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Women’s Month: Building teams and empowering others
What does it take to go from lawyer to leader in law? In a special episode of the Africa Legal podcast, Webber Wentzel partners Carryn Alexander, Kirsten Wolmarans, and Lumen Moolman chat with Craig Sisterson about taking on new responsibilities, and their visions for the future of their legal practice
In celebration of 2025 Women’s Month in South Africa, Carryn Alexander, Kirsten Wolmarans, and Lumen Moolman of Webber Wentzel discuss their career journeys at the leading firm from candidate attorneys to partner, the surprising differences between being salaried and equity partners, the impact of being mentors for others, and the importance of soft skills for modern lawyers in a fast-changing world.
In this new special episode of the Africa Legal podcast, Carryn, Kirsten, and Lumen share their recent experiences of making the leap to equity partner, and the weight of responsibility coupled with the motivation of building a team within a law firm, keeping them busy with work, and helping grow the careers of an entire team.
Their conversation also highlights the changing face of the legal profession in Africa, the importance of role models at the higher levels and growing opportunities for women and lawyers of colour in legal leadership, and passing on lessons learned.
The talented trio also discuss the importance of soft skills like emotional intelligence and resilience for modern lawyers, a millennial approach to team leadership, their future visions for their own litigation and tax practices, and advice for African law students and young lawyers just starting out in the African legal profession.