As a woman in the law, have you ever pondered if you are managing your career as well as you could be? I heard Hitomi Komachi speaking on finding a nice and her own strategic career management at an online presentation for FEW Japan, and I just knew that her ideas had to be shared with far more than just the 20 or so people who attended.

Do I have a bumper episode for you this week. You might think it’s “lengthy” but I prefer to say “packed full with nuggets!” During the recording, I had tingles on my skin hearing how this week’s Lawyer Extraordinaire, Aramide Fields, uses her career in the law in service of others and how her curiosity and interest in learning continues to lead her to new challenges in her life in Japan now as Associate General Counsel for the Asia Division of Autoliv.

Episode Two: Creating a platform for the next generation of lawyers with Akiko Yamakawa of Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo

Episode One: How to be an awesome lawyer in Japan with Lawyer Extraordinaire, Angela Krantz.

I’m Catherine the Host of Lawyer on Air - where I pour you a glass of wine at my favorite virtual wine bar in Tokyo while you listen to inspirational inside stories from my guests, as we relax and talk about what it’s like in life, and in the law, for women lawyers in Japan.