What is your job?
I am a family lawyer and as a tangent to that I am now a public speaker. I talk about respectful relationships and domestic violence.
How did you get your job?
I was at University for seven years, I have a Bachelor of Commerce (with Merit) and a Masters of Law and Legal Practice. I had also been working in law firms for a long time when I started the public speaking.
I was also always into public speaking, joining debating teams and the like, and I am particularly passionate about the topic (that is I am particularly passionate about domestic violence advocacy work).
Why do you love your job?
I love being a lawyer because I enjoy the lateral thinking and communicating involved. Later in life it has also allowed me to work flexibly and even remotely which I also love.
I love being a public speaker because I would like to believe that I am helping, in a small way, with a very complex problem.
What is your connection to Penrith?
Everything? I was born here, I went to school here, I work here, I live here, I played basketball here, I do most of my advocacy work and volunteer work here and I am raising a family here.
Janis has a few balls in the air, she is employed at Coode & Corry Solicitors and Novus Law Group, and she is also “Janis Consults”.
janis@janisconsults.com
