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Why You Should Work as an In-House Lawyer – Emma Lilley – S4E9

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna speaks to Emma Lilley, an accomplished in-house solicitor and legal influencer. Emma is currently the Sole Legal Counsel at SD Worx, and previously worked in-house for Manchester Airports Group (MAG) and WEX Europe Services. She is widely known in the industry thanks to her popular @inhousepotterInstagram account, which provides tips to aspiring and practicing in-house solicitors around the world (she currently has over 7,500 followers!). She also runs the

May 17, 2021

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Why Tiger King is Fake – With Carole Baskin – S4E8

In this week’s episode of the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomed the one and only Carole Baskin onto the show. As well as being a star of the hit Netflix show, ‘Tiger King‘, she’s a big cats rights activist and CEO of Big Cat Rescue (a non-profit tiger sanctuary in Florida). Carole is also the CEO of the International Tiger Coalition and a social media influencer. Additionally, she appeared in a recent Louis Theroux documentary, on the US

May 10, 2021

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Life as a Catastrophic and Brain Injury Lawyer – Tina Odjaghian – S4E7

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, Robert Hanna speaks to Tina Odjaghian. Tina is a US-based attorney who runs Odjaghian Law Group, which specialises in workers’ compensation litigation, with an emphasis on brain injury related litigation and industrial catastrophic injuries. The firm has seen strong recent growth, and now employs a robust team of 4 attorneys. Tina is not just any attorney, she’s been named as a ‘Super Lawyer’ by the Super Lawyers Magazine in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,

May 3, 2021

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How to Deal with a Cannabis Stop and Search in the US – Pot Brothers at Law – S4E6

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna speaks to Marc Wasserman. Marc is an attorney, filmmaker, actor and campaigner against cannabis prohibition in the United States. Based in California, Marc has been an attorney for 24 years, running a practice specialising in criminal defence, family law and more. Marc is well-known for his practice Pot Brothers at Law. He’s also a major Instagram influencer, and runs the @pot_brothers_at_lawaccount with his brother (which boasts over 480,000 followers).

April 26, 2021

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Corporate Lawyer, Author and Legal Entrepreneur – Suzanne Dibble – S4E5

In this episode of the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna is joined by Suzanne Dibble. Suzanne is currently a legal entrepreneur and renowned author. She’s had a distinguished career working both in-house and in private practice, at a number of well-known multinational firms. She started her high-flying career at DLA Piper, where she had a memorable 6-month secondment working for Virgin Management under Richard Branson. She later worked at ITV as Senior Legal Counsel, where she rubbed shoulders with

April 19, 2021

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Can a Barrister Become a Partner in a Law Firm? – Sahar Farooqi – S4E4

In this episode of the Legally Speaking Podcast, Robert Hanna welcomed Sahar Farooqi onto the show to find out more! Sahar is currently a Barrister and a Partner at DAC Beachcroft where he has co-founded 8 DAC Beachcroft Buildings, or 8DB, bringing the Bar into a law firm. By bringing the expertise of barristers into law firms, he’s helping to provide better job security and prospects for these barristers, as well as bolstering both the service offering and revenue of

April 12, 2021

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Alternative Routes to Becoming a Solicitor – With Amy Weir-Simmons & Maia Crockford – S4E3

In this episode of the Legally Speaking Podcast, host Robert Hanna is joined by two influential and high-achieving aspiring lawyers, Amy Weir-Simmons and Maia Crockford. They both also represent KC Partners as leading brand ambassadors. Amy is a first class graduate from Royal Holloway and is currently studying for a Master’s degree in law. Alongside her role as Head Ambassador for KC Partners, she works as a Business Development Coordinator for Watson’s Daily, as Head of Design for Legally Supported

April 5, 2021

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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

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