After the Bar - Stories from the Legal Industry

Oct 22 2024 31 ep. 50 mins 5
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Lawyers often get paid a lot of money to advise and represent clients. We often hear about their successes. However, we don’t usually have access to how they got there - their inspiring backstories, the challenges they have navigated and the period of growth they had to go through. Join former lawyer-turned-legal recruiter Shulin Lee, as she speaks to practising lawyers, in-house counsels, former lawyers turned entrepreneurs, and many more from Singapore and around the world. You will hear about how they made major life-changing decisions, learn how they overcame setbacks and established their careers to get to where they are today. These stories will definitely leave you feeling inspired! For more information on Shulin, please head to https://www.linkedin.com/in/shulinlee/

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