Geraldine Johns-Putra, Australia - Integrative Lawyers of the World, Series 2 Episode 1
Geraldine Johns-Putra is a corporate lawyer who uses the law to build impactful, human-centered, earth-friendly enterprises and ecosystems. She works with businesses, governing bodies and institutions, and enterprises for happier humans and a healthier planet. In this episode we talk with her about self-agency and assertion of rights balanced with our interconnectedness and being in service to others. She also tells us ow she developed a successful integrative law practice with a client list full of people, businesses and enterprises wanting to make a positive impact in the world. Music for this podcast was created by Toby Leach. He may be contacted at: [email protected]
Integrative Lawyers of the World · Kerry Raleigh, Geraldine Johns-Putra
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Show Notes
Geraldine Johns-Putra
Email: [email protected]
Her Law Firm Name: Geraldine Grace
Podcast: New Earth Lawyer
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Brief Bio:
Geraldine Johns-Putra is a corporate lawyer who uses the law to build impactful, human-centered, earth-friendly enterprises and ecosystems. She works with businesses, governing bodies and institutions, and enterprises for happier humans and a healthier planet.
From Geraldine Grace website:
I am based in Melbourne, Australia.
I am an expert in ESG, impact, business & human rights and modern slavery.
I established my law practice in 2020, focussing on enterprises seeking purpose, and actors in the impact economy.
I am legal advisor to not-for-profits with a national reach in impact and purpose.
I work with Boards to optimise performance and help enterprises embed purpose and integrate human rights into their business.
I have over 20 years' experience practicing law in Australia, the UK, Hong Kong and mainland China.
I have worked for large global and Australian law firms and was a partner of a top-tier Australian law firm for several years.
I sit on the peak governing body of Australia's largest university.
My mission is to use the law to build more impactful legal enterprises & ecosystems for a happier world.
Show Notes:
Main theme: self-agency and assertion of rights balanced with our interconnectedness and being in service of others
In this episode, we discuss:
- Why she includes this statement “I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land where I work and live, the Yaluk-ut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung. I pay my respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.” on her website.
- How these times show the growing-up of humanity
- How self-agency and service of others go hand in hand with each other
- Geraldine’s question that we should all ask ourselves individually and as part of businesses and enterprises: “How can I be of service of others and how can I be of service of the planet”
- Having wisdom and love as the driving forces that elevate all of us
- The role of healing ourselves is the first step in our work for healing others and the world
- Participating in society and the rationality of voting
- There is no left and right; there is us.
- Creating safe spaces in conversations – even with people who don’t think like we do
- Her work in identifying her values and claiming her purpose and how she integrates these in her work
- Creating human-centered, earth-friendly enterprises and ecosystems and finding alternative ways to do things such as with B-corporations and impact investing
- What integrative law and what being an integrative lawyer mean to her
- How she developed a successful integrative law practice with a client list full of people, businesses and enterprises wanting to make a positive impact in the world
A video version of this episode is available on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7R-_wylJ2YQ-uLUPzRJ61bXgRxvGLulY