Episode 236 - Do the Things You Want to Do with Claudia Maw

In this week's episode of the 'Happy Lawyer Happy Life Podcast' I had the pleasure of interviewing Claudia Maw.

Claudia is based in WA, and she is a great friend who I have had the privilege of working with over the past couple years. She has a very fascinating story and has lived such an interesting life. Claudia is building a brilliant niche Estates firm in her regional town of Albany (which is apparently 5 full hours south of Perth!). It was fantastic to learn more about her background in both law and life, and how she came from a travelling military family in the UK to set up a small firm in rural WA.

This was such a great conversation to include as I wind down this Podcast. Claudia absolutely embodies all the things I love about the 'new law' movement. She has taken her incredible life experiences, her passions and her interests, and created a boutique firm that fits her perfectly. Claudia's advice? 'Do the things you want to do', and I couldn't agree more.

In this interview, Claudia and I also chatted about-

• If Claudia was not a lawyer, she would have been a set or costume designer.
• With a choice of a Masters in Politically Science or Law and, in the end, she did her post-graduate in the UK.
• The connection with an interest in the arts and the correlating skills you learn from life.
• Claudia was born up in Germany and lived between the UK and the USA as her father was in the army.
• Claudia attended boarding school from the age of 8 and what the boarding experience looks like.
• Claudia completed an undergraduate How Claudia came to be in the law and how her first experience in '
• The bar, the Inns of Template and the study of law in the UK and, some of Claudia's early experiences.
• When the GFC hit, Claudia and her husband moved to Perth Australia.
•  The challenges of moving country and missing the connection from which, were filled by a Knitting group!
• Her time re-qualifying for law here in Australia and her first legal role last at the environmental defender's office.
• Structure and succession law ultimately led her down the path of Wills and Estates.
• Claudia has a strong inner self-belief that she can, and she will do what she needs to do to achieve her goals.
• The beginnings of 'South Coast Legal' in Albany, 5 hours out of Perth in 2017.
• Claudia's firm direction, and name change - Demeter Legal an online firm.
• Make changes to ensure your life reflects how you want it to look.
• Claudia's Happiness Tip.

Sit back and enjoy this interview with Claudia Maw

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Listen to last week's episode here