Poetry Inspired Katherine Reilly to Become a Lawyer

In this episode, we talk to Kat Reilly about how her love of reading, especially poetry, set her on the path to a career in law. This conversation gets to the heart of what goes into making a great lawyer. Spoiler alert: it’s reading. A lot of reading.

Katherine Reilly is Legal Counsel at the BC Ministry of Attorney General and was formerly a litigator for one of the biggest Canadian legal firms. She’s also a podcaster, hosting a show called The Days Are Long, which explores the experience of parenthood. She is a founding member of the Claren Academy Society board of directors, where she used her legal expertise and long-range thinking to set the school up with solid and thorough foundational policies. She’s no longer on our board but is still an active advocate for Claren Academy and progressive education in general. She’s got a lot in common with our other Kat (Sykes) - love of cats, love of reading, and love of fostering the success of underrepresented groups in leadership.  

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Old School, New School deconstructs success stories through the lens of education. This podcast delves into pedagogy, leadership, and teaching best practices, as well as entrepreneurship, career development, and post-secondary education. Listeners will be interested to see how many different social, psychological, and environmental factors come into play when we analyze our school experiences. Whether you’re interested in teaching, education policy, parenting, or self-improvement, this podcast has a little of everything. 

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