The Neurodiverse Lawyer – Amelia Platton – S5E34
This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Amelia Platton, future Trainee Solicitor, neurodiversity advocate and Winner of Legal Cheek’s Best Use of Social Media Award 2022! Amelia is a first-class law graduate from the University of Leeds and a Future Trainee Solicitor at Clifford Chance. Alongside this, Amelia is the Founder of The Neurodiverse Lawyer Project: […]
How 20 Women Lawyers Got #Networked – Lisa Lang – S5E33
This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Lisa Lang. Lisa is an Award-winning University General Counsel, currently based at Kentucky State University in the USA. In the past, Lisa worked as a legal specialist in the United States Army and as a legal non-commissioned officer, as well as a Senior Litigation Paralegal and Associate at […]
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 […]
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 […]
How Social Audio Increases Accessibility to Mentorship – Dayo Akinrinade – S5EP23
How is the social audio industry taking mentorship by storm? Well, social audio app ‘Wisdom’ is showing you how! This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Dayo Akinrinade, Founder of Wisdom. As well as being a successful business owner, Dayo aspires to fill diversity gaps, having been recognised as representing her passions by joining the […]
How Can We Make Family Law More Accessible? – Emma Nash – S5E22
This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Emma Nash, founder of the ‘Family Law Language Project‘ and Family Law Partner at Fletcher Day. Aside from Emma’s busy work life as a Family Law Partner, she is a strong advocate for reform within the family justice system. Emma is a strong believer in […]