I AM ISSUE 21 JULY. 2015 | Page 6

Cassi Jenkins is your average 20 something - a blonde hair, bronzed skin, beach babe, that provides an easy clue as to which part of the Shire she chooses to spend her days and nights - that would be Cronulla, of course. Growing up in the Shire and completing her HSC studies at Caringbah High School only a few years ago, she was your typical local teen with University on the cards and a career waiting - as expected - in the wings, some four to six years down the track. If that is where Cassi’s story ends, we wouldn’t be writing much that would motivate your soul or cause your life mojo’s ears to prick, now would we? On successfully ticking the Uni box, Cassi found herself in the Corporate Litigation field working on cases stamped with ‘important’ and climbing her way up the legal ladder ... until ... Cassi realised the ladder she had stepped onto wasn’t leading her towards anything stamped with ‘important’ on the personal Cassi Jenkins life journey. When you ask Cassi what led her to follow a career path like Law, her answer is without doubt in line with her heart - she chose to study Law in the hope that someday she would be making change and fighting for Human Rights. Cassi, however, worked out what many people can quietly question over a lifetime, her current career was no match for the life purpose.