18 February 2026

CPD webinar: Beyond the legal ladder

A common theme of our conversations with GCs and senior in-house lawyers is “what does the career path ahead look like?” Should you look at a similar role in a bigger company? Move interstate or overseas? And what might a non-legal role look like?

In this webinar, David Curtain spoke with Astrid Heward and Tim MacKinnon, who have moved into COO and CEO roles respectively. Astrid and Tim talked about their pathways from legal to non-legal roles, including insights about what helped them and how they overcame challenges.

Speakers:

Astrid Heward – COO, Bureau of Meteorology
Tim MacKinnon – CEO, PlayHQ