The Law in Lockdown and Beyond, with Hannah Beko

Danielle was a legal secretary and paralegal before deciding to create her own VA business during lockdown.  Danielle is a Virtual Assistant for neurodivergent & academic professionals helping them relieve the overwhelm and the anxiety of too much admin, and she's also been a finalist in the VA of the Year 2023 awards.  In this episode we talk about how Danielle supports lawyers and other...

Holly Mieville-Hawkins is a Court of Protection Partner at Anthony Gold. Passionate about all things around deputyships, attorneyships, protecting the vulnerable, mental capacity and Court of Protection. Following her own life experiences, Holly decided to train as a person centred, solution focused hypnotherapist. We had a lot to discuss in our interview!  You can connect with Holly on LinkedIn h...

In this episode Ben shares his fascinating journey into the US Army where he Blackhawk helicopters and became a military lawyer and then a managing attorney for a large government agency.   Always passionate about leadership, Ben is now a coach for lawyers helping them to develop the skills and unlock the confidence to bring their best selves to work, build great teams, and deliver for their clien...

Luaskya Nonon has been an employment attorney for 20 years and, alongside her legal work has created the Diversity Equity and Inclusion consultancy Equity Principle Consulting . This is taken from the front page of her website. I'm in complete agreement with it, and that's why I was so keen to have a conversation with Luaskya. If you keep doing things the way you always have, there shoul...

The Law in Lockdown and Beyond Podcast with Hannah Beko, Lawyer, Author, Speaker, Coach & Trainer In this episode, we talk to Claire about her portfolio career, from leading a property litigation team inside an international law firm to becoming a tribunal judge, founding a business consultancy, being a non-executive director, and now working with wolves! Having followed Claire's journey...

What a pleasure it was to speak with Lesley about her experiences of running a PI practice during and post lockdown and how they came out "fighting" for their clients when the courts reopened. We also discussed perceived differences between the profession in the UK and US (and no most of us UK lawyers don't take 8 weeks holiday and finish at 2pm as a rule :-)) To watch the video ver...

Client Listening Expert Darren and Lawyer, Coach/Trainer & Author Hannah Beko, discuss the expectations lawyers put on themselves to work long hours and how clients really view it - is it really what they expect? How have things changed post-pandemic? Do lawyers put the pressure on themselves to be all things to all people unnecessarily, damaging their own mental health and well-being at the s...

In this post pandemic world, have the expectations of clients changed? Do they care what time their lawyers work until? Are they more aware of different working patterns and do some clients actively promote the use of usual working hours rather than expecting their lawyer to work late? In this episode, I speak with Client Listening expert Darren Francis about his thoughts on this topic which clien...

I really enjoyed my conversation with Emma about her experiences of qualifying through ilex, her mental and physical health struggles and how this shaped her response to lockdown/the pandemic. Emma talks a little about her book Take My Hair (but not my humour) and how humour (and friendship) helped her through a breast cancer diagnosis.   Do connect with Emma on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin....

I was delighted to record this episode with Rebecca talking about her experiences of working throughout the pandemic, how she feels more isolated now than in lockdown, and the challenges facing the criminal Bar at the moment. After meeting Rebecca at my Manchester launch of The Authentic Lawyer book, we also discussed Authenticity in the Law and how she believes this has impacted her own work, plu...

For this episode, I had a great discussion with Emma Cowell.  In this episode, Emma shares her journey from "usual practice" into a combination of floristry and consultancy.  She talks about the pressures on junior lawyers.   Emma describes herself as a lawyer, friend, mentor, lipstick enthusiast and all-around champion of women! She is on a mission to start a legal revolution.  And I se...

For our first episode of 2022, I was delighted to be joined for a chat by Sarah Giles. Sarah and I met a few years ago and were united in our shared passion for lawyer wellbeing. In this episode, Sarah shares with me why she decided to leave HR after 16 years and to create her own business as a confidence and resilience coach in the pandemic, alongside homeschooling! We discuss the mindset shifts...

In this episode of Friday Conversations, I had a great conversation with Steve about what a Mental Health lawyer is and the sorts of work he gets involved with.  I asked Steve to tell us how he "decompresses" after a day dealing with very challenging work.  He shared the importance of creating space away from work and having strong boundaries around work time and home time.  Steve also t...

In this episode of Friday Conversations, I had a fantastic chat with Viktor Osasu a banking and finance lawyer, mentor to junior lawyers and speaker on fishing for talent in unconventional pools. Viktor discusses how we can "fish for talent" in unconventional places and also the importance of mentoring to both junior and senior lawyers.  On 11th September Viktor will be hosting his first...

In this episode of Friday Conversations, I was delighted to be joined by Helen Conway a retired Judge, coach, trainer & supervisor. Helen speaks passionately about her belief in the importance of supervision for certain areas of the legal profession and you can find out more about Helen and supervision here, www.helenconway.com/supervision   there is a free ebook to download with more details...

This solo episode celebrates the coming of Spring 2021.  How can you use this time of the year to "start again" and set some goals, whether personal or career-related? For the blog post on the same topic please click here . To get hold of a copy of the goals planner referenced in this episode, please click here . Podcast host Hannah Beko is a self-employed lawyer, coach and creator of th...

In a special episode for #TimetoTalk on 4 February 20201, Charlotte and I discussed workplace wellness, why organisations should care, and what they can do to be proactive in relation to employee wellbeing. You can connect with Charlotte here and find her LinkedIn group Workplace Wellbeing . Podcast host Hannah Beko is a self-employed lawyer, coach and creator of the Lawyers Business Mastermind™ (...

For our first episode of 2021, I was delighted to be joined by Rukshana to talk about overwhelm.   We all have a lot to cope with, now more than ever.  It feels like a permanent state of affairs, and we don’t know when anything will change. But, now and then we get to the point where it’s not just a lot to do – it feels emotional as though it’s all too much. We don’t feel that we have the emotiona...

In these strange times, where the events industry has been one of the hardest hit, Helen shares her thoughts on how the industry has evolved and taken advantage of the technology available, so that events can still go ahead, safely. Podcast host Hannah Beko is a self-employed lawyer, coach and creator of the Lawyers Business Mastermind™ (the place for entrepreneurial lawyers to grow). If you are a...

It was a pleasure to catch up with Elizabeth and discuss all things mental health and wellbeing in the legal profession.  Elizabeth shared a little about her pandemic journey, how LawCare has grown over the last 20 years, and been supporting lawyers this year. You can find out more about LawCare here. They are an independent charity which exists to support the legal profession. Very importantly El...

I was delighted to welcome Rho as our first US guest on the podcast.  We talked about her exciting work with lawyers on developing their skills around personal wealth and finance but also touched on some really interesting points about lockdown in the US and also how she manages her mindset around being a full time fee earning lawyer and a mum with two young children at home full time. You can fin...

I enjoyed talking to Stefanie about her move into a completely new role (and new firm) during pandemic times and how she's settling in well to Tiger Law. We talk about the innovation of the legal market with exciting new firms like Tiger Law and how Stefanie thinks training and supervision can work well in a remote world, with the right communication. You can find out more about Stefanie and...

So Yung and I met in the early part of lockdown and I've been impressed by her drive and enthusiasm for her own learning and personal development throughout her period of furlough and returning to complete her training contract.  In this episode we discuss her experience of furlough, returning to the office and preparing for her future career. You can find out more and connect with So Yung on...

This solo episode was recorded the week of my 40th birthday and of the announcement that we are to resume working from home for perhaps the next 6 months.  We discuss the different feelings lawyers are experiencing from relief to a continued work life balance, anxiety that there is no return to "normal" and further isolation from colleagues, friends and family. Podcast host Hannah Beko i...

In this special episode I was joined by Amandeep and Katherine at Moore Barlow to discuss some hot topics at the moment.  Diversity & Inclusion, which Moore Barlow are doing fantastic work on at the moment, furloughing and returning staff to work. You can find out more about Amandeep and her work with the Law Society in the Women Lawyers Division and the Diversity & Inclusion Forum here. Y...