Debra Counsell followed an unusual career path to her current role as Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary at BlueScope Steel . 

Her time with DLA Piper and Clifford Chance took her from the crumbling sidewalks of Hanoi, Vietnam, to Africa, the Middle East, and Paris, France. The broad range of thorny legal issues she encountered during this period were great preparation for her transition in-house to a GC role.

In this episode, she shares the challenges, the wins, and the lessons she learned along the way.

 

Topics covered:

- How an unusual career path prepared her for in-house work

- Lessons from transitioning to in-house and leadership roles

- Empowering her team to be enablers and owners in the business

- How hybrid work may affect the development of junior lawyers

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