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Life at the Magic Circle Miniseries – Stepping Up as a Senior Associate

In the third and penultimate episode of our ‘Life at the Magic Circle Miniseries’, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Paul Sampson back on the show. Currently a Funds & Asset Management Partner at Allen & Overy, Paul has spent time working at all levels of the law, and shares his experiences and advice in this exclusive miniseries. This episode covers: The skills and attributes needed to make the leap from an associate to a senior associate Some typical responsibilities of

March 3, 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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Life at the Magic Circle Miniseries – The Application

In the first episode of our new ‘Life at the Magic Circle’ miniseries, our host Robert Hanna is joined by Paul Sampson, a Funds & Asset Management Partner at Allen & Overy. In this educational first minisode, Paul gives his key advice for the application and interview stage, based on his experience as well as his wider industry knowledge. He also talks about his work as a Trainee at Allen & Overy. Topics covered include: More on his impressive career

February 17, 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

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Managing Partner & Author – Sarosh Zaiwalla – S3E23

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna welcomed Sarosh Zaiwalla onto the show. Sarosh is the founder and Senior Partner of Zaiwalla & Co. He set up the firm in 1982, and was the first non-European to set up a law firm in the City. Over the years he’s been involved in 1200 international arbitrations, including 115 cases that have changed the law. He’s worked with or advised major figures including the Dalai Llama, Ban Ki

January 4, 2021

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International Arbitration Managing Partner – Baiju Vasani – S3E22

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna was joined by Baiju Vasani. Baiju is currently an international arbitration lawyer at Ivanyan & Partners, based in London and Moscow. In this deeply insightful episode, he shares his story and perspectives on this fascinating and consequential area of the law. Having graduated from Oxford, he’s worked for the likes of Fulbright & Jarwoski, Crowell & Moring and Jones Day, practicing in both the UK and the US. In

December 28, 2020