Overcoming perfectionism to help others with Hiromi Shiraishi

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Hiromi Shiraishi is my guest today and she shows us how when people put up their own barriers that stop you from advancing in your career, you can choose to step around them and find your own path. If you are working as in-house counsel and want to know how you can be more visible and help others more effectively in the organisation, then this is the episode for you.

We would love to see more of our legal eagles helping with organisations such as Kids Door because we know the power of language to open up opportunities.

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In this episode you’ll hear:

• Hiromi’s non-linear path to a career in law
• Being dissuaded to apply for overseas postings because she was a woman
• What Hiromi does as in-house counsel to be seen more in her organisation
• How Hiromi started to let go of perfectionism and help others in her team
• The importance of pro-bono work and volunteering for your own learning as well as helping others
• Her favourite podcasts and other fun facts

About Hiromi

Hiromi is Country Counsel for HP and has worked as in-house counsel for Renova Inc, Nokia Solutions and Networks Japan. She also has a solid Law firm background having worked at Nishimura and Asahi in Japan, and two law firms in the US.

Hiromi also had the unique experience of working for the Japanese government in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Legal Affairs Bureau in Tokyo advising other government ministries and agencies.

Hiromi is a member of the Japan Federal Bar Association and Dai-Ni Tokyo Bar Association and is also admitted in the State Bar of California.

Educated at Tsuda College in Tokyo and attaining a BA, she then went on to do her legal qualification, at the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan and LLM at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law in Los Angeles.

Hiromi has also authored several publications such as “Cloud Computing and Protection of Personal Information in Chapter Three of “Legal Practices and Cloud Computing”, and she also wrote the chapter called Movement to Reduce Barriers to Access to Information, in the publication entitled “Commentary on Revised Copyright Act”.

Hiromi is a super contributor to the community through volunteering by way of English tutoring for underprivileged high school students with “Kids Door”.

Connect with Hiromi

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hiromi-shiraishi-9b380b161/

Links

Kids Door: https://kidsdoor.net/

La Maree de Chaya https://chaya.co.jp/

Hidden Brain Podcast

Planet Money Podcast

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