Sally McGhee

What position do you currently hold and where? Senior Tax Manager of the Business services division at Hall Chadwick Sydney.

What does your job involve? My role involves assisting a range of individuals and  small to large organisations, across a number of industries with both their accounting and taxation needs.

This Chartered Accounting role enables me to work on a variety of different projects across the tax and accounting spectrum.

What led you to choose UTS:Law for your studies? It is challenging working full time and studying part-time. UTS provides the flexibility and understanding of postgraduate study. It accommodates this through its ongoing learning program throughout the year by providing more course options during the summer session and by making lectures and tutorials available after work hours to assist with our study and work life. It also has the advantage of being able to complete practical legal training at UTS and provides the Brennan Justice and Leadership Program.

Was your decision to study the Juris Doctor to advance your current career path or a career change? My decision to study the Juris Doctor was to advance my current career path. I am currently working as a chartered accountant and the law degree would complement and extend these skills I have in the area of taxation.

How have your studies at UTS contributed to your career as a whole? How have they informed the way you work? They have allowed me to read more and understand and appreciate the form and structure of my written and spoken work.

What was the most rewarding aspect of your degree? Why? Achieving the best performance award for Perspectives of Law, whilst working full-time in a challenging chartered accounting role.

What is the most useful or important thing you learned from your studies at UTS? That anything is possible- you may not always go well in everything, but a positive attitude and pure determination will get you through.

Was there anyone in particular at the University who had a significant influence on your studies? Peter Alexander has been my great influencer so far. He made the learning of law relevant and interesting to understand through discussion and by providing current examples of the legal concepts. This enabled me to develop a further interest in what I was studying.

What would your advice be for someone who is looking at studying Law at UTS? It is a great University that provides many options for courses, it provides the flexibility of classes and the lectures and tutors are very smart and engaging people.

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