Integrative Lawyers of the World

Geraldine Johns-Putra, Australia - Integrative Lawyers of the World, Series 2 Episode 1

Episode Summary

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: tobby.leach@gmail.com

Episode Notes

Geraldine Johns-Putra

Email: geraldine@geraldinegrace.com.au

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