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Careers Interview: Katrina Swain, family court adviser

There is no typical day for a family court adviser. On one day they might be in court, for example ensuring a family has the support they need to have contact with a child.

Katrina Swain, who has been a family court adviser for four years, says: "A lot of our work is about analysing the work of other people."

Swain says the job brings emotional rewards that are "more than any financial reward could be."

"When we get to have a positive impact on children and their families, being in a situation where a child is reunited with an absent parent for example, that is a very special part of our job," she says.

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