BBC Online :
The woman who has just been named the first female chief justice of Australia’s High Court dropped out of school aged 15 in a bid for financial independence.
Though later regretting the move, it was not long before Susan Kiefel found work as a receptionist in a Brisbane law firm.
She finished her high school certificate part-time, then took a job as a legal clerk while completing a law degree at night.
The woman who has just been named the first female chief justice of Australia’s High Court dropped out of school aged 15 in a bid for financial independence.
Though later regretting the move, it was not long before Susan Kiefel found work as a receptionist in a Brisbane law firm.
She finished her high school certificate part-time, then took a job as a legal clerk while completing a law degree at night.
