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Jan 2022
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You Need to Ditch these Law School Habit...

Chris Hargreaves: Lawyer (attorney)
About this episode

During law school you developed some tactics, habits and strategies designed to work within the system and maximise your results.

Some of them aren't going to translate well into legal practice.

Listen to find out more!

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