In today's video, I have a career chat with my friend, Jenn! Jenn works as a corporate M&A lawyer for an international law firm here in Melbourne. In today's video, we talk about her student life (as a commerce undergrad student to a postgrad law student), experiences applying for internships and jobs, her EY consulting internship, imposter syndrome, self care and work/life balance.
Timestamps: 0:00 - 1:35 - Intro 1:35 - 3:14 - How we met 3:14 - 4:00 - Jenn's intro - Undergrad, career stage and personal interests 4:00 - 6:45 - What do your parents do and do you have any lawyers in your family? 6:45 - 8:15 - When did you decide you wanted to study law? 8:15 - 10:21 - What made you choose commerce for your undergrad? 10:21 - 14:03 - Law school experience 14:03 - 19:33 - Applying for jobs and internships 19:33 - 23:09 - EY internship experience 23:09 - 26:02 - Imposter syndrome 26:02 - 27:56 - Feedback at work 27:56 - 29:16 Reflections on graduate rotations 29:16 - 30:35 - Deciding which team to settle in 30:35 - 33:51 - What kind of matters are you working on? 33:51 - 39:30 - Work/life balance 39:30 - 42:33 - Sacrifices 42:33 - 44:07 - Can you see yourself as a lawyer in ten years? 44:07 - 45:23 - Pivoting in your career 45:23 - 48:12 - What makes you feel inspired? 48:12 - 49:03 - Outtro ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 🌸 Connect with Me instagram: @sundayswithjamie email: [email protected] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 🎵 Music Music by Gil Wanders - Heaven - https://thmatc.co/?l=1BFFC5CF –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Tags: corporate lawyer australia, work life balance as a corporate lawyer, work life balance as a corporate lawyer in australia, career chats with young professionals, career chat with a young lawyer, career chat with a junior lawyer, corporate m&a lawyer interview, managing finances in your twenties, finding a legal job melbourne, law school experience melbourne, melbourne student life, finding a job in melbourne after graduation, getting a legal job after graduation, what it's like as a student in melbourne, how to deal with feedback at work, junior lawyer struggles
