The Corporate Counsel Show: Making an impact on the community as an in-house lawyer

In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Barwon Water legal counsel and Pass the Snacks Geelong founder Deeann Cropley about her journey as a lawyer, wanting to use her legal skills for good, her Geelong-based charity and why she founded it, why its work is so important, its reach and further vision, and how she manages running a charity as a full-time in-house lawyer.

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Cropley also discusses why it’s so important for corporate counsel to roll up their sleeves and be more involved in the communities around them, her sense of service, what she’s learnt about herself as a lawyer and how it’s made her more curious, agile, and adaptable, how in-house lawyers can make more impact, making the time rather than finding the time, and what excites her about her ongoing work.

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