Eric also shares what the profession should be doing better: “We all know that depression and anxiety is an occupational hazard, yet I think there needs to be more done to ensure that everyone’s taking care of their personal health. I think one of the biggest things is that there is an overwhelming culture of working.”

We also talk about maintaining a job outside of the legal profession to financially support the tough (and often underpaid) path into becoming a lawyer and finding a passion for working in social change, as he has done with the Refugee Law Project.

Eric – who will be working alongside a legal team assembled by New Liberals leader Victor Kline to launch private action against Christian Porter – also shares why he got involved with politics and why other young lawyers should consider it.

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