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Season 8

Global Legal Careers: An Interview with Harneys’ Global Managing Partner – William Peake – S8E22

Explore the complexities of a cross-jurisdiction legal career with your host, Rob Hanna, and this episode’s guest, William Peake, the Global Managing Partner at Harneys. They covered everything from essential global leadership skills to the importance of justice, equality, diversity and inclusion in a worldwide firm.  So why should you be listening in?  You can hear Rob and William discussing: A typical day in William’s role Some of his most interesting cases The challenges of building a global career  Customer

August 5, 2024

Season 8

Legal Risk and Compliance: Honing Your Legal Career – Kate Burt  – S8E13

Legal risk and compliance is one of the fastest growing sectors in the industry. To help us understand the growing complexities of the space, we were joined by Kate Burt, the Founder and CEO of Hive Risk, a boutique risk management consultancy firm. We also touched on topics from active creativity to collaboration, as well as a sneak peek into our exciting upcoming GBLO event.  So why should you be listening in?  You can hear Rob and Kate discussing: The

June 3, 2024

Season 8

How to Write Well: Inside ‘Elegant Legal Writing’ – Ryan McCarl  – S8E11

Legal professionals typically have to deal with huge volumes of writing. We spoke with Ryan McCarl, a Partner at Rushing McCarl LLP and Author of ‘Elegant Legal Writing’, about how lawyers can create the best possible briefs, without relying on generative AI models. We also touched on some basic principles for next-generation legal education, including the importance of great communication skills.  So why should you be listening in?  You can hear Rob and Ryan discussing: Ryan’s background in litigation  The

May 20, 2024

Season 7

Law and Tech, AI in Mass Tort Administration, and the Human Side of Settlements – Sam Dolce – S7E35

This week we’re super excited to be chatting Sam Dolce, a trailblazer in the legal tech space and the driving force behind Milestone, a leading technology platform revolutionising mass tort administration. Discover how Sam’s leading technology platform at Milestone is digitising the mass tort settlement process, making it faster, more secure, and incredibly user-friendly. From his perspective, Sam walks us through the intricacies of the pathway platform, sharing real case examples and shedding light on how technology can be a force

January 3, 2024

Season 6

Change and Innovation in the Legal Industry – Awin Tavakoli – S6E20

Change and innovation in the legal industry are helping to improve the quality and accessibility of legal services, creating new opportunities for legal professionals and making it easier for individuals and businesses to navigate the legal system. This week, we’re chatting with Awin Tavakoli, Founder and CEO of Tavakoli Advisory, an advisory firm in Zürich, Switzerland. She is an international speaker and has shared the stage with many famous faces, including Randi Zuckerberg, Dr. Phil, Moira Forbes, and many more. She is

January 23, 2023

Season 6

The Global Litigation Powerhouse – John B. Quinn – S6E17

Imagine founding a firm that’s branded a ‘global litigation powerhouse’ by none other than The Wall Street Journal, as well as being the 2nd most profitable law firm in the world… This week, we’re kicking off 2023 with a real BANG, having had the opportunity to chat with ”legendary first-chair litigator” John B. Quinn! John is extremely well-known in his field and has been named a ‘legal titan’ and ‘known litigation genius’ in the industry. John founded Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP,

January 3, 2023

Season 6

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 on providing insight into how specific legal issues are decided across counties and states… as well as much more! Before co-founding Trellis, Nicole was an

October 24, 2022

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The Business Side to the Bar – Lawrence Power – S5E29

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna chats with the very experienced and fascinating Lawrence Power! Lawrence is a Barrister and was called to the Middle Temple in 1995. Since being called, Lawrence has built a large high profile practice and has been the Head of Chambers for over 15 years at Whitestone Chambers in London, specialising in Commercial and Aviation Law. Lawrence is well known for the large number of events and talks he has participated in as a guest speaker, which is

May 16, 2022

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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