Podcast: Pat McCabe’s journey from the rugby field to a law firm
On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by MinterEllison lawyer and former Wallaby Pat McCabe.

Pat, a former professional rugby player, played 24 matches for the Australian Wallabies and made 66 appearances for the ACT Brumbies, before suffering his third broken neck and being forced into retirement. In this episode, Pat tells Jerome how he managed life in the immediate aftermath of sudden retirement, how he found studying law while being a professional rugby player, and what similarities he sees between life on-field and the legal workplace.
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Photo credit: Rugby Australia

Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. He has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. In June 2024, he also assumed the editorship of HR Leader. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.
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