The Road Less Paved with Lucinda Soon

The Road Less Paved with Lucinda Soon

Author: People Soup April 9, 2025 Duration: 33:22

Hi there and a very warm welcome to Season 6 Episode 20 of People Soup, it's Ross McIntosh here.

In this episode of People Soup, you'll meet Lucinda Soon. Lucinda is a qualified solicitor and expert in professional ethics, well-being and legal services regulation, she's also a PhD candidate at Birkbeck, University of London. Lucinda's people soup ingredients are curiosity, learning, courage and being of service. You'll hear about her career journey, from practicing law and advising on legal risk management to her transition into academia and empirical research. She discusses her passion for learning, her work on lawyers' wellbeing, including her doctoral research. Lucinda also talks about her commitment to bridging the gap between academic research and practical application in the legal profession. The conversation delves into key career moments, the importance of continual learning, and the value of pursuing a non-linear, squiggly, career path.

For those of you who are new to People Soup - welcome - it's great to have you here - I aim to provide you with ingredients for a better work life from behavioural science and beyond. For those of you who are regular P Soupers - thanks for tuning in - we love it that you're part of our community.

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