TWLL TAKEOVER – Intellectual property lawyer, indigenous person, law firm leader, mother, and advocate. This week’s guest on the TWLL Takeover, Makalika Naholowa'a, speaks with host Janelle Wrigley about navigating the highest levels of the legal profession while representing all these identities and roles.

Charting her career journey from IP lawyer in a global tech firm to her current roles as executive director of the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation and President of the National Native American Bar Association, Makalika shows how diverse experience is critical to being a true leader in law. She also shares her ideas on how we can help ease the burden that people from underrepresented communities face within the legal industry.

Don’t miss the end of this episode, where Makalika describes a moving vision of what a truly inclusive legal profession could be, drawing on the lessons of the Native Hawaiian community.