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I love the fact that Pipers is a national firm,

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and so having grown up in wa um,

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it's a great opportunity for me to build my practice both in Melbourne and in

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Perth, where I have a natural network as well.

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I inspire my team by always focusing on the solution for the client

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and encouraging them to contribute their ideas to that process

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so that we end up with the best outcome for the client.

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Two of the values of the firm is collegiality and collaboration,

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I think are two of the things that the firm does really well.

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We often staff projects or client work based on the best people

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for the job,

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and they can be in any state of Australia to be able to work on those projects

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with us.

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That's what's so important about collaboration.

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It's not just about sharing clients,

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which is an important aspect about practicing law,

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but it's also from my perspective, ensuring that you share knowledge.

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And that's something we do really well here at Piper Alderman.

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We're able to share that knowledge a and build upon that so that we give clients

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the best service possible.

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The firms constantly evolving. We're not standing still,

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and one of the ways in which you see that is their embrace of new ideas.

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So take for example, our blockchain practice.

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We've since 2017 accepted Bitcoin, uh,

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and other cryptocurrencies for payment of legal services,

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which I think we were the first in Australia to do that.

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Piper Derman is a great place to develop your career at the foundational level.

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You develop the skills that you need,

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but they also have a big emphasis on developing relationships with clients and

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council and experts and other third parties that are necessary in order to

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develop your practice.

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Being able to work in an environment that's supportive

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and gives me the freedom to develop and become an expert in a

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ever-changing and extremely complicated but fun, um,

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area of law.

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Well,

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the purpose of the diversity and inclusion working group is very much about

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encouraging people to bring their full selves to work,

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whether that be from a gender, religious or other point of view.

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And we just think it makes a more inspired workplace if that's how we operate

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As a partner and a working mom.

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I feel really supported by my team at Pipe Derman.

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We've got flexible working arrangements and we are needed.

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I've got partners within our team that can jump in and help.

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Uh, strong culture is an environment which fosters collaboration,

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support, and respect for each other.

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What has kept me here for the past 15 years has been one,

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the support that I've received from the people that I've worked with and the

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people that I've worked for, and two, made some very lifelong friends.

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It's a really impressive balance of bringing the client

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focus and warmth of a firm, feeling like a big family,

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but not erring into the side of cutthroat approach to legal practice or things

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being a huge competition inside the firm.

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There's a real culture that values the people here,

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and it's not just about billable hours,

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it's not just about churning out the work.

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And that I think is something that really sets us apart from other firms.