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The Inner Advocate: Why Self Work Must Come First
Niza Lebo Phiri Dear Rookie Advocate, “The work before the work.” – Parker J. Palmer Parker J. Palmer is an American author, educator, and activist.

The Inner Advocate: Why Self Work Must Come First
Niza Lebo Phiri Dear Rookie Advocate, “The work before the work.” – Parker J. Palmer Parker J. Palmer is an American author, educator, and activist.

A Local Government Affair
Dear Rookie Advocate, “indulge me for a moment, I’m actually reaching out for a bit of advice. I recently joined the Local Authority as Council

Communication Skills: A Lawyer’s indispensable companion
Dear Rookie Advocate, This month we want to go right back to the basics. What do lawyers really do for a living? Now before
Networking 101
This week, members of the Law Association of Zambia will be making their annual pilgrimage to the South (this is what I’m choosing to call

Innovating Justice to redefine legal practice
Dear Rookie Advocate, I wrote this post with a specific objective in mind: to inspire action in the areas of social justice, digital transformation, innovation,

LegalTech Literacy: An answer to Gender Equity in the Legal Profession?
Dear Rookie Advocate, This year’s International Women’s Day United Nations theme DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality could not be more apt. This theme

Litigating In-House
Dear Rookie Advocate, I recently shared with the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) Junior Lawyers (5 years post admission and under) my experience of being
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