Kate Sherburn is the sole Legal Beagle (aka legal counsel) at Who Gives A Crap, a social enterprise that donates 50% of its profits to help build toilets for those in need.As Who Gives A Crap’s first in-house lawyer, she is establishing the legal function from the bottom up (pun intended!) and loves the opportunities that a start-up environment provides to think outside of the traditional legal box.Kate is very passionate about the opportunity businesses have to play in making the world a better place and the way in which the in house lawyers can support this. In this episode, we discuss:• Kate’s first legal job at Cadbury and why she knew she was destined to return to in house practice;• what life is like working for a company whose product quickly became the hottest commodity during a pandemic;• what profit for purpose means and how in house lawyers can help make a real difference;• how Kate approaches networking and focusses on creating her own career opportunities;• Kate’s best piece of career advice!Connect with Kate:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katesherburn/Website: https://au.whogivesacrap.org/Connect with Mel:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcastInstagram: @theinhouselawyerEmail: [email protected]