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Navigating through the legal profession without an ally is a tall order for a young professional. We hope that here we can build an empathetic community of allies, fellow advocates building each other up by sharing the experiences, nuggets and wisdom that make up a successful legal professional.

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Do you know your Heritage?

While we laugh and shrug off the memes, something else is happening. History is being written in that very moment. A legacy is being built. What reputation has been handed down to us? What reputation will we hand down to those that are coming after us?

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VISION 2021

Dear Rookie Advocate, After all the ‘parte after parte’ of the holidays, please allow me to say happy ‘twente twente’. Happy new year! You made

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Finding Echoes

The World Economic Forum lists ‘Emotional Intelligence’ as one of the top 10 skills you need to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Empathy is

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“This is speaking to me on a 💯 Thank you very much for the many lessons from this post. I have learnt a lot from this.”

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“This is a great read…quite insightful and really opened up my mind to a lot of things. At first, I thought practicing law in a firm was but mere employment and did not take it as a business🙈🙈🙈. However, this article has really guided me in ways no one ever provided any form of guidance. Can’t wait for next article.”

Chilambwe Mpanga

"This is fantastic. I wish someone told me these things at the start of my career but I gues its never too late to adopt a new mindset. Very well said."

Tafara

"She is just an inspiring tall figure in the faculty of laws. Though I did not read laws at first attempt, I was greatly inspired by Florence. Thanks Counsel Edwina for this write up but you must have included what this iron lady has read for the girl children to be more inspired"

Edgar Chibuta

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