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CounselThe Counsel Podcast is for in-house lawyers who want honest conversations and practical insights about life inside legal teams. Host Mel Storey chats with leaders across the profession and shares tips to help you grow and thrive in-house. Connect w ... Author: Mel Storey
The Counsel Podcast is for in-house lawyers who want honest conversations and practical insights about life inside legal teams. Host Mel Storey chats with leaders across the profession and shares tips to help you grow and thrive in-house. Connect with Mel on Instagram @CareerBigSis or LinkedIn. Thank you for being here! Language: en Genres: Business, Careers, Management Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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64. Do We Have a Chicken in the Fight with Courtenay Willis
Thursday, 17 September, 2026
My guest this week is Courtenay, General Counsel and Company Secretary for Nando's Australia and New Zealand, and she has done something most lawyers are told never to do. She built her entire legal career in-house, starting as legal admin and working her way up, without a single day spent in private practice. We get into what it actually took to build a career that way, including the general counsel who taught her everything one on one with a red pen in hand, the friend who asked her one question that changed the direction of her career, and what it was like leading legal through the chaos of COVID in the hospitality industry. She also gets honest about being genuinely afraid of public speaking, about how long it took her to believe people who told her it gets easier, and about what it means to work for a brand that takes loud public positions on the things it cares about. You will leave this one with a clearer sense of what it actually takes to build an unconventional legal career, why knowing your limits matters more than knowing everything, and why saying yes to the things that scare you tends to pay off more than staying comfortable. ~ Download the New to In-House Survival Guide: https://www.counselpodcast.com/store/p/newtoinhouse (use code BigSisEnergy for a special discount) All of Mel's Big Sis Briefings can be found here: https://www.counselpodcast.com/big-sis-briefings Connect with Mel: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melstorey Counsel Podcast Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67479008/admin/feed/posts/ Instagram & TikTok: @careerbigsis Subscribe to the Counsel Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations with leaders who are redefining what it means to be an in house lawyer today!
