This is "Sh!t They Don't Teach You at Law School"—the podcast that talks about everything you never knew you needed to know about working in law!

Welcome to our March KEYNOTE Interview 🤩 *

*

*

"How to make legal history" with Greg McIntyre SC

Today we are super lucky to be sitting down with living legal legend, and all around fantastic human, Greg McIntyre SC.

Greg is the President of the Law Council of Australia, Immediate Past President of the Law Society of Western Australia, and the head of Michael Kirby Chambers in Perth.

He was so generous with his time in sharing his story, and invaluable advice on how we all can make an impact on social change and justice. 

See below for some handy dandy timestamps for each part of our chat, or simply sit back and enjoy the captivating stories, insights and advice of a true Australian legal legend.

• 3:15—The fascinating story of how he came to law and ultimately made history with Eddie Mabo, Ron Castan, Bryan Keon-Cohen, and Barbara Hocking, in one of Australia’s pivotal test cases (Mabo); plus the many landmark cases that interwove with Mabo’s 10 year legal odyssey.

• 39:00—How do you deal with being a part of history?

• 41:58—When did you realise it was history in the making?

• 43:15—Do you ever catch yourself and think, "Wow. Look what I’ve achieved"?

• 45:20—What advice do you have for anyone wanting to make an impact on the legal profession, on the world, on social change and justice as you have – is there any more history to be made?

• 47:45—How would you describe the Australian legal profession at this point in time?

• 52:37—What are some recent triumphs you’ve seen for the profession?

• 54:00—What lead you to become President of the Law Council Australia?

• 55:35—What's been the most surprising thing about being President?

• 57:32—What is the Law Council’s perspectives on the gender pay gap report released by WGEA? How are we as the legal profession faring?

• 59:41—What does 'work readiness' mean to you, and how do we do it better in the profession?

• 1:05:07—What’s next for you?

*

*

*

Connect with me on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Insta⁠⁠, or email your thoughts to hello [at] sarahelke.com.

And if you like the show (and want me to keep on making it) HIT FOLLOW and share with your law-talking friends!