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“I think the assumption is when you grow up in
the country and you’re female and you’ve got a
brother, that farming interests would transfer
to the boys and you find something else to do.”
To supplement life as a student,
Vickie rekindled her childhood
entrepreneurial streak, fostered
through ventures including buying
and selling pigs with her brother as
a child. Equipped with her trusty
Husqvarna sewing machine, the
budding law student sewed and sold
bikinis and bridesmaid dresses.
During her studies, Vickie frequently
visited legal practitioners offering
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career insights and work experience.
“I took them literally, I rang them
when I’d decided what I wanted to
do,” she said.
This led to her first graduate
position at David Burrell & Co
where, interested in court work, she
started with criminal law and quickly
began dealing with everything from
the Aviation Act to child custody
disputes. She gained valuable insight
working alongside senior barristers
including Ted Mulligan QC and
Brian Martin QC AO.
Backed by an impressive calibre
of courtroom experiences, Vickie
established her own practice,
Chapman and Associates, before
