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I N SI D E BucketOrange EDITOR'S NOTE

Welcome to the first ever digital, and fully
downloadable, issue of BucketOrange
Magazine.
Voltaire once said, "Is there anyone so wise as
to learn by the experience of others?" Among
millennials, the answer is a deafening YES!
Renowned for learning from the experience of
its predecessors and thinking 'outside the
bucket', this generation's inextinguishable social
conscience and passion for technology &
innovation has seen it continue to push the
boundaries of accepted wisdom. As one of the
largest and most influential demographics, the
capacity of millennials to tolerate risk and
embrace change continues to drive more
efficient ways of working, conducting business,
managing physical, emotional, financial and
legal health, as well as planning a more
sustainable social and environmental future.
When millennials see an injustice - whether in
various forms of inequality, corporate greed,
flawed government policy or personal or human
rights abuses - they stand to correct it.
But how can you identify an injustice, and work
towards its eradication, if you only hold one
piece of the larger systemic puzzle in which that
problem continues to flourish?
Brooklyn indie-pop band Haerts sings on its
popular track 'Hemiplegia' "you can't move up,
with your eyes down," meaning that it's
impossible to move forward in life without first
understanding what is holding you, or your
community, back.

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that propels you confidently into the world,
armed with all the zest, knowledge and
personal empowerment needed to make
your life, and the lives of others, infinitely
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By providing you with the best and most relevant
everyday law hacks, we aim to dispel the myth
that lawyers are the gate-keepers to the law and
your access to justice. In fact, we're handing you
tools to unpeel the solutions to your biggest life
problems yourself.

Whether you are starting a new career or
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existential questions right here on these
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We hope that you use this information (from
some of Australia's, and the world's, brightest
and most forward-thinking legal practitioners)
to build the best possible version of your life.

In fulfilling BucketOrange's juicy mission,
we're particularly excited to put the
squeeze on the Australian legal industry
with something brand new, and uniquely
beneficial to you.

In the April issue of BucketOrange, we're excited
to profile James Ford, from one of Australia's
most innovative dispersed law firms, Nexus Law
Group (p2). James shares insights on the brand
new niche area of green development legal work.
You'll read about the long-term benefits of green
buildings for young Australian business owners
and the environment (p6). Inside you'll also
discover a few of James' favourite law hacks for
young Australians (p10).
Prepare to have your biggest problems pulped!
Sarah Lynch
Founder & CEO
Barrister & Solicitor