5 Lauryn Kerr - Getting your Dream Law Job
Jul 11, 2019 ·
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“The big shifting point in my mentality was that I decided it wasn’t essential to me, or essential to my sense of identity, to be considered a lawyer or to...
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“The big shifting point in my mentality was that I decided it wasn’t essential to me, or essential to my sense of identity, to be considered a lawyer or to work in a traditional legal career.” ~ Lauryn Kerr
Lauryn Kerr (@lauryn_kerr) has a legal innovator’s dream job as in-house counsel for a wold-leading online public justice tribunal. She also teaches cutting-edge subjects in several law schools. Lauryn has also recently started doing international law and justice development work that takes her to places like the Ukraine.
Lauryn achieved these things in a very short period of time. But it didn’t all just happen by taking the safe, comfortable route. In this episode, she shares her experiences and advice about making a decision to follow a non-traditional path to access new opportunities and, ultimately, a great law job.
Topics Covered:
Preparing for legal education.
Improvements to legal education.
Innovation in legal education.
Career development advice for new lawyers or people looking to move into new areas.
Legal work in the public service.
Age and gender issues in legal practice.
Options for improving legal service delivery.
Non-traditional legal work.
Productivity and output for lawyers.
Legal technology.
Key performance indicators.
International legal system enhancement.
Work/life balance.
Working from home.
General wellness for lawyers.
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Lauryn Kerr (@lauryn_kerr) has a legal innovator’s dream job as in-house counsel for a wold-leading online public justice tribunal. She also teaches cutting-edge subjects in several law schools. Lauryn has also recently started doing international law and justice development work that takes her to places like the Ukraine.
Lauryn achieved these things in a very short period of time. But it didn’t all just happen by taking the safe, comfortable route. In this episode, she shares her experiences and advice about making a decision to follow a non-traditional path to access new opportunities and, ultimately, a great law job.
Topics Covered:
Preparing for legal education.
Improvements to legal education.
Innovation in legal education.
Career development advice for new lawyers or people looking to move into new areas.
Legal work in the public service.
Age and gender issues in legal practice.
Options for improving legal service delivery.
Non-traditional legal work.
Productivity and output for lawyers.
Legal technology.
Key performance indicators.
International legal system enhancement.
Work/life balance.
Working from home.
General wellness for lawyers.
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