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The Weightlifting Lawyer – Troy Atkin – S5EP28

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Trainee Solicitor, Troy Atkin… or The Weightlifting Lawyer as you may know him! Troy is currently in the first seat of his Training Contract and is based in the Commercial Department in the Portsmouth office of Biscoes Solicitors. Troy is due to qualify in March 2023. Alongside this (and given the name!), Troy is a national level powerlifter, taking 3rd place at the British Bench Competition, 2022 and 2021. Troy documents his fitness

May 9, 2022

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Presumed Guilty – Alexandra Shapiro – S5E27

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes the amazing Alexandra Shapiro to the show! Alexandra was one of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg‘s first law clerks at the Supreme Court, and also served as a law clerk to Judge Stephen F. Williams of the D.C. Circuit. Alexandra is a former federal prosecutor with 30 years of experience and has argued in the U.S Supreme Court. She has served as President of the New York Council of Defense Lawyers, in addition to handling many high-profile

May 2, 2022

Season 5

A Day in the Life of a High Profile Personal Injury Attorney – Frederick Penney – S5EP26

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes high profile Personal Injury (PI) Attorney, Frederick Penney! Fred is the CEO and Founder of the law firm, Penney & Associates. He is of the highest AVVO rated Personal Injury Attorney (a rating of 10 – ”Superb Lawyer”) and has featured on top media platforms such as Forbes (Fred’s Forbes Interview) and Entrepreneur (Fred’s Entrepreneur Interview). He has experience handling high profile cases and this has enabled him to become quite the ‘famous’ PI lawyer and

April 25, 2022

Season 5

Why I Quit Law – Jaysen Sutton – S5E25

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna is joined by the Corporate Law Academy Founder, Jaysen Sutton. Jaysen completed his undergraduate law degree at the London School of Economics. Jaysen went on to the University of Cambridge to complete his master’s in corporate law. From then on, Jaysen began his career as a trainee at the US-based law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges. The Corporate Law Academy is currently the largest community for aspiring lawyers, with over

April 18, 2022

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The Power of Instagram for Mentoring Trainee and Aspiring Lawyers – Megan Hulme – S5E24

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Megan Hulme. Megan is a trainee solicitor at an international law firm based in London. She previously worked as a Paralegal at Mischon de Reya LLP and Armstrong Private Client Solicitors Ltd before securing her training contract at the tail end of 2020. Megan is the Founder of ‘It’s All Hearsay’ – a popular Instagram page that has grown by its thousands in just a year! Megan founded the Instagram page to

April 11, 2022

Season 5

How Social Audio Increases Accessibility to Mentorship – Dayo Akinrinade – S5EP23

How is the social audio industry taking mentorship by storm? Well, social audio app ‘Wisdom’ is showing you how! This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Dayo Akinrinade, Founder of Wisdom. As well as being a successful business owner, Dayo aspires to fill diversity gaps, having been recognised as representing her passions by joining the founding team of OneTech and Africlick, a cultural dating app targeting 1 billion Africans globally. On top of that, in 2019 Dayo was named in the Financial

April 4, 2022

Season 5

How Can We Make Family Law More Accessible? – Emma Nash – S5E22

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Emma Nash, founder of the ‘Family Law Language Project‘ and Family Law Partner at Fletcher Day. Aside from Emma’s busy work life as a Family Law Partner, she is a strong advocate for reform within the family justice system. Emma is a strong believer in making family law easier to understand and more accessible to everyone. In this episode, we discuss the following: A typical workday in the life of

March 28, 2022

Fertility in the Workplace

Fertility in the Workplace Miniseries: Aspiring Lawyers, Recruitment and Retention

The ‘Fertility in the Workplace’ Miniseries, featuring Natalie Sutherland and Somaya Ouazzani, delves into how fertility in the workplace can be addressed more openly and how law firms can do a better job at acknowledging the challenges faced around fertility. The series looks into tackling fertility issues as a lawyer, in addition to family planning and becoming parents. Natalie Sutherland is a Partner at Burgess Mee, a Family Law Firm and their first fertility officer. Natalie has experience handling surrogacy matters, based in the

March 23, 2022

Season 5

How Can You Maintain High Performance Without Burning Out? – Charlène Gisele – S5E21

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Charlène Gisele. Charlène is the Founder and Director of her own Primal Wellness Coaching Business. Charlène trained as a solicitor and worked as an associate at American International law firm, Jones Day. Travelling the world to learn more about health and wellness, Charlène became a biohacker, working as Chief Wellness Adviser at INATIGO. In addition to her already great experience, Charlène is also a Mind and Emotional Health Consultant. In this episode,

March 21, 2022

Fertility in the Workplace

Fertility in the Workplace Miniseries: Fertility Coaching

The ‘Fertility in the Workplace’ Miniseries, featuring Emma Menzies delves into how fertility in the workplace can be addressed more openly and how law firms can do a better job at acknowledging the challenges faced around fertility. The series looks into tackling fertility issues as a lawyer, in addition to family planning and becoming parents. Emma Menzies is a Coach and founder of Ready Steady Coach, a specialist business focusing on helping professionals facilitate career fulfilment whilst experiencing fertility challenges. Emma’s background is

March 16, 2022