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Legal Unicorns
“Your legal career does not have to be linear” - Legal Unicorn Deshni Govender
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In this episode of the Unicorns podcast, we interview legal tech lawyer and AI expert Deshni Govender. We cover her upbringing, her life and her thoughts on the challenges facing AI in law in the coming years.
0:00 Intro
4:49 What shaped my journey in Law
5:40 Why things are the way they are
7:12 What is fair?
8:49 Journey moving to Johannesburg
12:00 The value of networking
15:59 The value of having a professional circle
18:48 Getting recruited in the Big 5
24:51 Areas that affect people
27:40 Law Firm Culture vs. Law Firm Life
33:54 Your Purpose as a Legal
37:40 Knowing your business
42:11 Starting my Journey in Technology
46:11 Proving yourself from the start
51:59 Good Advice for your career
1:02:14 Empowering Younger Generation
1:07:22 Forward Thinking
1:14:41 Working in the Gender Space
1:20:07 The Benchmark of the norm
1:25:36 Inclusivity and Equality
