r to fulfilling ambitions in law.

Wiedman started with the firm as a graduate in February 2002, but admits that he applied for graduate positions at plenty of firms listed in the graduate recruitment booklet with little knowledge about the legal landscape in Brisbane. "As it turned out, this was a very fortuitous result for me as I ended up with an excellent firm and thoroughly enjoy what I do," he says.

So far, Wiedman says, making the transition from lawyer/employee to partner/proprietor and understanding the business of law and managing staff as well as

Though with plenty of experience already gained in financial services, managed investment schemes, restructures and corporations and securities law, he is still enjoying the experience immensely.

Wiedman confidently sees himself spending the next ten years of his career with McCullough Robertson and hopes in the future to work his way even further up the ranks, to the position of senior partner. But he has some clear advice for younger lawyers rising up the partnership ladder behind him - he advises current students to recognise the need to have interests outside of being a law student, such as having a part-time job, playing sport and travelling.

"The practice of law in a private law firm is as much about being able to develop and maintain relationships with clients, colleagues and contacts as it is about legal skills - and your outside interests will greatly assist you indeveloping these essential 'non-legal' skills," he says.