Protégé: The advantages of working and studying full time

For one of our Women in Law Awards finalists, standing out from her peers started with a schedule packed full of full-time work and full-time studying. Looking back, she tells Protégé that every opportunity and every experience helped get her to where she is today – and she would recommend that all law students do the same. In this episode of The Protégé Podcast, host Naomi Neilson is joined by Coulter Legal law graduate and one of our finalists from the 2020 Women in Law Awards, Alli Taylor, to discuss how she managed to study and work full time, where she found the opportunities, and why other law students should consider the same. 

Reflecting on her experience, Alli says: “The importance of trying to gain experience while studying, I would recommend to any law student. Any opportunity that was presented to me or that I could seek out, I definitely did. I felt as though all the little skills you pick up will always benefit you in the future as a lawyer.” 

Alli also shares how she fell into family law while looking for work in wills and estates and talks about what really draws her into this practice. We also chat about some of the work that she’s exposed to and the team she gets to work with. 

In the episode, we also chat about the experience of becoming a finalist in one of our awards as a young lawyer and discuss why other aspiring lawyers should apply. 

Have a listen below! 

If you have any questions about the episode or if there are any topics that you might want us to look into, please reach out – we would love to hear from you! 

We’re also always open to new guests, so if you have an exciting story to tell, if you’re standing out as a student or graduate, or if you can offer some tips for our young lawyers, get in touch. You can reach us here:

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