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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.
Jerome Doraisamy
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. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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