Pepe Kish likes to do things differently. She is a multi-award winning lawyer and innovator. She has been practising family law for over a decade and advocates for a kinder, team-based approach to divorce. She also loves setting up collaborations and partnerships with other people, and this open mindset, informs her leadership style in truly innovative and exciting ways.
Her firm, Balance Family Law, offers accessible, fixed fee services to assist families navigate their separation and divorce peacefully so they can move forward and thrive.
Balance and Pepe have been acknowledged with 25 awards and accolades for our thoughtful approach! She is also on the board of Directors for Pacifica Congress, Co-Chair of Connecting Lawyer Mums and a committee member of the ACT Law Society’s ADR committee. She is also co-founder of the Kind Lawyers.
In this honest conversation, Pepe and I discuss:
Why and when she decided to study law
Her law school experience
When she decided to study family law
Why she did not thrive in an early career government role
How and why she started her own family law firm, Balance Family Law
Why a positive workplace culture is the strongest foundation for law firm success
Advocacy against bullying in the workplace
The “spectrum” of workplace bullying
Why collaboration and partnerships are the key to success
The Kind Lawyers movement transforming conflict from combat to collaboration
Her advice to others
I hope you enjoy listening to this honest conversation and it helps open your eyes to the limitless possibilities of where your legal career may take you.
Your host,
Rose
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This episode was mixed by Julie Reynolds: https://www.audiolemonade.com
You can follow Pepe on Linked In here and on Instagram @thekindlawyers and @balance_family_law
You can read Pepe’s article “It’s easier to stay silent about bullying in the law” is here.