“I think the assumption is when you grow up inthe country and you’re female and you’ve got abrother, that farming interests would transferto the boys and you find something else to do.”To supplement life as a student,Vickie rekindled her childhoodentrepreneurial streak, fosteredthrough ventures including buyingand selling pigs with her brother asa child. Equipped with her trustyHusqvarna sewing machine, thebudding law student sewed and soldbikinis and bridesmaid dresses.During her studies, Vickie frequentlyvisited legal practitioners offering4THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDEcareer insights and work experience.“I took them literally, I rang themwhen I’d decided what I wanted todo,” she said.This led to her first graduateposition at David Burrell & Cowhere, interested in court work, shestarted with criminal law and quicklybegan dealing with everything fromthe Aviation Act to child custodydisputes. She gained valuable insightworking alongside senior barristersincluding Ted Mulligan QC andBrian Martin QC AO.Backed by an impressive calibreof courtroom experiences, Vickieestablished her own practice,Chapman and Associates, before
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