What were you doing before Sierra Legal?
I was working part-time at a mid-tier firm. Prior to that I had some time away from practising law to look after my three kids – practising law is easier!
What do you do with your time when you aren’t advising on M&A deals and reviewing contracts?
Mostly still looking after those three kids – but rather than changing nappies I’m now a taxi service/administrative assistant for their hectic social and sporting lives! I also like to read and enjoy cooking and getting active – even just a quick walk to the beach makes my day so much better.
What was your first job?
Other than things like babysitting and helping in my dad’s business when I was a kid, my first ‘real’ job was waitressing. I really quite liked being a waitress, but I worked in the restaurant at a winery and I was terrible trying to explain the wine menu!
What was the first thing you bought with your own money?
I think it was Madonna’s ‘True Blue’ cassette tape. It’s possibly still one of the best things I’ve ever bought!
What was the last book you read?
I’ve usually got a few ‘on the go’ at once. The last book I finished was ‘The Yield’ by Tara June Winch. I’m also reading Stan Grant’s ‘Talking to My Country’ to continue my self-education on indigenous issues and the Palace Papers by Tina Brown for something a bit more light-hearted. And the odd chapter of Harry Potter when I’m allowed.
Favourite place?
I have many cities I love, but the place I feel most at peace is the bush – specifically the ‘scrub’ of Central-West New South Wales just after it has rained.
Favourite food?
Shellfish (preferably that someone else has ‘shelled’ for me!).
Least favourite food?
Mint. Peppermint, spearmint, whatever – it’s all gross.
Best advice you have received?
Every time I think of taking a shortcut, I hear my Grandad saying ‘if something’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well.’ That advice has been both a blessing and a curse throughout my life! Perhaps the best advice is from my dad: ‘You’ve always got to like the person looking back at you in the mirror’.
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