A Legal Lifecycle: Foundations — Life in Private Practice
A Legal Lifecycle is a four-part podcast series exploring the diverse, evolving careers of women in the legal profession. Through honest, reflective conversations, each episode traces a different chapter of a legal life — from private practice and career pivots to advocacy at the Bar and, ultimately, a seat on the bench. The experience of gender weaves through each story.
The result is a nuanced look at how identity, ambition, and systemic structures shape legal careers. This is a podcast about professional evolution but also about choice, resilience, and reimagining what a life in the law can look like.
Episode 1: Foundations — Life in Private Practice focuses on the private practice environment and reflections on what it means to build and sustain a long-term career in that setting. The episode explores a range of topics from culture and client work to leadership, mentorship, shifting goals and the evolving realities of the professional landscape in private practice.
Linda Hart - Linda is the founder of Solace Legal and is an Accredited Specialist in Wills & Estates and full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Linda is also passionate about supporting women in the law and is currently the President of the Victorian Women Lawyers. In her spare time, she loves running half marathons and dining at gourmet restaurants.
Rachael Hocking – Rachael is an accredited specialist in wills & estates with the Law Institute of Victoria and a Principal Solicitor at KHQ Lawyers. Rachael is also a full member of the International Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Outside of the law, Rachael has two beautiful boys – who are 10 and 7 and enjoys playing netball socially with a group of her closest friends.
Grace Ness – Grace is a Special Counsel at Clayton Utz in the Melbourne commercial litigation team, specialising in class actions and product liability. Grace works full time for the Melbourne office of Clayton Utz remotely from the Barossa Valley in South Australia, with her partner Angus and her daughter Teddy and son Sid.
Episode Length: ~40 Minutes
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