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I chat with Seth Bradley who’s mission for lawyers and professionals is “practice when you want to, not because you have to". Seth is a real estate entrepreneur and an expert at creating passive income while working as a highly paid professional. He’s a former big law attorney and is now the managing partner of his own firm, Bradley Law Limited, helping his clients with their real estate and asset...

Welcome back to Legally Different. We are joined my Aman Costigan; lawyer, partner, yoga teacher, entrepreneur and investor.  Aman founded Beyond Yoga for Lawyers (which she runs on the side of being a lawyer/partner) following a desire to create her own business “I just wanted to do my own thing with no rules”. Aman is 9 years qualified and a partner at her firm. As a proud and successful lawyer,...

Welcome to this conversation with Eimear McCann, Commercial Director at TrialView and a lecturer in EU and immigration law.  Eimear has certainly had a multi-faceted and non-linear path into and around law, which you will hear all about! From her early career as a writer to working in immigration law for a law centre to private practice to legal tech.  When Eimear began to feel stuck in private pr...

An astro update for the full moon and eclipse on 19 November by our in-house astrologer and former lawyer, Laurel O'Sullivan The November full moon is a powerful lunar eclipse with supercharged energy. Eclipses are like portals offering the opportunity for transformation  - an opportunity to get back on purpose and on our path to fulfilling our goals and dreams. Full moons are always about beginni...

Join me in this conversation with Alex McPherson, founder of Ignition Law and corporate lawyer. We chat about Alex’s journey to founding and growing Ignition Law which began life as a declaration at a New Year’s Eve party (possibly fuelled by vino) but it was nevertheless a resolution that Alex was passionate about and determine to keep…. Alex shares his path into law and early career, his transit...

An astro update for the November 2021 new moon by our in-house astrologer and former lawyer, Laurel O'Sullivan. You can expect a bitesize and tangible update which is applicable to our daily lives. You will hear what the New Moon on 4 November in scorpio means and how that is likely to show up for us.  Helpful links + contacts Laurel’s website: www.laurelosullivan.com Legally Different's email: he...

Decisions, decisions, decisions! They are a key part of our lives aren't they!? Decisions really shape our lives from the smaller everyday choices to the big life decisions.  This episode is all about how we can make more aligned decisions in order to create a more fulfilled life. I take you through my decision making journey over the years from analysis paralysis to clarity and flow and share too...

When “I just don’t think I’m a normal lawyer in any respect” is the answer to “what makes you Legally Different” - you know you’re in good in company.  Join me for this chat with Babs Jamieson, Founder + CEO of Jamieson Law a start-up UK practice with multi jurisdictional expertise. Babs is a qualified solicitor in England, Scotland, Ireland and New York! After time in traditional legal practice,...

Do you think dropping out is a bad thing? Society puts such a negative label on it, right!? In this chat, Ryan explains why he’s owning “BigLaw Drop Out” and changing it into an empowering term of endearment and how dropping out of various things that weren’t aligned for him has led to successes. Ryan is a former lawyer turned life coach and yoga teacher who shares in this chat how he’s navigated...

Curious to find out more about yourself through the lens of astrology? Me too!  Laurel O'Sullivan, with her pioneering Aries sun, is a former environmental public interest lawyer turned astrologer and women’s coach. Laurel helps women to advocate for their best lives and to navigate life transitions. She has a gift for breaking down astrology and applying it to life in a really tangible way. I’ve...

Welcome back to Legally Different! Thank you for joining us again for Season 2.  We kick off this series with a conversation with Tom Dunlop; a former professional badminton player turned lawyer turned legal tech entrepreneur. Tom is the Founder & CEO of Summize, which provides an intelligent solution for contract creation, review and management. Throughout the conversation, Tom’s entrepreneurial...

Episode Notes Welcome back - I'm still in the hot seat being interviewed by my awesome sister, Kerri. I can’t think of a better person as Kerri has been my ride or die and my right hand woman. She’s seen it all and supported me through thick and thin! Kerri interviews me about my own journey into law and how I made big life and work changes in the legal world. This conversation is split into two p...

Episode Notes I’m in the hot seat this time (eek!) and I’m joined by my incredible sister, Kerri, who interviews me. I can’t think of a better person as Kerri has been my ride or die and my right hand woman. She’s seen it all and supported me through thick and thin! Kerri interviews me about my own journey into law and how I made big life and work changes in the legal world. This conversation is s...

Tech queen, entrepreneur and very human - just some of the qualities I admire in Catherine Bamford, the CEO + Founder of BamLegal💥 and my awesome guest in this episode.  I've had the pleasure of knowing Catherine for 10 years now as we began our legal careers working in the same team. I've seen Catherine's journey unfold and I admire the chapters in her life - from her personal highs and lows, to...

James Cooper, an Australian qualified lawyer, began his legal career on the corporate path working  in Melbourne when it soon became apparent to him that the traditional ladder was not for him, so (long story short, of course) he took a "leap of faith" and now specialises in international development and policy. This leap had international reach which has resulted in James living and working in a...

In this episode, Olivia Lasonos (Livy), a human design specialist and guide, takes us through the key characteristics of the five energy types in human design; manifestor, generator, manifesting generator, projector and reflector (do you know which one you are?)  and then we dive into some areas in a bit more detail, guided by some questions submitted by the listeners!  Have you heard of human des...

Episode Notes What an enlightening conversation with Vicki Prais. Having taken a commercial legal career path, my lens on  the human rights legal sphere is rather limited, however, it's such an important area as human rights impact us all at a personal level. So, I loved speaking with Vicki about her career path and various human rights issues - it was incredibly thought provoking.   Vicki Prais i...

Louise hit the heights of a legal career that many desire; working for a Magic Circle law firm. However, it soon became clear to Louise that that way of working  wasn't a high for her at all and it proved to be pivotal in hitting her "rock bottom". It was that low which actually paved the way for a new path for Louise when doors serendipitously opened during her recovery phase which led her  back...

Meet Kathy Xiang, Director of Business Development for Compass Pathways and former City corporate lawyer. Compass Pathways is a mental health company committed to evidence based innovation in mental health and they are currently researching how psilocybin therapy could help people with treatment-resistant depression. Kathy’s commitment to making a career change towards something aligned with her o...

I was inspired by this conversation with Salome Coker to nurture and embrace more of my creative side and I know you will be too. I know you might be thinking that being 'creative' only means picking up a paint brush, you're probably only applying that narrow traditional view - there's much more to it and Salome takes us through what Creative Living really means. Salome is the wearer of many hats...

2020 was a wild one, right!? This is my vocal personal journal of the year - the growth, the challenges, the highs and the lows containing shares you will no doubt resonate with since we went through similar things as a collective.  As I reflected on my year I realised, actually,  notwithstanding the lows and challenges, came growth and opportunity which made it a pretty good year overall. I share...

Meet Alan Chan, the General Counsel of a large investment company, a talented blog writer and a loving family guy. The aptly named “Candid Daddy” is Alan’s real, educational, hilarious and deep blog about family life.  In this conversation, Alan shares about his path to becoming a GC and a number of personal life matters. We have frank chats about Alan’s working class beginnings from brave + hardw...

Dog lover, lawyer, business owner, energy practitioner and leadership coach. Wow what a fusion - meet Emma Stanley!  I love this visionary lady and the different mix of talents and passions that she is embodying in life and business. Emma failed her first year studying law and now owns her own law firm in New Zealand specialising in residential property. After a number of years of running her lega...

What an inspiring woman Sabrina Mahtani is - words cannot do her justice. Sabrina is a British/Zambian human rights lawyer specialising in women’s rights and social justice.  She is so humble, courageous, uplifting and intelligent and is a truly inspiring female leader who’s in it for the greater good. Sabrina’s experience has involved working for the Rwandan war crimes tribunal, legal aid in Zamb...

Whilst Charlene’s journey has similarities to that of Eat Pray Love, the famous book and film, it most definitely has Charlene’s unique spin. I love how Charlene went all in with her change period - from a busy London life as a litigator to an Ashram in India! Charlene is Legally Different to me because of her natural yin and yang balance as a Soulicitor ; she’s an ambitious go-getter yet equally...