The Month in Review: March
It’s been a refreshing month with our office back to its bubbly and full self. We have had the pleasure of meeting our clients face-to-face and welcoming them from the neighbourhood, interstate, and overseas.
BCorp Breakfast Series
This March Ripple Surf Coast presented the first BCorp Breakfast of their new series. Bringing together BCorps on the Surf Coast to hear from industry front runners who use business as a force for good. This months panel included Shasta O’loughlin from Rip Curl, Richard Bolus from Bellroy, and Liz Volpe from Project Gen Z. To stay up to date on all upcoming events, follow Ripple Surf Coast.
The Law Society of Singapore
We had the pleasure of attending The Law Society of Singapore’s conference, as we join their Going Global Programme. It was a great opportunity for law firms to connect and have our friends in Singapore learn more about Australia’s legal landscape and legal tech sphere.
Co-working spaces available.
Small businesses need room for big ideas.
Merton Lawyers have co-working desks available at our newly renovated office in the heart of Hawthorn. An exciting opportunity for freelance professionals or small teams looking for a dedicated space within a dynamic environment.
Office recommendations
The Challenger Sale
The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation. This book upends the conventional approaches to customer success, encouraging you to not only build relationships, but challenge your customer demanding.
The Rewatchables
‘Titanic’ 25th Anniversary
This podcast circulated the office, with Bill Simmons and Van Lathan revisit James Cameron’s epic hit and Best Picture Academy Award winner ‘Titanic’.
Endurance
Shackleton’s Incredible Story
An incredible story about the attempted expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton across the Antarctic continent in 1914. 28 men were stranded on ice for over a year before launching their boats and somehow reaching Elephant Island. 5 men were then able to get to South Georgia Island and 3 months later returned to Elephant Island to rescue those left behind.
The Brewers Lunch
The Brewers Lunch is back in full swing, hosting two events this month on the Gold Coast and in the heart of Melbourne.
Madocke Brewing Company were a crowd favourite in QLD, as always entertainment was provided and the charity partner of the event was Choice, Passion, Life.
The Melbourne event was held at Cargo Hall and guests were kept hydrated thanks to Kaiju! Beer, all in support of Save A Child’s Heart.
To stay up to date on the next event, follow The Brewers Lunch.
Blackbird Giants
Blackbird’s 3-day Impact Summit took place from the 15-17 of March 2022. The start-up focussed event was hosted online inviting founders, operators, & investors and covering everything sustainability. The Summit aims to explore how businesses can do their part and tackle challenges around climate change and sustainability.
We highly recommend following Blackbird for all of their upcoming events.
Join Merton Lawyers
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a highly driven, organised, and experienced Legal Practice Manager to lead and guide a motivated and progressive team on a permanent part-time basis, working 3 days a week.
Would you like to hear more? Visit the job position and apply today.
Spotlight*
Our March Spotlight is on Jen To.
ML: What is your role?
JT: Financial & Management Accountant
ML: How long have you been at Merton Lawyers?
JT: 1.5 years
ML: What does a typical work day look like for you?
JT: I’m extremely busy in the first 2 weeks of each month with reporting deadlines, but other days are quite typical.
ML: What is your favourite aspect about Merton Lawyers?
JT: It’s a fun and close-knit team, with flexible working arrangements, enabling me to achieve work-life balance.
ML: What are you reading, watching, or listening to at the moment?
JT: I’m watching Snowpiercer on Netflix, it’s frustrating as I have to wait a week for another episode.
ML: If you won the lottery what is the first thing you would do?
JT: I’ve never won anything! Seriously I don’t know what I would do, that’s a lot of money! It might be pay off my mortgage, buy a new car, and donate some to charities.
ML: What is something you have recently learnt?
JT: Life is unpredictable, so cherish every moment I have with my loved ones.
ML: Describe yourself in 1 word!
JT: Modest.
ML: Would you rather be the funniest or smartest person in a room? Why?
JT: Smartest because I’m not smart enough haha.
