Dear Rookie Advocate, This month we want to go right back to the basics. What do lawyers really do for a living? Now before your mind tempts you to give the default lawyer response “It depends”, I will help focus your mind and give you our version. Lawyers read, write and speak for a […]
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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 the law conference and Annual General Meeting). The conference and AGM is a place to grow one’s network within the profession: meet new people, catch up with old acquaintances, have
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 makes a rallying call to have everyone pay closer attention to the need for inclusive and transformative technology and to improve digital literacy among women and girls. What does this
LegalTech Literacy: An answer to Gender Equity in the Legal Profession? Read More »
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 a litigation lawyer in-house. I thought I should share that insight here, in case you missed that mentorship webinar. By the way, the LAZ Junior Lawyers Committee (JLC) runs a
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Dear Rookie Advocate, This is my adaptation of Lisa Fairfax’s speech for a Ketanji in the making. Allow me to introduce to you a Rockstar that has already been cracking some ceilings and is well on her way to shattering many others. Now before you argue that a Law Association of Zambia election nomination is
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Dear Rookie Advocate, Ever wondered why we are admitted to the Bar as Advocates but referred to as ‘Counsel’? What does giving people advice and guidance got to do with advocacy? Aren’t there enough psychologists to talk people through their challenges? Why can’t we just do what we were called (to the Bar) to do?
To Advocate or to Counsel? That is the question! Read More »
Dear Rookie Advocate, As we wound down last year, I thought I was too burnt out to think through what my biggest lessons or wins were. And then the last two days of the year happened: someone asked me to recommend a young lawyer for a project. My immediate thought was, wait, am I that
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Reaching a milestone is always a surreal experience. You instantly acquire 20/20 vision and even the lowest lows don’t look as bad as they once did. With a star plastered on your chest and a heart swell with gratitude you feel invincible…as you should. Often times, though, this feeling does not last very long. You
Rocking a new star! Read More »
Today, 23rd June 2021, I celebrate my 4th year anniversary of being admitted to practice law in the High Court for Zambia. Just a few days ago, on Sunday 20th June, the nation received the sad news of the passing of our Chief Justice, Honourable Lady Justice Irene Mambilima. She was the first female Chief
It’s February 2021! We had all hoped this year would be a new dawn! Alas, even more uncertainty! But, don’t look so deflated just yet. In 2020, life and work as we have known it slowed down and, in some respects, came to a grinding halt. All of a sudden we couldn’t run at the
A Hike? A Marathon? What is life like in 2021? Read More »
