Regulating Technology: Protecting Human Rights at the Border – Petra Molnar – S8E26
Borders are a legally unregulated space where human rights are often not protected. To help us explore these liminal spaces, we invited Petra Molnar, the Associate Director of the Refugee Law Lab at York University and Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, onto the show. So why […]
Automating Document Collection with Pigeon’s Founder and COO – Adam Sharf – S8E24
Join us for a deep dive into an innovative tech solution for the legal industry. Meet Adam Sharf, the COO & Co-Founder at Pigeon – a legal tech firm that’s transforming the way that lawyers and paralegals go about collecting and filing documents. He talked to us about his experiences in creating a customer-focused company. […]
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 […]
Founder of Y Combinator-backed Edge talks patents and innovation – Evan Zimmerman – S8E19
Welcome to the world of venture capital, brought to us by this week’s guest Evan Zimmerman. Evan is one of Forbes 30 Under 30, a Founder and Venture Capitalist, as well as sitting on the boards of several organisations. In this episode, he shared the insights he’s gathered from his impressive career, as well as […]
Inside a Mayfair Boutique Legal Firm – Yulia Barnes – S8E18
Commercial law is a huge area of the legal sector. To help us get to grips with what life is really like as a commercial lawyer, particularly in a startup environment, we invited Yulia Barnes to speak to us about her experiences of founding Barnes Law Associates. She talked us through topics from property law […]
Exploring Financial Education: How to Take Charge of Your Finances – Abigail Foster – S8E17
If you’ve ever wanted to understand your personal finances better, you won’t want to miss this episode! We were joined by Abigail Foster, an ACA Chartered Accountant, One Young World Ambassador and the Founder of Elent, to talk about financial education. We touched on topics like teaching children about money and building your own emergency […]
Improving Mental Health in the Legal Sector – Kate Franklin – S8E16
Mental health is as important in the legal sector as it is in any other. In this episode of the Legally Speaking Podcast, we were joined by Kate Franklin, the Co-Founder and Director of Nkuzi Change, to talk about the ways that we can best maintain our well-being at work. We also touched on the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Operation Tech: Improve Your Business With Legal Technology – Eamon Chawke – S8E9
Explore the impact of legal tech in boutique practices with this week’s guest, Éamon Chawke. Éamon is a Partner at Briffa Solicitors, a firm that specialises in intellectual property and IT law. In this episode, your host, Rob Hanna, led a fascinating conversation that covered everything from the impact of IP law on small businesses […]