Meet Kelly Morgan, the woman behind Kelly Kelly Legal, a successful law firm in Jamestown.
Kelly grew up on a farm near Yongala, the coldest place in South Australia.
She describes herself as an ‘accidental lawyer’, she initially wanted to be school teacher or an architect, but it was her father that ignited the idea of law.
When Kelly graduated she had this big idea to head to Sydney and work for the big law firms but her life took an unexpected turn when her father passed away suddenly.
She headed back to the farm to help her Mum and started to work for a local law firm in Jamestown. Ten years later in 2014, she started up her own practice.
She talks about what’s involved in running a law firm in the country, the rapid growth it underwent as soon as she opened the doors, her frustrations when people perceive country law firms as inferior to city ones and her passion to train and nurture law graduates to encourage them to undertake a country posting.
But her personal life has been a roller coaster ride as we also delve into how she navigated life after her father’s suicide, becoming pregnant with twins 4 months after starting her own practice and then losing one. To then getting pregnant with twins 5 years later – with Max being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
I love Kelly’s motto; Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but gets you nowhere.
I guess this has got her through the tough times but also has led her to build such a successful business.
Enjoy Kelly’s story.
Kelly Kelly Legal: https://www.kellykellylegal.com.au/
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