"Career S*icide" or Competitive Advantage? LinkedIn, Agency, and Litigation with Aneka Jiwaji

In this episode of Studying Law Around the World, I sit down with Aneka Jiwaji, a commercial and securities litigator who defied the status quo to build a brand on her own terms. Aneka was literally born into the profession, arriving just one day before her father's constitutional law exam, and she has navigated every corner of the legal market.

We trace her journey from national insurance defense and "Big Law" to the BC Securities Commission and now to founding Jiwaji Law alongside her sister. Aneka explains why building a women-led firm is a cold, hard business decision rather than just a value statement and how young lawyers can reclaim agency over their careers.

🎙️ About the Guest: Aneka Jiwaji is the Co-Founder and Litigation Counsel at Jiwaji Law in Vancouver. She holds an LLM in Securities Law from Osgoode Hall and previously served as Litigation Counsel for the British Columbia Securities Commission. She was long-listed for Canadian Lawyer's Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in 2023 and 2024.