Creating a Successful Law Firm in Lockdown – Alistair and Shona Wells – S6E11
You could say that leaving a secure and well-paid job to start your own law firm in the middle of a global pandemic is a little brave, huh? That’s exactly what this week’s guests Alistair and Shona Wells did and in this episode, they’re sharing with us the highs, the lows, their experience as a whole and their learned […]
Legally Speaking Blog on Solicitor Apprenticeships
Joanna Hughes is a qualified lawyer who worked an international law firm as a lawyer and social mobility advocate for a couple of decades before setting up a new company, Joanna Hughes Solicitor Apprenticeships, to offer advice to law firms and in-house legal teams who wish to set up this route into the legal profession. […]
Be THAT Lawyer – Steve Fretzin – S6E10
Finding a way to demystify the most challenging elements of growing a sustainable law practice? Here’s what they didn’t teach you in law school… 😉 This week, we had the absolute pleasure of chatting to premier coach, skills trainer and business development for attorneys keynote speaker, Steve Fretzin! Steve has devoted the last 18 years of […]
Using LegalTech to Build Strong Online Communities – Chad Aboud – S6E9
If you’re not on social media these days, you’re living in the dark ages, aren’t you? Some say that the legal industry is a sector that still very much lives in the past and has a long way to go. Certainly from conversations we’ve had with previous guests, many people in the legal sector still […]
Access to the Law through Data – Nicole Clark – S6E8
Democratising access to the law by making state trial court records and legal data more accessible is a necessary step in bringing greater transparency to the US judicial system… but why? This week, we’re chatting to Nicole Clark. Nicole is the CEO and Co-Founder of Trellis, a comprehensive AI-powered state court research and analytics platform that focuses […]
Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future – Orly Lobel – S6E7
Misconceptions, fear and lack of knowledge are common words we associate with the future of technology and even more so about artificial intelligence but should we be optimistic about the direction of AI and the purpose it can serve in law enforcement? This week we’re chatting to Warren Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of […]
Investigating White-Collar Crime – Tim Harris – S6E5
The legal sector is wide in its variety; from private client to blockchain and to property, family and criminal – they’re all equally exciting in their own right but how often are we able to dive deep into the day-to-day life of a solicitor acting in arguably one of the ‘juiciest’ areas of law? The […]
Cryptocurrency in the Law Industry – Daniel Lo – S6E4
This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Daniel Lo. Daniel Lo has been featured on the show previously in Season 3 and since then he has gone on to become the Chief Legal Officer of Cake DeFi an exciting organisation that enables cashflow from Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on a […]
Use Your Skills to Make More Money – Matt Margolis – S6E3
It’s no secret that over the last 2 years, video content and social media platforms such as TikTok are taking the marketing world as we know it by storm… This week’s guest says it’s vital that the law industry embraces this new digital age to continue to inspire, grow and ultimately, generate new business! Matt Margolis is the […]
She Shoots, She Scores: Being A Top-Rated Sports Lawyer – Jessie Engelhart – S6E2
From graduating Tilburg Law School in 2016 to continuing legal education in Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona, passing the Spanish Bar Exam and working for international law firms as well as with FCBarcelona and UEFA, this week we’re chatting to the sensational multilingual Lawyer Jessie Engelhart! Jessie proudly founded Sensato Sports Law, a boutique sports law firm, based in Barcelona in 2020 […]