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This week I had the chance to sit down and laugh out loud for well over an hour with the wonderful, talented and entertaining John Cahill.  John is now a Barrister but has had what he likes to call a ‘smorgasboard’ of a career in law, with a lot of fun along the way!

John is a wonderful story teller and a creative soul at heart and is another of my guests that has often questioned whether a career in the law is really for him. He could have pursued a career as a singer, writer and many other artistic endevours in between. But like so many of my guests, he has found a way to fill his life with law, his passions and wonderful people which has been his key to happiness.

John has perhaps had a unconventional path into the Barristers chambers but is another wonderful example of how each experience in our lives can shape us and nothing we do is wasted.

John and I also spoke about:

• If John was not a lawyer he would have been a writer or a singer (and in good news he still does both when he is not being a lawyer!);
• John and I spoke extensively about creativity and the law, and the importance of allowing his creativity into his life in the law;
• John’s early years as a lawyer in Brisbane before a move to the ‘big smoke’ of Sydney;
• John’s experiences in private practice and later at the Aboriginal Legal Service in Sydney- a role that provided great challenge and joy;
• Moving his mother’s admission- a highlight for John and the influence his family has had on his life.
• We discussed Johns ‘bain-marie’ style of law- how moving between different practice areas is now invaluable given his role at the Bar;
• John’s decision to complete the Bar Course and return to Brisbane and all the joys and challenges that come with being a Barrister;
  
• Having confidence in the law and letting your mistakes shape you;
• Allowing your seniors and colleagues to guide and mentor you;
• How important the community of chambers are to Barristers;
• The importance of curiosity as a barrister;
• John’s Happiness Tip.

Sit back and enjoy the every entertaining,  John Cahill.

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Listen to last week’s episode here