160 - Jeanette Jifkins - Director and Commercial Lawyer - Onyx Legal

Arete Podcast with Richard Triggs

Our latest guest is a real visionary. As Principal of Onyx Online Law, Jeanette Jifkins pioneered digital legal advice and remote working long before COVID made it fashionable. Onyx Online Law is a boutique firm specialising in commercial and corporate law with a focus on businesses in the digital space. Jeanette tells us how Onyx has grown in the last few years, and how she’s shaken up the board of a not-for-profit organisation she is now chair of. She also gave a great insight into how she managed to start her high-flying career as a new mother. It really is a heartwarming tale of hard work and discipline combined with great support from her family. Jeanette is a very well-balanced leader. She calls a spade a spade but also understands the wider human meaning of what we’re all doing. This is a conversation well worth listening to. Episode Highlights: - How Jeanette ended up being paid to chair a board that was previously voluntary - What Jeanette has learned from from sitting on different boards - How Jeanette delivered 88% growth - The challenge of putting together a dynamic board in the not-for-profit sector - How Jeanette juggled motherhood with the start of a serious career - Legal advice in a digital age - What inspired Jeanette to start her own law firm - How networking groups helped Jeanette - Why remote working was necessary long before COVID - How work contracts can be in plain English and still get the job done - How Jeanette benefits from Champions’ forum Useful Links: Jeanette Jifkins on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanettejifkins/ Richard Triggs on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/ Arete Website: https://www.areteexecutive.com.au