Already a Future Women? Sign in Career What takes years to build and just seconds to ruin? Plus, what this top lawyer learned from her first high-profile case By FW Published 4 September, 2025 Career What takes years to build and just seconds to ruin? Plus, what this top lawyer learned from her first high-profile case By FW Published 4 September, 2025 Previous article This support system is being weaponised Next article How to get seen when searching for a job Rebekah Giles is one of Australia’s most high-profile lawyers. If her name is familiar, it’s probably because she’s been a key player in this country’s most publicised court cases. Her clients have included actor Geoffrey Rush, former Attorney General Christian Porter and ex-Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins – to name a few. Join the club Already a member? Sign in FW leadership series Podcast More from FW Career She didn’t pivot. She survived. Then she built an empire. By Melanie Dimmitt Career “It’s life and death. It’s not a performance” By Melanie Dimmitt Career The great resignation: why women are leaving the workforce in record numbers. By Jesse Kitzler AI Four creatives on defining their boundaries with AI By Melanie Dimmitt Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
