In this episode of Global Careers Calls, Gemma Garrett interviews Nazli Hocaoglu, Company Secretary and Governance advisor for Skyjed, an Australian company that is designing an AI-powered product lifecycle management and governance platform solution. She will describe her journey through the legal sector shifting from private practice to Human Rights and finally to a legal advisory role in technology. She will then talk about how she efficiently managed her time as an LLM student at the University of London distant programme and a full-time worker and about how she is grateful to her setbacks for having helped her to obtain her current role. She will also deepen in certain topics such as the legal domain applied to Human Rights, the importance of volunteering and on the significance of embracing changes in life.
Key points:
[01:55] - How will you describe yourself when you were studying for the University of London: a career changer, a career developer or a career changer?
[02:56] - The career journey of Nazli from her academic studies till her current position
[08:37] - How did you gain your first work experience while you were studying in Australia?
[11:36] - How did you came to realise that private practice was not the area of Law you wanted to work in?
[13:37] - Nazli experience being an in-house counsellor
[14:36] - How are applying your passion and knowledge in Human Rights to the Tech sector where you currently work?
[18:51] - Nazli’s role as non-executive director with the Red Cross
[21:45] - Did your network help you developing your career?
[23:13] - The importance of having a mentor
[25:31] - Did you face any setbacks or challenges throughout your career?
[28:55] - Which are the soft skills that you developed through your UoL Human Rights LLM?
[32:18] - Advice for career starters/ changers to embark on a legal career
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