Happy Lawyer Profiles

When you think “a lawyer with a private plane”, the image that likely comes to mind is not of Julian Falconer. Julian did not add the “Falconair” service to his practice as a way to impress his friends and clients.

Law was “sold” as a very linear career to Charlotte. She knew from a young age that she wanted to pursue this line of work but getting to where she is now was full of unexpected turns. Charlotte did not expect to be working in a boutique litigation firm.

Goldilocks gets a bad rep, deservedly, but she got some things right. If you don’t like what you are doing, keep trying new things until you find your “just right”.

At the start of her legal career, someone told Elsa Ascencio that lawyering is like being on a boat in the open ocean. If you lose your sails, the rough waters will eventually sink you.

Lahore to Toronto to Cape Town to Whitehorse was the winding road that led Amna Bhatti to a fulfilling law practice, but finding law work was not easy for her.