A Crafty Counsel Community for In-House Legal Professionals – Ben White – S5E32
This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes the super talented Ben White to the show! Ben is the Founder of Crafty Counsel, a media platform for in-house counsels and other legal professionals to connect with each other. Ben trained at Clifford Chance, before advancing to Senior Associate within the Corporate Finance Team. He then moved to […]
High Profile Cases, Mental Health & Law – Lorna Hackett & Michael Mansfield KC – S5E31
This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes the fabulous Lorna Hackett and Michael Mansfield QC to the show! We’re super excited about this one! Lorna is a barrister with extensive litigation experience in judicial review and human rights. She was called to the Bar in 2003, with expertise in advising cases of a sensitive nature. Lorna […]
Why Law Firms Should Invest in a Social Proof Strategy – Guest Blog with Glenn Reid
Glenn Reid is a legal marketing consultant over at Reid & Partners, offering expert niche advice and services to law firms in the UK and Ireland. This week, he wrote a handy article on social strategy for law firms and happily allowed the Legally Speaking Podcast to share his thoughts on our blog! You can […]
Government Contracts in Plain English – Christoph Mlinarchik – S5E30
This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Christoph Mlinarchik to the show! Christoph is a former US federal contracting officer, former director of GovCon for a US defence contractor and is a qualified expert witness. Christoph is also an attorney, consultant and instructor. He has a wealth of experience negotiating, reviewing and managing billions of dollars of […]
The Business Side to the Bar – Lawrence Power – S5E29
This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna chats with the very experienced and fascinating Lawrence Power! Lawrence is a Barrister and was called to the Middle Temple in 1995. Since being called, Lawrence has built a large high profile practice and has been the Head of Chambers for over 15 years at Whitestone Chambers in London, specialising in Commercial […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]