Rajan Chettiar's guest appearances

Rajan Chettiar

The Happy Lawyer Happy Life Podcast

Dan Rogers

Dominique Lamb

Michelle May

John Cahill

Paul Horvath

Andrew Evans

Amanda Stoker

Stevie Dillon

Grace Kelly

Kate Clark

Ken Taylor

Emma Heuston

Dugald Hamilton

Demetrio Zema

Matthew Jones

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This week I went across the oceans for Happy Lawyer Happy Life the international addition and had the chance to catch up with a wonderful colleague and friend Rajan Chettiar.  Rajan is a fellow collaborative family lawyer who practices out of Singapore.  Our paths crossed a few years ago thanks to our mutual involvement in the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and I have been so grateful for social media for enabling us to keep in touch ever since. Rajan began his career in law in a large firm in Singapore practicing in banking litigation but a few years in, he found himself in a place many of us can relate to- feeling pretty burned out and questioning whether life in the law was for him. He embarked upon a 4 week trip around India (aka Eat, Pray, Love) and returned with the idea to start his own family law firm and hasn’t looked back since!  I have come to know Rajan as a talented Collaborative Lawyer, a wonderful leader and a kind and empathetic professional.  In this interview he shared much wise advice on building a fulfilling career in law and ensuring we all find time for ‘life’ too. In this interview, Rajan and I also chatted about-  If Rajan was not a lawyer he would have been a social worker.  He has a passion for helping others which he first learned of when volunteering at age 14. Rajan grew up in Singapore and gives us a snapshot of his upbringing and the multicultural aspects of life in Singapore. Singapore is a beautiful country and Rajan describes it as an ‘international food paradise’. How Rajan found his way to a career in law. Rajan studied law in both the UK and Singapore and shares his experiences studying across two quite different countries. These days Rajan is an avid cook which he first learned during his time in the UK. Finishing up his studies in the UK Rajan came home to Singapore to sit his bar exam and then worked in a large law firm for 6 years. Although Rajan always had aspirations to help others, his first 6 years in lawland were in banking litigation something he enjoyed but that fast led to burnout. Rajan explains that banking litigation was a good foundation for becoming a lawyer as it taught him ethics, hard work and how to be a good lawyer. The hours Rajan worked in his early years were taxing and brought him to the edge of burn-out.  He took a leave of absence and embarked upon a 4 week trip to India.  He and I both chuckled at the similarity of this trip with parts of the popular Elizabeth Gilbert ‘Eat Pray Love’. While in India, upon reflection, Rajan decided to go back to his core calling  – family law.  He returned home and set up his own firm. The leadership aspect of owning your own business and managing personalities and emotions in the office.  The importance of the support of Rajan’s wife in building his business. Hearing the term ‘ Collaborative Law’ for the first time and Rajan’s love for the non-adversarial approach to separation. In 2012 Rajan undertook training in Collaborative Practice from a lawyer here in Melbourne and he was able to take his learnings back and kickstart Collaborative Practice in Singapore. The benefits  of the collaborative approach. The importance of relationships, a sense of community and their impact on our daily happiness. ‘Relationships are at the core of the work that we do – it’s really important – for ourselves and the people we work with.’ Rajan’s tips for managing the stress as a family lawyer and business owner. After two burnouts, Rajan learnt the value of self-care and now needs time alone to recharge. The shift in the conversation around mental health in Singapore. Rajan’s Happiness Tip  Sit back and enjoy this interview with Rajan Chettiar. *** Learn more here about upcoming events and courses and connect with Clarissa Rayward at the ‘Happy Lawyer Happy Life’ knowledge centre-  A community for lawyers who want to make the best out of their life in and outside of the law.     Listen to last week’s episode here The post Episode 209 – Eat, Pray, Love or perhaps Collaborate with Rajan Chettiar appeared first on The Happy Family Lawyer.

<p>This week I went across the oceans for Happy Lawyer Happy Life the international addition and had the chance to catch up with a wonderful colleague and friend Rajan Chettiar.  Rajan is a fellow collaborative family lawyer who practices out of Singapore.  Our paths crossed a few years ago thanks to our mutual involvement in the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and I have been so grateful for social media for enabling us to keep in touch ever since.</p> <p>Rajan began his career in law in a large firm in Singapore practicing in banking litigation but a few years in, he found himself in a place many of us can relate to- feeling pretty burned out and questioning whether life in the law was for him. He embarked upon a 4 week trip around India (aka Eat, Pray, Love) and returned with the idea to start his own family law firm and hasn’t looked back since!  I have come to know Rajan as a talented Collaborative Lawyer, a wonderful leader and a kind and empathetic professional.  In this interview he shared much wise advice on building a fulfilling career in law and ensuring we all find time for ‘life’ too.</p> <p>In this interview, Rajan and I also chatted about-</p> <ul> <li>If Rajan was not a lawyer he would have been a social worker.  He has a passion for helping others which he first learned of when volunteering at age 14.</li> <li>Rajan grew up in Singapore and gives us a snapshot of his upbringing and the multicultural aspects of life in Singapore.</li> <li>Singapore is a beautiful country and Rajan describes it as an ‘international food paradise’.</li> <li>How Rajan found his way to a career in law.</li> <li>Rajan studied law in both the UK and Singapore and shares his experiences studying across two quite different countries.</li> <li>These days Rajan is an avid cook which he first learned during his time in the UK.</li> <li>Finishing up his studies in the UK Rajan came home to Singapore to sit his bar exam and then worked in a large law firm for 6 years.</li> <li>Although Rajan always had aspirations to help others, his first 6 years in lawland were in banking litigation something he enjoyed but that fast led to burnout.</li> <li>Rajan explains that banking litigation was a good foundation for becoming a lawyer as it taught him ethics, hard work and how to be a good lawyer.</li> <li>The hours Rajan worked in his early years were taxing and brought him to the edge of burn-out.  He took a leave of absence and embarked upon a 4 week trip to India.  He and I both chuckled at the similarity of this trip with parts of the popular Elizabeth Gilbert ‘Eat Pray Love’.</li> <li>While in India, upon reflection, Rajan decided to go back to his core calling  – family law.  He returned home and set up his own firm.</li> <li>The leadership aspect of owning your own business and managing personalities and emotions in the office. </li> <li>The importance of the support of Rajan’s wife in building his business.</li> <li>Hearing the term ‘ Collaborative Law’ for the first time and Rajan’s love for the non-adversarial approach to separation.</li> <li>In 2012 Rajan undertook training in Collaborative Practice from a lawyer here in Melbourne and he was able to take his learnings back and kickstart Collaborative Practice in Singapore.</li> <li>The benefits  of the collaborative approach.</li> <li>The importance of relationships, a sense of community and their impact on our daily happiness.</li> <li>‘Relationships are at the core of the work that we do – it’s really important – for ourselves and the people we work with.’</li> <li>Rajan’s tips for managing the stress as a family lawyer and business owner.</li> <li>After two burnouts, Rajan learnt the value of self-care and now needs time alone to recharge.</li> <li>The shift in the conversation around mental health in Singapore.</li> <li>Rajan’s Happiness Tip</li> </ul> <p>Sit back and enjoy this interview with Rajan Chettiar.</p> <p><strong>***</strong></p> <h4>Learn more here about upcoming events and courses and connect with Clarissa Rayward at the ‘Happy Lawyer Happy Life’ knowledge centre-  A community for lawyers who want to make the best out of their life in and outside of the law.   </h4> <h4><a href="http://www.happylawyerhappylife.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a></h4> <p>Listen to last week’s episode <a href="https://www.thehappyfamilylawyer.com/podcast/episode-208-jason-monro/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thehappyfamilylawyer.com/podcast/episode-209-rajan-chettiar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 209 – Eat, Pray, Love or perhaps Collaborate with Rajan Chettiar</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thehappyfamilylawyer.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Happy Family Lawyer</a>.</p>

Episode 209 – Eat, Pray, Love or perhaps Collaborate with Rajan Chettiar