more than two decades across New Zealand, Australia and the US. From General Counsel to Chief Operations Officer and now building her own consulting practice, she has consistently embraced change, backed herself and carved out space beyond the confines of “lawyer in a box.”

Together, we dive into:

Anna’s transition from GC to COO and what it’s like to move from advising to decision-making

The mindset shifts needed to step into executive leadership outside of legal

Learning to let go of the lawyer identity while still drawing on those skills

The role of mentors, sponsors and having someone in your corner who sees your potential

What skills transfer seamlessly from law to operations, and what you need to unlearn

Anna’s current chapter working with early-stage businesses and tech founders

Why culture, people, and community are the real drivers of successful organisations

This episode is packed with insights for lawyers curious about broader executive opportunities or anyone navigating identity shifts and new career chapters.

Resources and Links:

Connect with Anna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-tichborne-a9647946/

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram & TikTok: @theinhouselawyer

Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don’t miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be a lawyer today.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[42. WE ARE BACK! SEASON FIVE! MEL GIVES YOU A BIG LIFE UPDATE AND WHAT IS COMING THIS SEASON]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Counsel Podcast is back for Season 5! In this opening episode, Mel Storey shares a deeply personal update: leaving her role as Head of Legal (APAC) at Pax8 to step into self-employment for the very first time.

Mel reflects on:
Why she chose to resign after 15 years in the law

The breadcrumb trail of signs that told her it was time for a reset

What it feels like to de-institutionalise from corporate life

The messy but exciting process of building a portfolio career

How this podcast planted the seed for coaching, content and speaking

What’s coming up in Season 5, including incredible guests and honest solo episodes

This is an honest behind-the-scenes look at career change, identity and learning to back yourself even when you don’t have the whole map.

Resources and Links:

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code Big Sis Energy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram & TikTok: @theinhouselawyer

Subscribe so you don’t miss upcoming episodes featuring in-house leaders, founders and lawyers taking unconventional paths.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 01:23:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Counsel Podcast is back for Season 5! In this opening episode, Mel Storey shares a deeply personal update: leaving her role as Head of Legal (APAC) at Pax8 to step into self-employment for the very first time.

Mel reflects on:
Why she chose to r ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Counsel Podcast is back for Season 5! In this opening episode, Mel Storey shares a deeply personal update: leaving her role as Head of Legal (APAC) at Pax8 to step into self-employment for the very first time.

Mel reflects on:
Why she chose to resign after 15 years in the law

The breadcrumb trail of signs that told her it was time for a reset

What it feels like to de-institutionalise from corporate life

The messy but exciting process of building a portfolio career

How this podcast planted the seed for coaching, content and speaking

What’s coming up in Season 5, including incredible guests and honest solo episodes

This is an honest behind-the-scenes look at career change, identity and learning to back yourself even when you don’t have the whole map.

Resources and Links:

Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code Big Sis Energy for a special discount)

All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram & TikTok: @theinhouselawyer

Subscribe so you don’t miss upcoming episodes featuring in-house leaders, founders and lawyers taking unconventional paths.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:09:11</itunes:duration>
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      <title><![CDATA[41. Brief it out: Mel asks litigator, law firm founder and social media savant, James D'Apice, how the best in house lawyers work with outside counsel]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[James d'Apice is a commercial and litigation lawyer who recently launched a new law firm, Gravamen.

James is also passionate about sharing engaging and nuanced legal updates through his video series 'Coffee and a Case Note' which you can find wherever you get your social media fix. 

Mel gets the inside scoop from James on everything from rap battles to his new law firm and working with external counsel. 

Connect with James:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesdapice/
Instagram: @coffeeandacasenote

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram & TikTok: @theinhouselawyer]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James d'Apice is a commercial and litigation lawyer who recently launched a new law firm, Gravamen.

James is also passionate about sharing engaging and nuanced legal updates through his video series 'Coffee and a Case Note' which you can find wherev ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[James d'Apice is a commercial and litigation lawyer who recently launched a new law firm, Gravamen.

James is also passionate about sharing engaging and nuanced legal updates through his video series 'Coffee and a Case Note' which you can find wherever you get your social media fix. 

Mel gets the inside scoop from James on everything from rap battles to his new law firm and working with external counsel. 

Connect with James:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesdapice/
Instagram: @coffeeandacasenote

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram & TikTok: @theinhouselawyer]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[40. “I get to combine my passion and purpose” - Mel asks General Counsel Elisabeth Flett about Building a Purposeful Legal Career | Interview]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[About Our Guest:

Elisabeth Flett is the General Counsel and Company Secretary of Cancer Council NSW. 

Elisabeth and Mel discuss finding purpose and passion in your career, including Elisabeth's break from the law to study veterinary science and what drew her back to legal practice. Elisabeth was recently awarded 2023 General Counsel of the Year by the Association of Corporate Counsel. 

Connect with Elisabeth:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisabethflett/

Instagram: @the.me.shaped.lawyer

Connect with Mel: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @theinhouselawyer]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 03:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[About Our Guest:

Elisabeth Flett is the General Counsel and Company Secretary of Cancer Council NSW. 

Elisabeth and Mel discuss finding purpose and passion in your career, including Elisabeth's break from the law to study veterinary science and wha ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[About Our Guest:

Elisabeth Flett is the General Counsel and Company Secretary of Cancer Council NSW. 

Elisabeth and Mel discuss finding purpose and passion in your career, including Elisabeth's break from the law to study veterinary science and what drew her back to legal practice. Elisabeth was recently awarded 2023 General Counsel of the Year by the Association of Corporate Counsel. 

Connect with Elisabeth:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisabethflett/

Instagram: @the.me.shaped.lawyer

Connect with Mel: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/

Instagram & TikTok: @theinhouselawyer]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:53:58</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:length>41817633</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[39. “I’m not here to teach the world a lesson. I’m just here to be me” - Mel asks Legal Counsel Yosr Hamza about working in the Middle East, Legal Careers and Caregiving | Interview]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[About Our Guest:

Yosr Hamza is Head of Legal and Director of Legal and Compliance at Gartner. 

In addition to her work as a lawyer and business advisor, Yosr is a proud caregiver and advocate for her son, who lives with a rare disease. 

Connect with Yosr:

Blog: https://docket.acc.com/author/yosr-hamza
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yosrhamza/


Connect with Mel: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

Support:

Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you also to InCounsel for supporting this episode. Visit incounsel.com.au for more. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:31:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[About Our Guest:

Yosr Hamza is Head of Legal and Director of Legal and Compliance at Gartner. 

In addition to her work as a lawyer and business advisor, Yosr is a proud caregiver and advocate for her son, who lives with a rare disease. 

Connect wi ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[About Our Guest:

Yosr Hamza is Head of Legal and Director of Legal and Compliance at Gartner. 

In addition to her work as a lawyer and business advisor, Yosr is a proud caregiver and advocate for her son, who lives with a rare disease. 

Connect with Yosr:

Blog: https://docket.acc.com/author/yosr-hamza
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yosrhamza/


Connect with Mel: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

Support:

Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you also to InCounsel for supporting this episode. Visit incounsel.com.au for more. ]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:44:38</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:length>43534515</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[38. Having fun and doing good: working in NFP and the public service with Movember's Cate Bennett]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Cate Bennett is currently Global General Counsel & Company Secretary for Movember, a Not-For-Profit operating across six jurisdictions with a focus on men's health. 

Cate also has a background in the public sector, having worked across public transport, justice and health services

Movember is the leading charity changing the face of men's health working across mental health & suicide prevention as well as prostate and testicular cancer support. 

To see more of their work, and to donate or get involved, visit their website https://au.movember.com/about/testicular-cancer

Connect with Cate
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catebennett/

Connect with Mel: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/?feedType=following

Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

~~~
Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this episode too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
~~~]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2023 01:08:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Cate Bennett is currently Global General Counsel & Company Secretary for Movember, a Not-For-Profit operating across six jurisdictions with a focus on men's health. 

Cate also has a background in the public sector, having worked across public transp ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cate Bennett is currently Global General Counsel & Company Secretary for Movember, a Not-For-Profit operating across six jurisdictions with a focus on men's health. 

Cate also has a background in the public sector, having worked across public transport, justice and health services

Movember is the leading charity changing the face of men's health working across mental health & suicide prevention as well as prostate and testicular cancer support. 

To see more of their work, and to donate or get involved, visit their website https://au.movember.com/about/testicular-cancer

Connect with Cate
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catebennett/

Connect with Mel: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/

Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/?feedType=following

Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

~~~
Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this episode too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
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      <title><![CDATA[37. BONUS: NFT LAND, VEECON, LEGAL TECH CONFERENCE REVIEW & MEL'S FIRST KEYNOTE!]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[BONUS EPISODE WHILE MEL DISTRACTS HERSELF FROM PRE-TRAVEL COVID TEST ANXIETY.... (UPDATE: NEGATIVE COVID - OFF TO THE US!)

Resources mentioned in this episode:
@veecon
https://veecon.co/

NFT projects (DYOR, not financial advice)
- VeeFriends 
- EveryDay Sloths
- World Of Women
- Boss Beauties
- Dapper Dinos

NFT resources:
- OpenSea.io (NFT ebay)

Legal Tech conference:
- https://www.legalops.fm/
- https://www.lexcheck.com/ 
- https://ironcladapp.com/journal/contract-management/what-is-contract-management/
- https://www.amazon.com.au/Tomorrows-Lawyers-Introduction-Your-Future/dp/019966806X
- https://www.amazon.com.au/World-Without-Work-Technology-Automation/dp/0141986808/ref=asc_df_0141986808/?tag=googleshopdsk-22&linkCode=df0&hvadid=463879774783&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4152845110137765068&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9069264&hvtargid=pla-919268624784&psc=1

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
TikTok: @theinhouselawyer

~~~
Thank you to Markster for supporting this season. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this season too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
~~~]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 09:30:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[BONUS EPISODE WHILE MEL DISTRACTS HERSELF FROM PRE-TRAVEL COVID TEST ANXIETY.... (UPDATE: NEGATIVE COVID - OFF TO THE US!)

Resources mentioned in this episode:
@veecon
https://veecon.co/

NFT projects (DYOR, not financial advice)
- VeeFriends 
- Eve ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[BONUS EPISODE WHILE MEL DISTRACTS HERSELF FROM PRE-TRAVEL COVID TEST ANXIETY.... (UPDATE: NEGATIVE COVID - OFF TO THE US!)

Resources mentioned in this episode:
@veecon
https://veecon.co/

NFT projects (DYOR, not financial advice)
- VeeFriends 
- EveryDay Sloths
- World Of Women
- Boss Beauties
- Dapper Dinos

NFT resources:
- OpenSea.io (NFT ebay)

Legal Tech conference:
- https://www.legalops.fm/
- https://www.lexcheck.com/ 
- https://ironcladapp.com/journal/contract-management/what-is-contract-management/
- https://www.amazon.com.au/Tomorrows-Lawyers-Introduction-Your-Future/dp/019966806X
- https://www.amazon.com.au/World-Without-Work-Technology-Automation/dp/0141986808/ref=asc_df_0141986808/?tag=googleshopdsk-22&linkCode=df0&hvadid=463879774783&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4152845110137765068&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9069264&hvtargid=pla-919268624784&psc=1

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
TikTok: @theinhouselawyer

~~~
Thank you to Markster for supporting this season. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this season too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
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      <itunes:duration>0:23:36</itunes:duration>
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      <title><![CDATA[36.  Legal vs Sales, Mel asks a Sales Manager, David Ball, the questions all in house lawyers wish they could ask]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dave is currently Founder & CEO of drop-in social audio platform, Longtime, as well as Co-Founder of first-contact messaging tool, Chatclub.

Prior to starting Longtime & Chatclub, Dave led the APAC commercial team at Megaport (ASX: MP1) where he and Mel cultivated a collaborative relationship between the sales and legal teams based on mutual respect and trust.

He also served as a Founding Board Member of Fintech Australia from 2015-2018.

Dave has worked in sales, growth and commercial roles since graduating from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Biotechnology Innovation (Hons).

Connect with Dave:
Website: Hey.me/dave
Also, check out https://longtime.live/

Connect with Mel: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

www.counselpodcast.com for more resources and episodes
~~~
Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this episode too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
~~~]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dave is currently Founder & CEO of drop-in social audio platform, Longtime, as well as Co-Founder of first-contact messaging tool, Chatclub.

Prior to starting Longtime & Chatclub, Dave led the APAC commercial team at Megaport (ASX: MP1) where he and ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dave is currently Founder & CEO of drop-in social audio platform, Longtime, as well as Co-Founder of first-contact messaging tool, Chatclub.

Prior to starting Longtime & Chatclub, Dave led the APAC commercial team at Megaport (ASX: MP1) where he and Mel cultivated a collaborative relationship between the sales and legal teams based on mutual respect and trust.

He also served as a Founding Board Member of Fintech Australia from 2015-2018.

Dave has worked in sales, growth and commercial roles since graduating from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Biotechnology Innovation (Hons).

Connect with Dave:
Website: Hey.me/dave
Also, check out https://longtime.live/

Connect with Mel: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

www.counselpodcast.com for more resources and episodes
~~~
Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this episode too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
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      <itunes:length>36298255</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[35. Why starting your career in house makes sense and all things content creation with Emma Lilley]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Emma Lilley is the Sole Legal Counsel (UK&I) at SD Worx, the Founder of In-house Potter Blog and Instagram community and a O Shaped Lawyer Future Board member.

Mel originally connected with Emma on Instagram. She creates content for aspiring solicitors and shares her unique career journey so that the next generation come into the law with a greater awareness of in house practice and how to forge a less traditional pathway after law school.

Connect with Emma:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-lilley-0441ba82/
Instagram: @inhousepotter
Website: https://inhousepotter.com/

Connect with Mel: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

www.counselpodcast.com for more resources and episodes

~~~
Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this episode too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Emma Lilley is the Sole Legal Counsel (UK&I) at SD Worx, the Founder of In-house Potter Blog and Instagram community and a O Shaped Lawyer Future Board member.

Mel originally connected with Emma on Instagram. She creates content for aspiring solicit ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Emma Lilley is the Sole Legal Counsel (UK&I) at SD Worx, the Founder of In-house Potter Blog and Instagram community and a O Shaped Lawyer Future Board member.

Mel originally connected with Emma on Instagram. She creates content for aspiring solicitors and shares her unique career journey so that the next generation come into the law with a greater awareness of in house practice and how to forge a less traditional pathway after law school.

Connect with Emma:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-lilley-0441ba82/
Instagram: @inhousepotter
Website: https://inhousepotter.com/

Connect with Mel: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

www.counselpodcast.com for more resources and episodes

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Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this episode too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
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      <title><![CDATA[34. Mixing passion and profession to create your dream legal life in sports and media with Calli Tsipidis, Foxtel Group]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Calli is Legal Counsel at Foxtel Group, working across the FOX SPORTS Australia, Kayo Sports, BINGE, Flash and Foxtel brands. 

She advises the sports content and production, sales, partnerships, digital product and marketing teams, and was a key stakeholder supporting the build and launch of Flash, BINGE, Kayo Freebies and Pay-Per-View on Kayo.

Calli was named the 'Rising Star of the Year - In House' and 'In House Lawyer of the Year' at the Lawyers Weekly - Women In Law Awards 2021. Calli was also a Finalist across multiple categories in the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards, Corporate Counsel Awards and 30 Under 30 Awards in 2021. 

Calli has proudly served as Chair of the CAMLA Young Lawyers Committee in 2020 and 2021.

Connect with Calli:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/callitsipidis/

Connect with Mel: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

www.counselpodcast.com for more resources and episodes

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Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this episode too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Calli is Legal Counsel at Foxtel Group, working across the FOX SPORTS Australia, Kayo Sports, BINGE, Flash and Foxtel brands. 

She advises the sports content and production, sales, partnerships, digital product and marketing teams, and was a key sta ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Calli is Legal Counsel at Foxtel Group, working across the FOX SPORTS Australia, Kayo Sports, BINGE, Flash and Foxtel brands. 

She advises the sports content and production, sales, partnerships, digital product and marketing teams, and was a key stakeholder supporting the build and launch of Flash, BINGE, Kayo Freebies and Pay-Per-View on Kayo.

Calli was named the 'Rising Star of the Year - In House' and 'In House Lawyer of the Year' at the Lawyers Weekly - Women In Law Awards 2021. Calli was also a Finalist across multiple categories in the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards, Corporate Counsel Awards and 30 Under 30 Awards in 2021. 

Calli has proudly served as Chair of the CAMLA Young Lawyers Committee in 2020 and 2021.

Connect with Calli:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/callitsipidis/

Connect with Mel: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

www.counselpodcast.com for more resources and episodes

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Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this episode too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
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      <title><![CDATA[33. We are thinking about legal tech all wrong, working with Barack Obama and how to show your value to the sales team with Chris Young, General Counsel at Ironclad]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Chris is General Counsel at Ironclad, Inc., the venture-backed startup that helps in-house lawyers create, understand, and control their contracts—all from one intuitive, powerful platform.

He draws on his years of experience as a corporate attorney and public servant to help shape and carry out the strategic vision of the company. 

As the company’s chief counsel, he is responsible for a broad range of legal, regulatory, and policy matters.
 
Chris spent most of his career between private law practice, politics, and government.  Following law school, he worked as a litigator at the San Francisco-based law firm, Morrison Foerster.  After litigating a high-profile educational inequality case, he took a leave of absence to join the 2008 Obama campaign as the Deputy Finance Director of Northern California.  Shortly after the President was elected, Chris returned to his hometown Sacramento to serve as the then-Mayor’s Senior Advisor and Counsel, before moving to DC to serve in the Obama Administration.  After stints in both the White House and Department of Justice, Chris moved back to the Bay Area and joined the law firm of Keker, Van Nest & Peters.  There, he served as a litigator and trial lawyer, handling a wide range of criminal, civil, and regulatory cases. 

After four years at KVP, Chris left to join OpenGov and served as its Head of Business Development and Counsel.  After OpenGov, Chris spent three years at GoFundMe serving as their General Counsel.  While at GoFundMe, Chris became the Founder and President of GoFundMe.org (formerly the Direct Impact Fund), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, dedicated to supporting individuals impacted by natural and manmade disasters and social movements like TIME’S UP and Equal Pay Day.  In its first year, the charity raised over $33 million from over 180,000 donors.
 
Chris received a degree in Philosophy from San Diego State University, where he graduated magna cum laude.  After spending a year as a fellow in the California State Senate, he started working on his law degree at UC Berkeley School of Law, where he graduated in 2005. 

Chris served as a law clerk for Judge Susan Illston, a Federal District Court Judge for the Northern District of California.  He currently lives in the Bay Area with his wife and two young sons.

~~~
Connect with Chris:
 Twitter: @chrisjyoung
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisyoungattorney/

Connect with Mel: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

www.counselpodcast.com for more resources and episodes.

~~~
Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you also to InCounsel for supporting this episode. Visit incounsel.com.au.
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Chris is General Counsel at Ironclad, Inc., the venture-backed startup that helps in-house lawyers create, understand, and control their contracts—all from one intuitive, powerful platform.

He draws on his years of experience as a corporate attorney ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chris is General Counsel at Ironclad, Inc., the venture-backed startup that helps in-house lawyers create, understand, and control their contracts—all from one intuitive, powerful platform.

He draws on his years of experience as a corporate attorney and public servant to help shape and carry out the strategic vision of the company. 

As the company’s chief counsel, he is responsible for a broad range of legal, regulatory, and policy matters.
 
Chris spent most of his career between private law practice, politics, and government.  Following law school, he worked as a litigator at the San Francisco-based law firm, Morrison Foerster.  After litigating a high-profile educational inequality case, he took a leave of absence to join the 2008 Obama campaign as the Deputy Finance Director of Northern California.  Shortly after the President was elected, Chris returned to his hometown Sacramento to serve as the then-Mayor’s Senior Advisor and Counsel, before moving to DC to serve in the Obama Administration.  After stints in both the White House and Department of Justice, Chris moved back to the Bay Area and joined the law firm of Keker, Van Nest & Peters.  There, he served as a litigator and trial lawyer, handling a wide range of criminal, civil, and regulatory cases. 

After four years at KVP, Chris left to join OpenGov and served as its Head of Business Development and Counsel.  After OpenGov, Chris spent three years at GoFundMe serving as their General Counsel.  While at GoFundMe, Chris became the Founder and President of GoFundMe.org (formerly the Direct Impact Fund), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, dedicated to supporting individuals impacted by natural and manmade disasters and social movements like TIME’S UP and Equal Pay Day.  In its first year, the charity raised over $33 million from over 180,000 donors.
 
Chris received a degree in Philosophy from San Diego State University, where he graduated magna cum laude.  After spending a year as a fellow in the California State Senate, he started working on his law degree at UC Berkeley School of Law, where he graduated in 2005. 

Chris served as a law clerk for Judge Susan Illston, a Federal District Court Judge for the Northern District of California.  He currently lives in the Bay Area with his wife and two young sons.

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Connect with Chris:
 Twitter: @chrisjyoung
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisyoungattorney/

Connect with Mel: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

www.counselpodcast.com for more resources and episodes.

~~~
Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you also to InCounsel for supporting this episode. Visit incounsel.com.au.
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      <title><![CDATA[32. Giving the law a second chance and what makes a great in house lawyer with Brittany Leonard]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Brittany is an attorney turned experienced corporate counsel and business director. 

After starting her career in a traditional law firm, she knew with her background in business both by degree and working experience, that she had more to offer.

Brittany has directed and collaborated with internal departments from marketing, data analysts, human resources, and finance to lead the teams in business transactions. She has experience in reviewing marketing collateral and social media posts prior to release to the public to protect the company's interests. 

Connect with Brittany:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-leonard-b3a7b2a4/

Connect with Mel: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

www.counselpodcast.com for more resources and episodes

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Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this episode too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2022 16:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Brittany is an attorney turned experienced corporate counsel and business director. 

After starting her career in a traditional law firm, she knew with her background in business both by degree and working experience, that she had more to offer.

Br ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Brittany is an attorney turned experienced corporate counsel and business director. 

After starting her career in a traditional law firm, she knew with her background in business both by degree and working experience, that she had more to offer.

Brittany has directed and collaborated with internal departments from marketing, data analysts, human resources, and finance to lead the teams in business transactions. She has experience in reviewing marketing collateral and social media posts prior to release to the public to protect the company's interests. 

Connect with Brittany:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-leonard-b3a7b2a4/

Connect with Mel: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

www.counselpodcast.com for more resources and episodes

~~~
Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this episode too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
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      <itunes:duration>0:38:08</itunes:duration>
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      <title><![CDATA[31. BONUS: Deep Dive into Time, Inbox & Calendar Management for In House Counsel]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[My first Deep Dive into a topic selected from submission from my Instagram community. 

Let me know what you think of this format!

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/

Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast

Instagram: @theinhouselawyer << where it's really happening these days!

TikTok: @theinhouselawyer]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2022 08:43:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[My first Deep Dive into a topic selected from submission from my Instagram community. 

Let me know what you think of this format!

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/

Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https:// ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[My first Deep Dive into a topic selected from submission from my Instagram community. 

Let me know what you think of this format!

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/

Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast

Instagram: @theinhouselawyer << where it's really happening these days!

TikTok: @theinhouselawyer]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:length>20500466</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[30. Mel Interviews Her Dream Guest and Gary Vee's Lawyer, Marc Yudkin, COO & GC , VaynerX & VaynerMedia]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Marc Yudkin is currently the Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel of VaynerX, LLC - the parent company of various international digital marketing and advertising businesses including VaynerMedia, The Gallery Media Group, VaynerProductions and Tracer Labs, LLC.

As Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel for all of these businesses, Marc is responsible for all of the Company’s global operations, acquisitions, employee relations issues and other matters relating to the overall general operation of a 900-person global agency while also ensuring that services provided adhere to the many regulations and guidelines promulgated by governmental authorities and other self-regulatory bodies. 

In January of 2020, Marc received an Icon Award as one of the top 100 US Corporate Counsels. He has been a guest lecturer at New York Law School and Pace University School of Law and previously presented at the Annual Meeting of the New York State Bar Association.

Marc was appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2020 after serving as the Company's General Counsel for the previous eight (8) years. Prior to becoming General Counsel of VaynerX, Marc was at Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, LLP where he was selected by his peers as a New Jersey Super Lawyers for four (4) straight years. His practice focused on representing middle market companies on a wide scope of advertising, intellectual property and transactional matters, including, private equity and venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions and joint venture arrangements. 

He earned his J.D from Emory University School of Law and his B.A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton where he double majored in Philosophy, Politics and Law and Economics. Marc currently resides in New Jersey and is admitted to practice law in the States of New York, New Jersey and Georgia.

Connect with Marc: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-yudkin-81400670/
Website: https://vaynerx.com/

Connect with Mel: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

counselpodcast.com for more resources and episodes

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Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this episode too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Marc Yudkin is currently the Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel of VaynerX, LLC - the parent company of various international digital marketing and advertising businesses including VaynerMedia, The Gallery Media Group, VaynerProductions and Tr ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Marc Yudkin is currently the Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel of VaynerX, LLC - the parent company of various international digital marketing and advertising businesses including VaynerMedia, The Gallery Media Group, VaynerProductions and Tracer Labs, LLC.

As Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel for all of these businesses, Marc is responsible for all of the Company’s global operations, acquisitions, employee relations issues and other matters relating to the overall general operation of a 900-person global agency while also ensuring that services provided adhere to the many regulations and guidelines promulgated by governmental authorities and other self-regulatory bodies. 

In January of 2020, Marc received an Icon Award as one of the top 100 US Corporate Counsels. He has been a guest lecturer at New York Law School and Pace University School of Law and previously presented at the Annual Meeting of the New York State Bar Association.

Marc was appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2020 after serving as the Company's General Counsel for the previous eight (8) years. Prior to becoming General Counsel of VaynerX, Marc was at Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, LLP where he was selected by his peers as a New Jersey Super Lawyers for four (4) straight years. His practice focused on representing middle market companies on a wide scope of advertising, intellectual property and transactional matters, including, private equity and venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions and joint venture arrangements. 

He earned his J.D from Emory University School of Law and his B.A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton where he double majored in Philosophy, Politics and Law and Economics. Marc currently resides in New Jersey and is admitted to practice law in the States of New York, New Jersey and Georgia.

Connect with Marc: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-yudkin-81400670/
Website: https://vaynerx.com/

Connect with Mel: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

counselpodcast.com for more resources and episodes

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Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this episode too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
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      <title><![CDATA[29. An open discussion about sexual harassment and toxic workplace culture in the legal profession with Fiona Thatcher]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[If this episode has brought up difficult or unsettling feelings for you, please reach out to:
- Lifeline on 13 11 14
- Mens Referral Service 1800 Respect]]></description>
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- Lifeline on 13 11 14
- Mens Referral Service 1800 Respect]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If this episode has brought up difficult or unsettling feelings for you, please reach out to:
- Lifeline on 13 11 14
- Mens Referral Service 1800 Respect]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:58:52</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:length>35600333</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[28. Working for a cutting edge tech company and mastering the art of networking with Megan Lutes, Glowforge]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Megan is the General Counsel and CHRO at Glowforge, the creator of the iconic at home 3D Laser Printer.

As part of the executive team at Glowforge, she leads the legal and HR/people team functions and works with other senior leadership to scale the company during its current period of rapid growth.

Connect with Megan: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-lutes-fouty-51a8b018/
Website: https://glowforge.com/

Connect with Mel: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

counselpodcast.com for more resources and episodes

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Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this episode too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Megan is the General Counsel and CHRO at Glowforge, the creator of the iconic at home 3D Laser Printer.

As part of the executive team at Glowforge, she leads the legal and HR/people team functions and works with other senior leadership to scale the  ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Megan is the General Counsel and CHRO at Glowforge, the creator of the iconic at home 3D Laser Printer.

As part of the executive team at Glowforge, she leads the legal and HR/people team functions and works with other senior leadership to scale the company during its current period of rapid growth.

Connect with Megan: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-lutes-fouty-51a8b018/
Website: https://glowforge.com/

Connect with Mel: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

counselpodcast.com for more resources and episodes

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Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this episode too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
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      <title><![CDATA[27. What sets legal teams apart and why continuous improvement is non-negotiable with Anthony Wright]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Anthony Wright was previously the Founder and CEO of award-winning Asia Pacific legal services and tech business, Lexvoco, which he successfully exited to LOD/Bowmark Capital in 2019

 Since then he's joined various boards with public companies and start-ups whilst also being an early stage investor in various innovative businesses in mining technology, apparel, media, health and wellness.

Before Lexvoco, Anthony had executive roles at the PGA Tour and was the Group General Counsel at Transpacific Industries Group Ltd.

Anthony has an MBA, Master of Laws, Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Commerce and recently completed the AICD program and a venture capital program at INSEAD. 

Connect with Anthony:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonywrightiamok/

Connect with Mel: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

Counselpodcast.com for more resources and episodes.

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Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this episode too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2022 16:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Anthony Wright was previously the Founder and CEO of award-winning Asia Pacific legal services and tech business, Lexvoco, which he successfully exited to LOD/Bowmark Capital in 2019

 Since then he's joined various boards with public companies and s ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Anthony Wright was previously the Founder and CEO of award-winning Asia Pacific legal services and tech business, Lexvoco, which he successfully exited to LOD/Bowmark Capital in 2019

 Since then he's joined various boards with public companies and start-ups whilst also being an early stage investor in various innovative businesses in mining technology, apparel, media, health and wellness.

Before Lexvoco, Anthony had executive roles at the PGA Tour and was the Group General Counsel at Transpacific Industries Group Ltd.

Anthony has an MBA, Master of Laws, Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Commerce and recently completed the AICD program and a venture capital program at INSEAD. 

Connect with Anthony:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonywrightiamok/

Connect with Mel: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

Counselpodcast.com for more resources and episodes.

~~~
Thank you to Markster for supporting this episode. Visit markster.com.au or email kate@markster.com.au.

Thank you to InCounsel for supporting this episode too. Visit incounsel.com.au.
~~~]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:42:57</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:length>38573071</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[26. BONUS: An update from Mel, 2021 Wins and Lessons plus what's coming in 2022]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Thank you for listening, being a part of this community and giving me so much life when the lawyerin' gets tough.

Bring on 2022 and big thanks to Markster and InCounsel for being my first sponsors!

Connect with Mel:
Website: counselpodcast.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer << where it's really happening these days!]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Thank you for listening, being a part of this community and giving me so much life when the lawyerin' gets tough.

Bring on 2022 and big thanks to Markster and InCounsel for being my first sponsors!

Connect with Mel:
Website: counselpodcast.com
Link ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thank you for listening, being a part of this community and giving me so much life when the lawyerin' gets tough.

Bring on 2022 and big thanks to Markster and InCounsel for being my first sponsors!

Connect with Mel:
Website: counselpodcast.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer << where it's really happening these days!]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[25. Interview tips and how to secure internship opportunities with law student, Chelsea Hao]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ACC In House Clerkship Program:
https://www.acc.com/chapters-networks/chapters/australia/careers/in-house-clerkship-program

The Learned Crew:
https://thelearnedcrew.com/meet-the-crew

Connect with Chelsea:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelseahao/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer
]]></description>
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      <itunes:author></itunes:author>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ACC In House Clerkship Program:
https://www.acc.com/chapters-networks/chapters/australia/careers/in-house-clerkship-program

The Learned Crew:
https://thelearnedcrew.com/meet-the-crew

Connect with Chelsea:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelseahao/

Co ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[ACC In House Clerkship Program:
https://www.acc.com/chapters-networks/chapters/australia/careers/in-house-clerkship-program

The Learned Crew:
https://thelearnedcrew.com/meet-the-crew

Connect with Chelsea:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelseahao/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer
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      <itunes:duration>0:46:21</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:length>41675158</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[24. From legal tech counsel to legal tech founder and disrupting the billable hour with Kate McAlister]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Kate is an experienced intellectual property lawyer and Co-Founder of Markster. 

Markster provides dynamic trade mark services to modern in-house legal teams, empowering them to de-risk, optimise, and more easily manage their trade mark portfolios.

Kate is passionate about building long-term, trusted relationships with her clients and using creativity and innovation to solve legal problems. 

Prior to co-founding Markster, Kate gained experience working in-house, in top-tier law and lecturing in technology law, privacy and intellectual property at the Queensland University of Technology.

Connect with Kate:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/katemcalister
Email: kate@markster.com.au
Website: www.markster.com.au

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2021 16:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Kate is an experienced intellectual property lawyer and Co-Founder of Markster. 

Markster provides dynamic trade mark services to modern in-house legal teams, empowering them to de-risk, optimise, and more easily manage their trade mark portfolios.
 ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kate is an experienced intellectual property lawyer and Co-Founder of Markster. 

Markster provides dynamic trade mark services to modern in-house legal teams, empowering them to de-risk, optimise, and more easily manage their trade mark portfolios.

Kate is passionate about building long-term, trusted relationships with her clients and using creativity and innovation to solve legal problems. 

Prior to co-founding Markster, Kate gained experience working in-house, in top-tier law and lecturing in technology law, privacy and intellectual property at the Queensland University of Technology.

Connect with Kate:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/katemcalister
Email: kate@markster.com.au
Website: www.markster.com.au

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:48:32</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:length>69901333</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[23. Your career is a marathon not a sprint, lessons in law and leadership with Bill Ash]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In 2016, Bill Ash moved on from 30+ years as a corporate leader and in house lawyer in Australia and the US to become an executive and life coach.

He lives with his partner Margi Brown Ash on acreage in Brisbane, where they raised their four children. 

Bill's passion is understanding how our conversations affect everything we think, say, and do, deepening his understanding after gaining post graduate degrees in counselling and coaching. 

The resource that Bill mentions on Leadership Styles: http://hostleadership.com/

Connect with Bill:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-ash-494a5145

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2021 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enclosure url="http://cast.rocks/hosting/24954/Counsel-21-Bill-Ash.mp3" length="50279154" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author></itunes:author>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In 2016, Bill Ash moved on from 30+ years as a corporate leader and in house lawyer in Australia and the US to become an executive and life coach.

He lives with his partner Margi Brown Ash on acreage in Brisbane, where they raised their four childre ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 2016, Bill Ash moved on from 30+ years as a corporate leader and in house lawyer in Australia and the US to become an executive and life coach.

He lives with his partner Margi Brown Ash on acreage in Brisbane, where they raised their four children. 

Bill's passion is understanding how our conversations affect everything we think, say, and do, deepening his understanding after gaining post graduate degrees in counselling and coaching. 

The resource that Bill mentions on Leadership Styles: http://hostleadership.com/

Connect with Bill:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-ash-494a5145

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:38:51</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:length>50279154</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[22. There are many paths to in house, how to work with recruiters and find your next in house role]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lauren is the Managing Director of Dare, Australia's leading legal recruitment agency. Before co-founding Dare in 2015, Lauren practised as a lawyer in large national firms as well as working in-house in the resource sector. Through the lens of a practitioner, Lauren brings a unique appreciation of the nuances of the practise of law, develops deep and meaningful relationships and has a true passion for building a future-focused and resilient legal industry.

Lauren is a self-confessed legal industry nerd; following every move, trend, merger, appointment, promotion, major case and industry thought leader. Lauren has a passion for working with developing legal sectors, including NewLaw, legal tech and quasi-legal advisory. Being engrossed in the industry means Lauren sees opportunity for every lawyer. 

To that end, Lauren's great ambition is for every lawyer to love practising the law. That takes 'can do', 'want to do' and 'perfect timing'. To realise her ambition for the legal industry, she developed, The Dare Method: Analyse + Advise + Advocate. At the heart of the The Dare Method is a quality over quantity mentality. Lauren gets to know the lawyers and clients she works with on a deep and meaningful level to always represent their best interests. As a result, the lawyers she places become valuable, productive, happy and successful: a win for all. 

When Lauren is not finding better jobs for great lawyers, she is a busy mum of 3 boys ages 3, 2 and 1. Already her life is full of wrestling, rugby, climbing trees and feeding the troops (and so much laundry!). Lauren has found a real joy in balancing mum life with leading the Dare team.

Connect with Lauren:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-dare-recruitment/
Website: https://www.darerecruitment.com.au/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2021 16:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Lauren is the Managing Director of Dare, Australia's leading legal recruitment agency. Before co-founding Dare in 2015, Lauren practised as a lawyer in large national firms as well as working in-house in the resource sector. Through the lens of a pra ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lauren is the Managing Director of Dare, Australia's leading legal recruitment agency. Before co-founding Dare in 2015, Lauren practised as a lawyer in large national firms as well as working in-house in the resource sector. Through the lens of a practitioner, Lauren brings a unique appreciation of the nuances of the practise of law, develops deep and meaningful relationships and has a true passion for building a future-focused and resilient legal industry.

Lauren is a self-confessed legal industry nerd; following every move, trend, merger, appointment, promotion, major case and industry thought leader. Lauren has a passion for working with developing legal sectors, including NewLaw, legal tech and quasi-legal advisory. Being engrossed in the industry means Lauren sees opportunity for every lawyer. 

To that end, Lauren's great ambition is for every lawyer to love practising the law. That takes 'can do', 'want to do' and 'perfect timing'. To realise her ambition for the legal industry, she developed, The Dare Method: Analyse + Advise + Advocate. At the heart of the The Dare Method is a quality over quantity mentality. Lauren gets to know the lawyers and clients she works with on a deep and meaningful level to always represent their best interests. As a result, the lawyers she places become valuable, productive, happy and successful: a win for all. 

When Lauren is not finding better jobs for great lawyers, she is a busy mum of 3 boys ages 3, 2 and 1. Already her life is full of wrestling, rugby, climbing trees and feeding the troops (and so much laundry!). Lauren has found a real joy in balancing mum life with leading the Dare team.

Connect with Lauren:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-dare-recruitment/
Website: https://www.darerecruitment.com.au/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:length>35016687</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[20. Cultivating a portfolio career, sports law and being a multipotentialite with Alex Sinatra]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Alex holds a BBA in Marketing and a JD from Texas A&M University and Texas A&M University School of Law, respectively. She has been actively practicing as an in-house counsel since then. Her practice includes sports law, employment and corporate law, along with advising companies on their specific needs.

She has been an in-house counsel for a famous sports family, a multinational company, various startups, and most recently, a professional sports team.

Along with being an attorney, Alex has worked remotely for USA TODAY Sports Media Group's NFL Wire sites since 2016 as a journalist and content producer. She provides her unique perspective on all things NFL including national anthem policies, sports betting, DE&I, and was the first female to be hired by the NFL Wire sites.

She hosts a podcast, Your Potential for Everything, that delves into topics ranging from networking to entrepreneurship to goal setting. She is a multipotentialite and interviews guests that have the ability to shift from industry to industry and be successful in all of them. She is the author of the Your Potential for Everything book series currently available on Amazon.

She also provides strategic consulting to businesses and individuals to help them become more productive, effective, and efficient. Schedule a consultation at yourpotentialforeverything.com to learn more about her services.

Connect with Alex:
Website: yourpotentialforeverything.com
Instagram: @yourpotentialforeverything

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enclosure url="http://cast.rocks/hosting/24954/19-Counsel-Alex-S.mp3" length="47325603" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:author></itunes:author>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Alex holds a BBA in Marketing and a JD from Texas A&M University and Texas A&M University School of Law, respectively. She has been actively practicing as an in-house counsel since then. Her practice includes sports law, employment and corporate law, ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Alex holds a BBA in Marketing and a JD from Texas A&M University and Texas A&M University School of Law, respectively. She has been actively practicing as an in-house counsel since then. Her practice includes sports law, employment and corporate law, along with advising companies on their specific needs.

She has been an in-house counsel for a famous sports family, a multinational company, various startups, and most recently, a professional sports team.

Along with being an attorney, Alex has worked remotely for USA TODAY Sports Media Group's NFL Wire sites since 2016 as a journalist and content producer. She provides her unique perspective on all things NFL including national anthem policies, sports betting, DE&I, and was the first female to be hired by the NFL Wire sites.

She hosts a podcast, Your Potential for Everything, that delves into topics ranging from networking to entrepreneurship to goal setting. She is a multipotentialite and interviews guests that have the ability to shift from industry to industry and be successful in all of them. She is the author of the Your Potential for Everything book series currently available on Amazon.

She also provides strategic consulting to businesses and individuals to help them become more productive, effective, and efficient. Schedule a consultation at yourpotentialforeverything.com to learn more about her services.

Connect with Alex:
Website: yourpotentialforeverything.com
Instagram: @yourpotentialforeverything

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:49:38</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:length>47325603</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[19. In house counsel as sustainability leader and creating change with the business with Christine Uri]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Christine is a general counsel and sustainability leader. She believes everyone has something to contribute to the most impactful issues of our time including climate change, environment, human rights, social equity and racial justice.

Christine studied law at Boston College Law School. She practiced at a major law firm in the Pacific Northwest of the United States for 8 years before accepting an in-house legal role.

Over her 15+ year career, Christine has advised start-ups, technology companies, nonprofits and global enterprises on a range of issues.

She now serves as the Chief Sustainability and Legal Officer at ENGIE Impact - a global company committed to accelerating the sustainability transformation. 

Christine recently launched a new series on LinkedIn using the hashtag #SustainableCounsel. The goal of #SustainableCounsel is to help in-house counsel integrate corporate sustainability practices into their company’s operations.

In this episode, we discuss:

- how in house professionals can broaden their careers outside of a purely legal focus;
- corporate sustainability: what it is and how in house legal departments can lead it;
- a myth about corporate sustainability that Christine debunks;
- Christine's advice to general counsel who want to improve their companies sustainability performance; and
- Christine's advice to junior lawyers on how to make the most of opportunities outside their legal day-to-day.

Connect with Christine:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christineuri/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 16:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Christine is a general counsel and sustainability leader. She believes everyone has something to contribute to the most impactful issues of our time including climate change, environment, human rights, social equity and racial justice.

Christine stu ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Christine is a general counsel and sustainability leader. She believes everyone has something to contribute to the most impactful issues of our time including climate change, environment, human rights, social equity and racial justice.

Christine studied law at Boston College Law School. She practiced at a major law firm in the Pacific Northwest of the United States for 8 years before accepting an in-house legal role.

Over her 15+ year career, Christine has advised start-ups, technology companies, nonprofits and global enterprises on a range of issues.

She now serves as the Chief Sustainability and Legal Officer at ENGIE Impact - a global company committed to accelerating the sustainability transformation. 

Christine recently launched a new series on LinkedIn using the hashtag #SustainableCounsel. The goal of #SustainableCounsel is to help in-house counsel integrate corporate sustainability practices into their company’s operations.

In this episode, we discuss:

- how in house professionals can broaden their careers outside of a purely legal focus;
- corporate sustainability: what it is and how in house legal departments can lead it;
- a myth about corporate sustainability that Christine debunks;
- Christine's advice to general counsel who want to improve their companies sustainability performance; and
- Christine's advice to junior lawyers on how to make the most of opportunities outside their legal day-to-day.

Connect with Christine:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christineuri/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinhouselawyer/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:40:55</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:length>35972984</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[17. From fashion tech to in house media publisher with Ben White, Founder, Crafty Counsel]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ben is the Founder of Crafty Counsel, a digital media startup helping legal professionals learn, achieve, and share. 

Ben started his career at Clifford Chance, before joining fashion e-commerce giant Global Fashion Group as its Corporate Counsel in London. GFG is the holding company for e-commerce brands around the world, including The Iconic in Australia.

In this episode, we discuss:
•	Ben’s transition from international mergers & acquisitions lawyer to in house counsel;
•	behind the scenes of a fashion e-commerce start-up;
•	the highs and lows of working in a fast-paced global company;
•	how to analysis the real risk of leaving your job and starting your own company;
•	the Crafty Counsel original story; and
•	key trends that are fascinating the in-house counsel community at the moment such as empowering the business to self-serve.

Connect with Ben:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-white-33b79032/
Website: https://craftycounsel.co.uk/

To sign up for Crafty Counsel Virtual Meet Ups: https://craftycounsel.co.uk/event/crafty-counsel-community-virtual-meet-ups

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:00:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author></itunes:author>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Ben is the Founder of Crafty Counsel, a digital media startup helping legal professionals learn, achieve, and share. 

Ben started his career at Clifford Chance, before joining fashion e-commerce giant Global Fashion Group as its Corporate Counsel in ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ben is the Founder of Crafty Counsel, a digital media startup helping legal professionals learn, achieve, and share. 

Ben started his career at Clifford Chance, before joining fashion e-commerce giant Global Fashion Group as its Corporate Counsel in London. GFG is the holding company for e-commerce brands around the world, including The Iconic in Australia.

In this episode, we discuss:
•	Ben’s transition from international mergers & acquisitions lawyer to in house counsel;
•	behind the scenes of a fashion e-commerce start-up;
•	the highs and lows of working in a fast-paced global company;
•	how to analysis the real risk of leaving your job and starting your own company;
•	the Crafty Counsel original story; and
•	key trends that are fascinating the in-house counsel community at the moment such as empowering the business to self-serve.

Connect with Ben:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-white-33b79032/
Website: https://craftycounsel.co.uk/

To sign up for Crafty Counsel Virtual Meet Ups: https://craftycounsel.co.uk/event/crafty-counsel-community-virtual-meet-ups

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:length>42321052</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[16. Transitioning to a new industry as a senior executive and blending life in house with life as a parent with Jodi Palmer, Volvo Group Australia]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Having started her career in building and construction law, litigation and insolvency in large and medium firms, Jodi has been in-house since 2011, becoming General Counsel of a large private construction and engineering entity in 2014.

She is now the Vice President, Legal & Compliance for Volvo Group Australia, is a member of the Executive Leadership Team, and also has responsibility for the Safety, Health, Environment and Quality functions. 

Volvo Group Australia manufactures Volvo and Mack trucks at a factory facility in Wacol, and the Group also includes UD Trucks, Volvo Penta marine and industrial engines, Volvo Buses and Volvo Construction Equipment, along with Volvo Financial Services.

At home and at work, Jodi is passionate about equality and opportunities for girls and women, and has two incredibly strong-willed daughters as a consequence.

In this episode, we discuss:
- the flawed logic in my opening question (lol);
- a new approach to training the business on legal issues;
- how to transition from one industry to another at a senior level; 
- working effectively with legal recruiters; and
- Jodi's approach to 'the juggle' of full time work and young family life.

Connect with Jodi:
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jodinpalmer/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:00:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Having started her career in building and construction law, litigation and insolvency in large and medium firms, Jodi has been in-house since 2011, becoming General Counsel of a large private construction and engineering entity in 2014.

She is now t ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Having started her career in building and construction law, litigation and insolvency in large and medium firms, Jodi has been in-house since 2011, becoming General Counsel of a large private construction and engineering entity in 2014.

She is now the Vice President, Legal & Compliance for Volvo Group Australia, is a member of the Executive Leadership Team, and also has responsibility for the Safety, Health, Environment and Quality functions. 

Volvo Group Australia manufactures Volvo and Mack trucks at a factory facility in Wacol, and the Group also includes UD Trucks, Volvo Penta marine and industrial engines, Volvo Buses and Volvo Construction Equipment, along with Volvo Financial Services.

At home and at work, Jodi is passionate about equality and opportunities for girls and women, and has two incredibly strong-willed daughters as a consequence.

In this episode, we discuss:
- the flawed logic in my opening question (lol);
- a new approach to training the business on legal issues;
- how to transition from one industry to another at a senior level; 
- working effectively with legal recruiters; and
- Jodi's approach to 'the juggle' of full time work and young family life.

Connect with Jodi:
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jodinpalmer/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:43:48</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:length>38457635</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[15. Meet my boss! Leadership lessons and navigating the unknown with Anna Tichborne, General Counsel, Megaport]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Anna is a General Counsel with over 17 years' experience working for large and small-medium sized organisations in NZ, Australia and the USA. 

Anna has experience across varied practice areas including corporate/ M&A, competition and consumer law, privacy, dispute resolution and employment law across multiple jurisdictions. 

In this episode, we discuss:
- what it’s like to work for entrepreneurs who move fast and need quick and pragmatic legal advice;
- extending yourself outside purely legal work in the start-up environment when things just need to get done;
- what it takes to lead a company from start up to ASX200 and what Anna is most proud of in her time at Megaport;
- how Anna successfully manages a globally dispersed team;
- why lawyers make excellent NFP board directors; and
- Anna’s (not one but) two best pieces of career advice.

Connect with Anna:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-tichborne-a9647946/
Website: https://www.facebook.com/CherishWomensCancerFoundation/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Anna is a General Counsel with over 17 years' experience working for large and small-medium sized organisations in NZ, Australia and the USA. 

Anna has experience across varied practice areas including corporate/ M&A, competition and consumer law, p ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Anna is a General Counsel with over 17 years' experience working for large and small-medium sized organisations in NZ, Australia and the USA. 

Anna has experience across varied practice areas including corporate/ M&A, competition and consumer law, privacy, dispute resolution and employment law across multiple jurisdictions. 

In this episode, we discuss:
- what it’s like to work for entrepreneurs who move fast and need quick and pragmatic legal advice;
- extending yourself outside purely legal work in the start-up environment when things just need to get done;
- what it takes to lead a company from start up to ASX200 and what Anna is most proud of in her time at Megaport;
- how Anna successfully manages a globally dispersed team;
- why lawyers make excellent NFP board directors; and
- Anna’s (not one but) two best pieces of career advice.

Connect with Anna:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-tichborne-a9647946/
Website: https://www.facebook.com/CherishWomensCancerFoundation/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Clubhouse: @inhouselawyer
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:46:01</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:length>42135355</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[14. Meet: Lisa K. Lang, General Counsel, Kentucky State University]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lisa K. Lang currently serves as the General Counsel for Kentucky State University, a role she has had for three years. Lisa first began her career as a lawyer working as an associate attorney specialising in insurance defence for a law firm in Louisville, Kentucky. She left that firm in 2008 to work for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. She first worked in the Office of the Attorney General as an Assistant Attorney General and then for the Kentucky Department of Education in a variety of in-house counsel roles until taking her current position at Kentucky State.

She is also a contributing writer for the Ironclad Blog and most recently co-authored a book called  #Networked: How 20 Women Lawyers Overcame the Confines of COVID-19 Social Distancing to Create Connections, Cultivate Community, & Build Businesses in the Midst of a Global Pandemic.

In this episode, we discuss:

•	Lisa’s career path from a student teacher to General Counsel in the higher education sector;
•	how Lisa’s time in the military taught her resilience and how to act autonomously under pressure;
•	working, studying and raising a young family – how Lisa managed the juggle;
•	partnering with internal clients to develop their legal and commercial acumen;
•	keeping an open mind for career satisfaction;
•	the power of LinkedIn for creating a support network of like-minded peers; and
•	how and why we all should become more involved in legal communities online. 

Connect with Lisa:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisak-lang/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com

I am taking a break over the Australian summer but will be back in your ears in the new year with plenty of amazing guests. I feel like we’ve only just scratched the surface of in-house stories. I recommend listening to past episodes if you need more content over the coming weeks. I’ll see you all in 2021! Mel]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 15:00:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Lisa K. Lang currently serves as the General Counsel for Kentucky State University, a role she has had for three years. Lisa first began her career as a lawyer working as an associate attorney specialising in insurance defence for a law firm in Louis ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lisa K. Lang currently serves as the General Counsel for Kentucky State University, a role she has had for three years. Lisa first began her career as a lawyer working as an associate attorney specialising in insurance defence for a law firm in Louisville, Kentucky. She left that firm in 2008 to work for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. She first worked in the Office of the Attorney General as an Assistant Attorney General and then for the Kentucky Department of Education in a variety of in-house counsel roles until taking her current position at Kentucky State.

She is also a contributing writer for the Ironclad Blog and most recently co-authored a book called  #Networked: How 20 Women Lawyers Overcame the Confines of COVID-19 Social Distancing to Create Connections, Cultivate Community, & Build Businesses in the Midst of a Global Pandemic.

In this episode, we discuss:

•	Lisa’s career path from a student teacher to General Counsel in the higher education sector;
•	how Lisa’s time in the military taught her resilience and how to act autonomously under pressure;
•	working, studying and raising a young family – how Lisa managed the juggle;
•	partnering with internal clients to develop their legal and commercial acumen;
•	keeping an open mind for career satisfaction;
•	the power of LinkedIn for creating a support network of like-minded peers; and
•	how and why we all should become more involved in legal communities online. 

Connect with Lisa:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisak-lang/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com

I am taking a break over the Australian summer but will be back in your ears in the new year with plenty of amazing guests. I feel like we’ve only just scratched the surface of in-house stories. I recommend listening to past episodes if you need more content over the coming weeks. I’ll see you all in 2021! Mel]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:length>38153455</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[13. Meet: Krystal Kovac, Head of Legal & Compliance, Oncore]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Krystal is the Head of Legal and Compliance at Oncore. With her position on the executive leadership team and reporting into the CEO, Krystal not only provides legal advice to Oncore, but is also involved in a wide breadth of work including legal operations, risk and compliance management, and company strategy, both in the Australian and overseas markets. Krystal approaches her role as a leader and business partner first and foremost, immersing herself within all facets of the company. 

Krystal’s path to in-house practice has not been a traditional one. Moving between private practice and commercial roles, Krystal’s varied roles have diversified her skillset and allow her to contribute beyond strictly legal advice. The dynamics of working with multiple stakeholders on varying contractual issues experienced while working for Optus, motivated Krystal to pursue a career as an in-house lawyer. 

Krystal is a big believer in looking after both her physical and mental wellbeing, and you will often find her on the yoga mat, in the ocean, or skiing down a mountain somewhere with no phone reception. 

In this episode, we discuss:
•	what Krystal would tell her younger self on her first day at law school;
•	why Krystal refused to settle and took her time to really find her place in the law (including a stint in Canada);
•	Oncore’s legal operations journey and how they use project management software, Monday;
•	why Krystal hires for passion and trains for skill;
•	how the GC makes itself truly indispensable to the CEO;
•	the link between a growth mindset and career success; and
•	the power of mentors outside of the legal profession.

Connect with Krystal:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krystalkovac/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 15:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Krystal is the Head of Legal and Compliance at Oncore. With her position on the executive leadership team and reporting into the CEO, Krystal not only provides legal advice to Oncore, but is also involved in a wide breadth of work including legal ope ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Krystal is the Head of Legal and Compliance at Oncore. With her position on the executive leadership team and reporting into the CEO, Krystal not only provides legal advice to Oncore, but is also involved in a wide breadth of work including legal operations, risk and compliance management, and company strategy, both in the Australian and overseas markets. Krystal approaches her role as a leader and business partner first and foremost, immersing herself within all facets of the company. 

Krystal’s path to in-house practice has not been a traditional one. Moving between private practice and commercial roles, Krystal’s varied roles have diversified her skillset and allow her to contribute beyond strictly legal advice. The dynamics of working with multiple stakeholders on varying contractual issues experienced while working for Optus, motivated Krystal to pursue a career as an in-house lawyer. 

Krystal is a big believer in looking after both her physical and mental wellbeing, and you will often find her on the yoga mat, in the ocean, or skiing down a mountain somewhere with no phone reception. 

In this episode, we discuss:
•	what Krystal would tell her younger self on her first day at law school;
•	why Krystal refused to settle and took her time to really find her place in the law (including a stint in Canada);
•	Oncore’s legal operations journey and how they use project management software, Monday;
•	why Krystal hires for passion and trains for skill;
•	how the GC makes itself truly indispensable to the CEO;
•	the link between a growth mindset and career success; and
•	the power of mentors outside of the legal profession.

Connect with Krystal:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krystalkovac/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:37:20</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:length>30280858</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[12. Meet: Kate Sherburn, Legal Beagle, Who Gives A Crap]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Kate Sherburn is the sole Legal Beagle (aka legal counsel) at Who Gives A Crap, a social enterprise that donates 50% of its profits to help build toilets for those in need.

As Who Gives A Crap’s first in-house lawyer, she is establishing the legal function from the bottom up (pun intended!) and loves the opportunities that a start-up environment provides to think outside of the traditional legal box.

Kate is very passionate about the opportunity  businesses have to play in making the world a better place and the way in which the in house lawyers can support this. 

In this episode, we discuss:

•	Kate’s first legal job at Cadbury and why she knew she was destined to return to in house practice;
•	what life is like working for a company whose product quickly became the hottest commodity during a pandemic;
•	what profit for purpose means and how in house lawyers can help make a real difference;
•	how Kate approaches networking and focusses on creating her own career opportunities;
•	Kate’s best piece of career advice!

Connect with Kate:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katesherburn/
Website: https://au.whogivesacrap.org/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Kate Sherburn is the sole Legal Beagle (aka legal counsel) at Who Gives A Crap, a social enterprise that donates 50% of its profits to help build toilets for those in need.

As Who Gives A Crap’s first in-house lawyer, she is establishing the legal f ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kate Sherburn is the sole Legal Beagle (aka legal counsel) at Who Gives A Crap, a social enterprise that donates 50% of its profits to help build toilets for those in need.

As Who Gives A Crap’s first in-house lawyer, she is establishing the legal function from the bottom up (pun intended!) and loves the opportunities that a start-up environment provides to think outside of the traditional legal box.

Kate is very passionate about the opportunity  businesses have to play in making the world a better place and the way in which the in house lawyers can support this. 

In this episode, we discuss:

•	Kate’s first legal job at Cadbury and why she knew she was destined to return to in house practice;
•	what life is like working for a company whose product quickly became the hottest commodity during a pandemic;
•	what profit for purpose means and how in house lawyers can help make a real difference;
•	how Kate approaches networking and focusses on creating her own career opportunities;
•	Kate’s best piece of career advice!

Connect with Kate:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katesherburn/
Website: https://au.whogivesacrap.org/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:35:58</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:length>29429250</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[11. Meet: Kirk Simmons, Head of Legal at Canva]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Kirk Simmons is the Head of Legal at Canva. Canva is one of the most exciting Australian companies at the moment and after some awesome experience at eBay and Cricket Australia, Kirk saw an opportunity at Canva and took it.

As their first in house lawyer, he has grown the team to nine in under 4 years, as Canva’s growth continues to skyrocket as well. No two days are the same for Kirk at Canva and his advice rings true for all in-house lawyers in fast paced companies that are in scale up mode.

Look, I’m not going to lie, this episode had its fair share of technical difficulties. The irony of this occurring to two lawyers in the tech space is not lost on me.

The audio gets a little funky around the 17-minute mark and we lost a chunk of my question to Kirk, so I recorded it again but it is not seamless. But stick with us, Kirk saves his best pearls of wisdom for the end of the episode.

In this episode, we discuss:

•	Kirk’s leap of faith out of private practice after many years as a litigator;
•	transitioning between diverse industries in-house;
•	what life is like working for Canva, one of Australia’s most exciting tech companies;
•	growing the legal team from one to nine in under four years to support a hypergrowth company;
•	How the Canva legal team manages contract workflows and the unique way that they engage with their colleagues; and
•	Kirk’s best piece of career advice.

Connect with Kirk:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirksimmons1/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 15:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Kirk Simmons is the Head of Legal at Canva. Canva is one of the most exciting Australian companies at the moment and after some awesome experience at eBay and Cricket Australia, Kirk saw an opportunity at Canva and took it.

As their first in house l ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kirk Simmons is the Head of Legal at Canva. Canva is one of the most exciting Australian companies at the moment and after some awesome experience at eBay and Cricket Australia, Kirk saw an opportunity at Canva and took it.

As their first in house lawyer, he has grown the team to nine in under 4 years, as Canva’s growth continues to skyrocket as well. No two days are the same for Kirk at Canva and his advice rings true for all in-house lawyers in fast paced companies that are in scale up mode.

Look, I’m not going to lie, this episode had its fair share of technical difficulties. The irony of this occurring to two lawyers in the tech space is not lost on me.

The audio gets a little funky around the 17-minute mark and we lost a chunk of my question to Kirk, so I recorded it again but it is not seamless. But stick with us, Kirk saves his best pearls of wisdom for the end of the episode.

In this episode, we discuss:

•	Kirk’s leap of faith out of private practice after many years as a litigator;
•	transitioning between diverse industries in-house;
•	what life is like working for Canva, one of Australia’s most exciting tech companies;
•	growing the legal team from one to nine in under four years to support a hypergrowth company;
•	How the Canva legal team manages contract workflows and the unique way that they engage with their colleagues; and
•	Kirk’s best piece of career advice.

Connect with Kirk:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirksimmons1/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>0:27:35</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:length>24949411</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[10. Meet: Sarah Ouis, Legal Counsel & Law Blogger]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sarah is a French qualified lawyer, who has been developing an in-house legal career in the UK for the past 5 years in the tech and pharmaceutical industries. 

She hated law school and the lack of practical teaching hence why she now runs a law blog on social media where she demystifies legal concepts and the in-house legal profession by leveraging different formats including visuals, videos and using humour and a lot of sarcasm. 

Sarah is passionate about making the legal industry a better place where lawyers can fully express themselves, their creativity and personality. 

In this episode, we discuss:
•	why Sarah wanted to work in house immediately after finishing law school;
•	how she persevered for 18 months after graduation until she found her first permanent legal gig;
•	why no experience is ever wasted and what non-legal work can teach you;
•	Sarah’s experience as a sole counsel early in her career;
•	how to add value as the first in house lawyer in a fast-growing company;
•	managing people and building a high-performing legal team;
•	working in-house in the pharmaceutical industry;
•	Sarah’s passion for creating legal content on social media;
•	advice for anyone who wants to elevate their personal brand online; and
•	much more.

Connect with Sarah: 
LinkedIn: Sarah OUIS
Instagram, Facebook & TikTok: @verylawyerproblems
Twitter: @expatomnes

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram & TikTok: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 15:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Sarah is a French qualified lawyer, who has been developing an in-house legal career in the UK for the past 5 years in the tech and pharmaceutical industries. 

She hated law school and the lack of practical teaching hence why she now runs a law blog ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sarah is a French qualified lawyer, who has been developing an in-house legal career in the UK for the past 5 years in the tech and pharmaceutical industries. 

She hated law school and the lack of practical teaching hence why she now runs a law blog on social media where she demystifies legal concepts and the in-house legal profession by leveraging different formats including visuals, videos and using humour and a lot of sarcasm. 

Sarah is passionate about making the legal industry a better place where lawyers can fully express themselves, their creativity and personality. 

In this episode, we discuss:
•	why Sarah wanted to work in house immediately after finishing law school;
•	how she persevered for 18 months after graduation until she found her first permanent legal gig;
•	why no experience is ever wasted and what non-legal work can teach you;
•	Sarah’s experience as a sole counsel early in her career;
•	how to add value as the first in house lawyer in a fast-growing company;
•	managing people and building a high-performing legal team;
•	working in-house in the pharmaceutical industry;
•	Sarah’s passion for creating legal content on social media;
•	advice for anyone who wants to elevate their personal brand online; and
•	much more.

Connect with Sarah: 
LinkedIn: Sarah OUIS
Instagram, Facebook & TikTok: @verylawyerproblems
Twitter: @expatomnes

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram & TikTok: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[9. Meet: Chad Burnell, Legal Officer at the NSW Office of Sport]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Chad is in his 13th year of a career as an in-house lawyer in the public sector at both the Federal and State levels and across agencies both large and small.

His career started out with the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) where he spent 5 years primarily advising on major defence procurement contracts and delivering training on contractual risk issues and contract management.

Chad then spent a short amount of time in the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport before spending almost 7 years with the Australian Sports Commission (incorporating the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)) where he advised on a broad range of matters from sport specific issues (such as anti-doping, child protection and integrity) through to general contractual and commercial matters.

In June 2019, Chad commenced with the NSW Office of Sport providing advice across the whole range of its functions - from setting sport and active recreation policy for the state, supporting the NSW sport sector through investments and partnerships, running our network of Sport and Recreation Centres across the state to regulating motor vehicle racing grounds and, through the Combat Sports Authority, combat sports within NSW.

To compliment his professional career, Chad has undertaken a Master of Commercial Law from Melbourne University, comprised almost exclusively from the Sports Law program.

He is also a sports administrator and has held positions President and Secretary of the ACT Rugby Referees Association Inc and as Treasurer and Secretary of ACT Gridiron Inc.

A career spanning from combat ships to combat sports - enjoy this episode with Chad Burnell!

Connect with Chad:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cburnell/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Chad is in his 13th year of a career as an in-house lawyer in the public sector at both the Federal and State levels and across agencies both large and small.

His career started out with the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) where he spent 5 years ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chad is in his 13th year of a career as an in-house lawyer in the public sector at both the Federal and State levels and across agencies both large and small.

His career started out with the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) where he spent 5 years primarily advising on major defence procurement contracts and delivering training on contractual risk issues and contract management.

Chad then spent a short amount of time in the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport before spending almost 7 years with the Australian Sports Commission (incorporating the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)) where he advised on a broad range of matters from sport specific issues (such as anti-doping, child protection and integrity) through to general contractual and commercial matters.

In June 2019, Chad commenced with the NSW Office of Sport providing advice across the whole range of its functions - from setting sport and active recreation policy for the state, supporting the NSW sport sector through investments and partnerships, running our network of Sport and Recreation Centres across the state to regulating motor vehicle racing grounds and, through the Combat Sports Authority, combat sports within NSW.

To compliment his professional career, Chad has undertaken a Master of Commercial Law from Melbourne University, comprised almost exclusively from the Sports Law program.

He is also a sports administrator and has held positions President and Secretary of the ACT Rugby Referees Association Inc and as Treasurer and Secretary of ACT Gridiron Inc.

A career spanning from combat ships to combat sports - enjoy this episode with Chad Burnell!

Connect with Chad:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cburnell/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[8. Meet: Gregory Seeto, General Counsel of the Year 2020! Governance, Integrity & Legal, Life Saving Victoria]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Greg is a lawyer and chartered company secretary with 15+ years’ of top-tier legal, regulatory, corporate and not-for-profit experience, both within Australia and internationally.

Greg specialises in corporate governance and general in-house commercial law, having held leadership roles with a ~$7 billion infrastructure management company, an ASX200 multinational tri-listed company, and now a major for-purpose and emergency service organisation. Prior to his in-house roles, Greg was a senior lawyer with a top-tier law firm, and worked as a company regulator. 

In addition to his governance and legal expertise, Greg is a courageous, passionate, empathetic and agile leader, and is known for his demonstrated ability to build, lead and motivate teams to achieve strategic goals. 

Greg was recently awarded General Counsel of the Year in the 2020 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards. 

Connect with Greg:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregoryseeto/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></description>
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Greg specialises in corporate governance and general in-house commerc ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Greg is a lawyer and chartered company secretary with 15+ years’ of top-tier legal, regulatory, corporate and not-for-profit experience, both within Australia and internationally.

Greg specialises in corporate governance and general in-house commercial law, having held leadership roles with a ~$7 billion infrastructure management company, an ASX200 multinational tri-listed company, and now a major for-purpose and emergency service organisation. Prior to his in-house roles, Greg was a senior lawyer with a top-tier law firm, and worked as a company regulator. 

In addition to his governance and legal expertise, Greg is a courageous, passionate, empathetic and agile leader, and is known for his demonstrated ability to build, lead and motivate teams to achieve strategic goals. 

Greg was recently awarded General Counsel of the Year in the 2020 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards. 

Connect with Greg:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregoryseeto/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[7. Meet: Sterling Miller, 3 x General Counsel, Legal Blogger & Author (Part Two)]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[** PART TWO **

Links to the resources discussed in this episode:

Ten Things: Help Your Client Get Their Contract Through Legal Quickly
https://sterlingmiller2014.wordpress.com/2014/12/23/ten-things-help-your-client-get-their-contract-through-legal-quickly/

Ten Things: How To Read A Contract: https://sterlingmiller2014.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/ten-things-how-to-read-a-contract/

About Sterling:

Sterling has enjoyed a wide and varied 30-year legal career. He is a three-time general counsel, having served in that role at Silicon Valley-based Marketo, Inc., and at Texas-based travel industry giants Sabre Corporation and Travelocity.com.

In January 2019, after leading the legal team that completed the sale of Marketo to Adobe Inc., Sterling returned to the Dallas office of Hilgers Graben PLLC as Senior Counsel where he focuses on litigation, general corporate matters, and data privacy.

He earned his law degree from Washington University in St. Louis (with honors) and his bachelor’s degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University. He is certified in data privacy by the IAPP (CIPP/US) and began working on data privacy issues in the mid-1990’s.

Sterling is a frequent industry speaker, including keynote speeches and presenting on privacy issues at South-By-Southwest. He also writes frequently for Thomson Reuters as well as comments on cutting edge legal issues on LinkedIn and Twitter. He recently prepared a teaching module for Baylor Law School on the application of artificial intelligence and the practice of law.

He publishes the award-winning legal blog entitled “Ten Things You Need to Know as In-House Counsel.” He has published four books including a book on the evolution of the National Football League and a cookbook, along with two books for the American Bar Association. He coaches in-house lawyers and consults with legal departments around the globe. 

Sterling also plays in an 80's alternative cover band called "Big Wheel.

An in-house legal legend indeed!

Connect with Sterling:
Website: www.HilgersGraben.com
Blog: www.TenThings.net
Books: www.SterlingMillerBooks.com Twitter: @10ThingsLegal
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sterlinglmille
Email: smiller@hilgersgraben.com and sterling.miller@sbcglobal.net

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[** PART TWO **

Links to the resources discussed in this episode:

Ten Things: Help Your Client Get Their Contract Through Legal Quickly
https://sterlingmiller2014.wordpress.com/2014/12/23/ten-things-help-your-client-get-their-contract-through-legal- ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[** PART TWO **

Links to the resources discussed in this episode:

Ten Things: Help Your Client Get Their Contract Through Legal Quickly
https://sterlingmiller2014.wordpress.com/2014/12/23/ten-things-help-your-client-get-their-contract-through-legal-quickly/

Ten Things: How To Read A Contract: https://sterlingmiller2014.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/ten-things-how-to-read-a-contract/

About Sterling:

Sterling has enjoyed a wide and varied 30-year legal career. He is a three-time general counsel, having served in that role at Silicon Valley-based Marketo, Inc., and at Texas-based travel industry giants Sabre Corporation and Travelocity.com.

In January 2019, after leading the legal team that completed the sale of Marketo to Adobe Inc., Sterling returned to the Dallas office of Hilgers Graben PLLC as Senior Counsel where he focuses on litigation, general corporate matters, and data privacy.

He earned his law degree from Washington University in St. Louis (with honors) and his bachelor’s degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University. He is certified in data privacy by the IAPP (CIPP/US) and began working on data privacy issues in the mid-1990’s.

Sterling is a frequent industry speaker, including keynote speeches and presenting on privacy issues at South-By-Southwest. He also writes frequently for Thomson Reuters as well as comments on cutting edge legal issues on LinkedIn and Twitter. He recently prepared a teaching module for Baylor Law School on the application of artificial intelligence and the practice of law.

He publishes the award-winning legal blog entitled “Ten Things You Need to Know as In-House Counsel.” He has published four books including a book on the evolution of the National Football League and a cookbook, along with two books for the American Bar Association. He coaches in-house lawyers and consults with legal departments around the globe. 

Sterling also plays in an 80's alternative cover band called "Big Wheel.

An in-house legal legend indeed!

Connect with Sterling:
Website: www.HilgersGraben.com
Blog: www.TenThings.net
Books: www.SterlingMillerBooks.com Twitter: @10ThingsLegal
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sterlinglmille
Email: smiller@hilgersgraben.com and sterling.miller@sbcglobal.net

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:length>26908891</itunes:length>
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      <title><![CDATA[6. BONUS: #AskMeAnything with Mel Scott]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[I asked my Instagram followers to #AskMeAnything!

A broad question, I know, but I received some fantastic questions.

In this bonus long weekend episode, I answer:
1. Which team or department within your organisation do you work best with and why?
2. What would incentivise you to go back working in a law firm?
3. Do you have any advice on approaching firms about potential employment?
4. Do you have a masters degree and do you think it's necessary in house?

That was fun! Thanks for your questions.

Mel

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[I asked my Instagram followers to #AskMeAnything!

A broad question, I know, but I received some fantastic questions.

In this bonus long weekend episode, I answer:
1. Which team or department within your organisation do you work best with and why?
2 ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I asked my Instagram followers to #AskMeAnything!

A broad question, I know, but I received some fantastic questions.

In this bonus long weekend episode, I answer:
1. Which team or department within your organisation do you work best with and why?
2. What would incentivise you to go back working in a law firm?
3. Do you have any advice on approaching firms about potential employment?
4. Do you have a masters degree and do you think it's necessary in house?

That was fun! Thanks for your questions.

Mel

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[5. Meet: Sterling Miller, 3 x General Counsel, Legal Blogger & Author (Part One)]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[** PART ONE **

Sterling has enjoyed a wide and varied 30-year legal career. He is a three-time general counsel, having served in that role at Silicon Valley-based Marketo, Inc., and at Texas-based travel industry giants Sabre Corporation and Travelocity.com.

In January 2019, after leading the legal team that completed the sale of Marketo to Adobe Inc., Sterling returned to the Dallas office of Hilgers Graben PLLC as Senior Counsel where he focuses on litigation, general corporate matters, and data privacy.

He earned his law degree from Washington University in St. Louis (with honors) and his bachelor’s degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University. He is certified in data privacy by the IAPP (CIPP/US) and began working on data privacy issues in the mid-1990’s.

Sterling is a frequent industry speaker, including keynote speeches and presenting on privacy issues at South-By-Southwest. He also writes frequently for Thomson Reuters as well as comments on cutting edge legal issues on LinkedIn and Twitter. He recently prepared a teaching module for Baylor Law School on the application of artificial intelligence and the practice of law.

He publishes the award-winning legal blog entitled “Ten Things You Need to Know as In-House Counsel.” He has published four books including a book on the evolution of the National Football League and a cookbook, along with two books for the American Bar Association. He coaches in-house lawyers and consults with legal departments around the globe. 

Sterling also plays in an 80's alternative cover band called "Big Wheel.

An in-house legal legend indeed!

Connect with Sterling:
Website: www.HilgersGraben.com
Blog: www.TenThings.net
Books: www.SterlingMillerBooks.com Twitter: @10ThingsLegal
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sterlinglmille
Email: smiller@hilgersgraben.com and sterling.miller@sbcglobal.net

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></description>
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Sterling has enjoyed a wide and varied 30-year legal career. He is a three-time general counsel, having served in that role at Silicon Valley-based Marketo, Inc., and at Texas-based travel industry giants Sabre Corporation and Travelo ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[** PART ONE **

Sterling has enjoyed a wide and varied 30-year legal career. He is a three-time general counsel, having served in that role at Silicon Valley-based Marketo, Inc., and at Texas-based travel industry giants Sabre Corporation and Travelocity.com.

In January 2019, after leading the legal team that completed the sale of Marketo to Adobe Inc., Sterling returned to the Dallas office of Hilgers Graben PLLC as Senior Counsel where he focuses on litigation, general corporate matters, and data privacy.

He earned his law degree from Washington University in St. Louis (with honors) and his bachelor’s degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University. He is certified in data privacy by the IAPP (CIPP/US) and began working on data privacy issues in the mid-1990’s.

Sterling is a frequent industry speaker, including keynote speeches and presenting on privacy issues at South-By-Southwest. He also writes frequently for Thomson Reuters as well as comments on cutting edge legal issues on LinkedIn and Twitter. He recently prepared a teaching module for Baylor Law School on the application of artificial intelligence and the practice of law.

He publishes the award-winning legal blog entitled “Ten Things You Need to Know as In-House Counsel.” He has published four books including a book on the evolution of the National Football League and a cookbook, along with two books for the American Bar Association. He coaches in-house lawyers and consults with legal departments around the globe. 

Sterling also plays in an 80's alternative cover band called "Big Wheel.

An in-house legal legend indeed!

Connect with Sterling:
Website: www.HilgersGraben.com
Blog: www.TenThings.net
Books: www.SterlingMillerBooks.com Twitter: @10ThingsLegal
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sterlinglmille
Email: smiller@hilgersgraben.com and sterling.miller@sbcglobal.net

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[4. Meet: Mel Scott, Senior Legal Counsel, Megaport]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Mel is the Senior Legal Counsel at Megaport Limited, a global technology company founded in Brisbane. She is a passionate advocate for all things in-house and shares career insights for law students and graduates on Instagram @theinhouselawyer. She serves as a Member of the Queensland Law Society's In-House Committee and as the In-House Advisor to the Women Lawyers Association Queensland. She is excited to have recently launched this podcast and now has her very own hobby to spend time on when Husband, Troy, is at golf (hint: that's often!)

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Mel is the Senior Legal Counsel at Megaport Limited, a global technology company founded in Brisbane. She is a passionate advocate for all things in-house and shares career insights for law students and graduates on Instagram @theinhouselawyer. She s ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mel is the Senior Legal Counsel at Megaport Limited, a global technology company founded in Brisbane. She is a passionate advocate for all things in-house and shares career insights for law students and graduates on Instagram @theinhouselawyer. She serves as a Member of the Queensland Law Society's In-House Committee and as the In-House Advisor to the Women Lawyers Association Queensland. She is excited to have recently launched this podcast and now has her very own hobby to spend time on when Husband, Troy, is at golf (hint: that's often!)

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[3. Meet: Jemima Harris, Head of Legal Operations & Tech, LOD]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Jemima is senior lawyer and executive who is passionate about helping other lawyers succeed. She has worked in-house for most of her career and really enjoys the combination of lawyering and being a part of the business.

Outside of work, Jemima serves on a number of not for profit boards and tries to teach her small humans to be kind, brave and to have fun.

Connect with Jemima:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jemima-harris-21823972/
Website: https://www.lodlaw.com/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 15:00:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jemima is senior lawyer and executive who is passionate about helping other lawyers succeed. She has worked in-house for most of her career and really enjoys the combination of lawyering and being a part of the business.

Outside of work, Jemima serv ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jemima is senior lawyer and executive who is passionate about helping other lawyers succeed. She has worked in-house for most of her career and really enjoys the combination of lawyering and being a part of the business.

Outside of work, Jemima serves on a number of not for profit boards and tries to teach her small humans to be kind, brave and to have fun.

Connect with Jemima:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jemima-harris-21823972/
Website: https://www.lodlaw.com/

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[2. Meet: Anna Lozynski, General Counsel, L'Oreal]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Anna Lozynski is an executive general counsel, author and thought-leader. She believes that legal innovation is invigorating, change is energising and efficiency will never go out of fashion.

Anna has studied law in Melbourne, Beijing, Utrecht and Boston. Starting out at a major Australian law firm, she has spent the majority of her legal career in-house working in the banking, automotive and cosmetics industries.

In 2019 Anna was identified as one of APAC’s Top 10 Most Innovative Lawyers by Financial Times, and sits on the Australian Committee of CLOC (Corporate Legal Operations Consortium) and the Advisory Board of She Breaks The Law - a global networking platform for female disruptors.

Described as a change agent, Anna is a sought-after commentator and speaker both domestically and internationally – seeking to shift the dialogue in order to propel the profession forward.

Check out Anna's incredible work on all things innovation, including the e-book discussed in the episode: https://annalozynski.com/shop/

Connect with Anna:
Instagram: @legallyinnovative
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-lozynski-5899232/
Website: annalozynski.com

Connect with Mel:
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 15:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Anna Lozynski is an executive general counsel, author and thought-leader. She believes that legal innovation is invigorating, change is energising and efficiency will never go out of fashion.

Anna has studied law in Melbourne, Beijing, Utrecht and B ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Anna Lozynski is an executive general counsel, author and thought-leader. She believes that legal innovation is invigorating, change is energising and efficiency will never go out of fashion.

Anna has studied law in Melbourne, Beijing, Utrecht and Boston. Starting out at a major Australian law firm, she has spent the majority of her legal career in-house working in the banking, automotive and cosmetics industries.

In 2019 Anna was identified as one of APAC’s Top 10 Most Innovative Lawyers by Financial Times, and sits on the Australian Committee of CLOC (Corporate Legal Operations Consortium) and the Advisory Board of She Breaks The Law - a global networking platform for female disruptors.

Described as a change agent, Anna is a sought-after commentator and speaker both domestically and internationally – seeking to shift the dialogue in order to propel the profession forward.

Check out Anna's incredible work on all things innovation, including the e-book discussed in the episode: https://annalozynski.com/shop/

Connect with Anna:
Instagram: @legallyinnovative
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-lozynski-5899232/
Website: annalozynski.com

Connect with Mel:
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title><![CDATA[1. Meet: Theo Kapodistrias, Lawyer, University of Tasmania]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Theo Kapodistrias is a multi-national award-winning lawyer and keynote speaker

He has been recognised as a thought-leader in the legal environment, particularly through the achievements in the not-for-profit and voluntary space. 

He is a corporate lawyer at the University of Tasmania with over 5 years' experience. Theo is a Tasmanian Ambassador and Industry Champion with Business Events Tasmania promoting Tasmania as a key destination for corporate events, the Tasmanian Divisional President and Director of the Association of Corporate Counsel Australia, and an Ambassador with World Idea Day.

As a keynote speaker, Theo's focus is on how individuals and emerging leaders can reconnect, reengage and make an impact through utilising their communication, collaboration skills, and connections to strive for positive change in their worlds.

Connect with Theo:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theo-kapodistrias/
Instagram: @theokap88
Twitter: @theokap88
Website: www.theokap.com.au

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Theo Kapodistrias is a multi-national award-winning lawyer and keynote speaker

He has been recognised as a thought-leader in the legal environment, particularly through the achievements in the not-for-profit and voluntary space. 

He is a corporate  ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Theo Kapodistrias is a multi-national award-winning lawyer and keynote speaker

He has been recognised as a thought-leader in the legal environment, particularly through the achievements in the not-for-profit and voluntary space. 

He is a corporate lawyer at the University of Tasmania with over 5 years' experience. Theo is a Tasmanian Ambassador and Industry Champion with Business Events Tasmania promoting Tasmania as a key destination for corporate events, the Tasmanian Divisional President and Director of the Association of Corporate Counsel Australia, and an Ambassador with World Idea Day.

As a keynote speaker, Theo's focus is on how individuals and emerging leaders can reconnect, reengage and make an impact through utilising their communication, collaboration skills, and connections to strive for positive change in their worlds.

Connect with Theo:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theo-kapodistrias/
Instagram: @theokap88
Twitter: @theokap88
Website: www.theokap.com.au

Connect with Mel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/
Instagram: @theinhouselawyer]]></itunes:summary>
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