Inspirational legal women – breaking barriers and shaping justice. Personal stories of leadership, resilience and impact

The Legal Policy & Research Unit (LPRU) has created a podcast series interviewing inspiring IBA members with interesting careers and remarkable stories from across the globe. Each guest shares their thoughts and experiences about what it means to be a woman in the legal profession and how they have navigated different types of workplaces and challenges over the course of their career. The series covers diverse jurisdictions and women across all sectors of the law. 

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Carli Schickerling 

Carli Schickerling is a Namibian lawyer and Officer of the IBA LGBTQI+ Law Committee, with a 16-year career spanning a wide range of practice areas including family law, general civil litigation, immigration and human rights. She has consistently used her legal expertise to champion the rights of minorities and marginalized groups, foster a culture of diversity and inclusion and advocate for equality under the law and in society more broadly. A member of the Law Society of Namibia, she also served as the Chairperson of its Human Rights Committee and was a member on both the Ethics and Investigations Committee, and the Child, Gender and Family Law Committee.

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