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Understanding Mental Health Law in 2021 – Steve Lawlor – S4E2

In this episode of the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna speaks to Steve Lawlor. Steve runs Lawlor’s Law Limited, a legal consultancy firm specialising in mental health law. As well as advising law firms, the consultancy trains medical professionals to help them better understand the issues, especially in relation to the Mental Health Act 1983. He’s also hosts the Legal Wolf podcast and mentors law students. In this episode he shares his story, describes the world of mental

March 29, 2021

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Trial Lawyer and Digital Marketing Expert – Mitch Jackson – S4E1

In this episode of the Legally Speaking Podcast, and our Season 4 opener, host Robert Hanna is joined by Mitch Jackson. Mitch is a top lawyer, entrepreneur and author based in California. By day, he’s an award winning trial lawyer and equity partner at Jackson & Wilson, which specialises in personal injury disputes and business litigation. Partly thanks to his strengths winning the cases others wouldn’t take on, he was awarded the ‘California Litigation Lawyer of the Year Award’ in 2013 and

March 22, 2021

Bonus Episode: Working Mothers in the Law

In this week’s bonus episode of the Legally Speaking Podcast, we celebrate International Women’s Day by sharing some of the highlights of our interviews with high-performing working mothers and female entrepreneurs in the sector. Our first feature is Mandeep Kaur Virdee, Managing Partner of Kaur Maxwell. She managed to set up her successful firm whilst 8 months pregnant! In our extract, she shares this inspiring story. Listen to Mandeep’s original episode, ‘Managing Partner Goals’. We then hear from Alice Stephenson,

March 8, 2021

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Sports Law Special: A Rugby Union – S3E30

For the Season 3 Finale of the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna spoke to Ben Cisneros and Daniel Leo. Daniel is a former professional rugby player. In the past, he’s played for London Wasps and his home country, the Pacific island nation of Manu Samoa. He’s currently the CEO of Pacific Rugby Players Welfare (PRPW) and Director at Tusitala Films. Ben is a Trainee Solicitor at Morgan Sports Law, the new legal partner of PRPW, supporting the charity’s

February 22, 2021

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Document Automation in 2021 – Avvoka – S3E29

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna was joined by Giles Thompson, Head of Growth at Avvoka. Prior to this, he enjoyed successful stints working at BP, Herbert Smith Freehills and Kirkland & Ellis. In this highly topical episode, Giles shares his story and insights on the fast-moving world of legal automation, including how Avvoka is turbo-charging the industry’s adoption of intuitive and user-friendly document automation software. Overall, he discusses: His experience in private practice before

February 15, 2021

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Appellate Attorney & Author – M.C. Sungaila – S3E28

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomed M.C. Sungaila onto the show. M.C. Sungaila is an Appellate Chair at Buchalter, and based in California. She’s also an award-winning author, having published two non-law books in her spare time. For her legal work, she’s won numerous awards, including the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Award from the Women Lawyers’ Association of Los Angeles. M.C. also holds multiple leadership positions on the boards

February 8, 2021

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Life as a Finance Law Partner – Jayne Backett – S3E27

In this week’s episode of the Legally Speaking Podcast, Robert Hanna is joined by Jayne Backett, a banking and finance partner at Fieldfisher. Specialising in real estate finance transactions, she joined the firm as a partner in 2016, after spending 11 years at Mayer Brown. In this insightful and candid episode, she discusses more on her impressive career journey and current work, and explains why she is such a firm advocate of boosting social mobility in the sector. Also discussed

February 1, 2021

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Redefining Law through Legal Innovation – Aaron Baer – S3E26

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna welcomed process and legal tech enthusiast Aaron Baer on the show. Aaron is currently a partner at Aird & Berlis LLP, and is based in Toronto. He’s redefining how law is conducted by making processes more efficient through smart use of legal technology and transparent client communication. He’s played a leading role at the firm in introducing legal tech, overseeing its adoption of AI, project management tools and data

January 25, 2021

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Wonsulting – Jonathan Javier – S3E25

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna welcomed Jonathan Javier onto the show. Jonathan is an entrepreneur and speaker based in Los Angeles, and has helped tens of thousands of jobseekers get hired at top multinational firms. Despite initially lacking industry connections and graduating from a non-target school, Jonathan used the power of tech and LinkedIn to land prestigious roles at the likes of Snap Inc, Google and Cisco. Based on his experience in the tech world

January 19, 2021

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Season 3: Episode 24 – Trainee and Me – Tracy Tsao

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna met the impressive and influential Tracy Tsao. Tracy is the founder of the Traineeandme blog, a popular advice platform for trainee solicitors. She currently has a training contract at Rosenblatt Ltd., a unique AIM-listed full-service law firm. In the episode she shares her journey, including why she started the Traineeandme initiative and what she’s learnt on her journey to achieving a training contract. Also discussed is: Her background in

January 11, 2021