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Season 7

Law, Dragons, and AI with BBC Dragons’ Den – Piers Linney – S7E13

Are you a lawyer contemplating a transition into entrepreneurship? This week we’re super excited to be chatting with Piers Linney, renowned entrepreneur and former Dragon on BBC’s Dragons’ Den. Piers Linney is recognized for his successful ventures and dynamic approach to innovation. He’s a sought-after speaker, advisor, and mentor, sharing his wisdom and expertise with those eager to make their mark in the business world. Before taking the business world by storm, Piers made waves in the legal realm, honing his

July 31, 2023

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Rapper and Lawyer: How You Can Practice Law, Follow Your Passions and Make Partner – S5E15

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Nick Eziefula. Nick is a partner at one of the UK’s leading media and entertainment law firms, Simkins LLP. Nick specialises in commercial law and intellectual property. Nick is passionate about music and is an artist himself. Nick has released several albums, touring internationally. Alongside this, Nick also works in technology, providing advice on legal and commercial on software licensing, e-commerce as well as data protection. In this

February 7, 2022

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Being a West End Actor and a Commercial Lawyer – Karl Wilson – S5E12

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Karl Wilson. After training to become a lawyer with Linklaters and qualifying into their Capital Markets team, Karl took a year out to pursue his other passions and attended the Royal Academy of Music. He later embarked upon two years of professional actor training at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Since then, Karl has managed to combine his passion of the law and acting last year enjoying a

January 17, 2022

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How to Quit Big Law and Become a Business Owner – Laura Brunnen – S5E2

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Laura Brunnen. Laura is the founder and director of ‘The Legal Strategist Limited’ a B2B legal consulting and education business in which she brings expert ‘big business’ legal advice to new and growing businesses. In 2017, Laura became the first woman to lead the winning private equity team of the year at the British Legal Awards and in the same year founded ‘The 1973 Club’, a social network for

November 8, 2021

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International Dance DJ Turned Media and E-Commerce Partner – Tom Harding – S3E20

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna is joined by Tom Harding. Once a professional DJ performing in front of thousands of fans, he’s now a Partner at the prestigious global law firm, Osborne Clark. Not one to stray too far from his hedonistic former life, he now specialises in the fascinating and growing area of digital media and e-commerce law. In the episode Tom talks about: How he accidentally fell into his early DJ career,

December 14, 2020