Connecting in court with John Cahill

2020-08-04

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John Cahill is a barrister from Brisbane. He works primarily in the areas of criminal law, family law and regulatory law. Prior to going to the Bar, he worked as a solicitor for the Aboriginal Legal Service in Sydney, for the state government in child protection and in corporate regulation at the federal government level. In his spare time, he’s a writer, primarily of poorly thought out Facebook updates and Instagram posts but every so often the odd column and web series. He lives in Brisbane and has one child, a 50 kg Labrador called Fred. You can connect with John on Linked...

John Cahill is a barrister from Brisbane. He works primarily in the areas of criminal law, family law and regulatory law.

Prior to going to the Bar, he worked as a solicitor for the Aboriginal Legal Service in Sydney, for the state government in child protection and in corporate regulation at the federal government level.

In his spare time, he’s a writer, primarily of poorly thought out Facebook updates and Instagram posts but every so often the odd column and web series. He lives in Brisbane and has one child, a 50 kg Labrador called Fred.

You can connect with John on LinkedIn.

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What John Cahill and I talked about:

Criminal, Family and Administrative / Regulatory Law
Meeting on ABC Brisbane with Kelly Higgins-Devine
lawyers are trained to doubt everything
lawyers are paid to worry and to think the worst
looking for inconsistencies in your opponent’s case
a jury is like a small theatre – people can smell blood when things are not going right
An interesting start to law – via the Conservatorium of Music
How journalism and law are similar
adrenalin keeps you going when you’re terrified
anxiety means you have a greater level of care
Mentors and imposter syndrome
Tik Tok videos during Covid.

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