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About me / my work
I’m Luke. I’m a dispute resolution lawyer (Senior Associate) at Clayton Utz and former CEO and current board director of Out for Australia, an Australian LGBTIQ+ student mentoring non-profit. I graduated from the University of Queensland in 2013 with a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws and from the University of Sydney in 2016 with a Master of Laws. My…
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When it comes to how we work, COVID will change everything (or nothing).
Like me, you’ve probably reading a lot of articles about how this pandemic will fundamentally change the way we work. That’s a big call. It’s also becoming the consensus call. “This changes everything”, say we all. “Never in our lifetime have we seen such dramatic upheaval. Work will never look the same again.” That forecast is fascinating.…
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Why juniors are so damn valuable
Last week I saw a job description that caught my eye. Someone was looking for a lawyer who was “NQ”. NQ stands for Not Qualified. That means a trainee fresh out of law school who can’t quite call themselves a lawyer yet. They are an inquisitive, nervous, enthusiastic bunch who wear suits on the first…
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A refreshingly simple lesson on leadership
One lesson in leadership really resonated this week at the Senior Associate induction down at Clayton Utz Sydney. There was a sheet of paper with examples of great leadership traits. One was refreshingly simple: “Cares” Cares about me, cares about juniors, cares about their family, their clients, their community… or not. “That person cares” is…
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The sobering truth about who you are (and it’s not what you think)
The other day, I had lunch with a friend who recently moved from a job that sucked to a job that has changed him for the better. His new role seems to offer him a form of quiet bliss and a smooth grin appeared on his face as he described his newfound happiness. Knowing him…
Luke Furness 