Legally Speaking Podcast

Send us a text Can you really qualify as a lawyer without having to go down the traditional route? ⁠ Alternative pathways to qualifying as a lawyer are gaining popularity as more people look for ways to enter the legal profession without the traditional route of law school...⁠ ⁠ There are lots of alternative roles such as becoming a paralegal or legal secretary within a law firm but with the likes...

Send us a text 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...

Send us a text Everything is online nowadays. You can't avoid it. Technology is paving the way for the future of all businesses and the law sector is no different. That being said, would you use a 'Lawyer Directory' to find the best lawyer for you? This week, we're chatting to Lawyer.com's Director of Coaching and Live Events, Adam Reiman. Lawyer.com is the number #1 US lawyer matching service and...

Send us a text Improving the courts, one clerkship at a time... Do you feel empowered in your role within the law industry to speak up and report when something is wrong? Particularly if you are working as a law clerk, do you feel it easy to be able to complain and report a Judge and their wrongdoings? This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna is chatting to Aliza Shatzman,...

Send us a text It is quite an achievement to say that you've founded an international charity that has worked with local communities in northern Uganda to enhance the lives of over 1000 war-affected individuals and formerly abducted children. It's even more impressive to be able to say that you've been a part of raising over £400,000 to support this too! Well, this week's guest has done *just* tha...

Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, we're introducing a very special guest... Our host, Robert Hanna has been chatting with our sponsor's CEO, the one and only Jack Newton! As the CEO and Founder of Clio and a pioneer in cloud-based legal technology, Jack has ''spearheaded efforts to educate the legal community on the security, ethics, and privacy issues surrounding cloud com...

Send us a text From being shortlisted for the Rising Star Innovation Award in 2020, to winning Best Fundraising Lawyer in 2021, to now offering meetings in his office in the Metaverse... what can we expect next from the Co-Founder of an up-and-coming boutique law firm embracing the future of tech within the industry? This week we're super excited to be chatting to 'The Cap Lawyer', David Turney an...

Send us a text You could say that leaving a secure and well-paid job to start your own law firm in the middle of a global pandemic is a little brave, huh? That's exactly what this week's guests Alistair and Shona Wells did and in this episode, they're sharing with us the highs, the lows, their experience as a whole and their learned lessons! Alistair and Shona are both qualified solicitors, having...

Send us a text Finding a way to demystify the most challenging elements of growing a sustainable law practice? Here's what they didn't teach you in law school... 😉 This week, we had the absolute pleasure of chatting to premier coach, skills trainer and business development for attorneys keynote speaker, Steve Fretzin! Steve has devoted the last 18 years of his career to helping lawyers master the...

Send us a text If you're not on social media these days, you're living in the dark ages, aren't you? Some say that the legal industry is a sector that still very much lives in the past and has a long way to go. Certainly from conversations we've had with previous guests, many people in the legal sector still shy away from using social media either from a professional or personal perspective. Well,...

Send us a text 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 in...

Send us a text Misconceptions, fear and lack of knowledge are common words we associate with the future of technology and even more so about artificial intelligence but should we be optimistic about the direction of AI and the purpose it can serve in law enforcement? This week we're chatting to Warren Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Employment and Labour Policy at the...

Send us a text It is still a common misconception that you must have attended University and completed your LPC to be able to guarantee a job in law. There is no doubt that this may be the easiest route into the legal sector but it's not the ONLY way and this week's guest is telling us how she managed to become a Legal Executive via a different route... Gemma Adams works as a Legal Executive speci...

Send us a text The legal sector is wide in its variety; from private client to blockchain and to property, family and criminal - they're all equally exciting in their own right but how often are we able to dive deep into the day-to-day life of a solicitor acting in arguably one of the 'juiciest' areas of law? The term "white-collar crime" refers to a financially motivated, nonviolent or non-direct...

Send us a text How DO you become well-known in the legal space for providing expert insights into how Associates can internationalise their legal careers? 👂🏻 You may well remember this weeks' guest from Season 3, of which his particular episode focused on sharing insight with trainees and other legal professionals about how you can make your career go global... And now he's back for Season 6!! S...

Send us a text It's no secret that over the last 2 years, video content and social media platforms such as TikTok are taking the marketing world as we know it by storm... This week's guest says it's vital that the law industry embraces this new digital age to continue to inspire, grow and ultimately, generate new business! Matt Margolis is the Head of Community at Lawtrades, a new work model empow...

Send us a text From graduating Tilburg Law School in 2016 to continuing legal education in Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona, passing the Spanish Bar Exam and working for international law firms as well as with FC Barcelona and UEFA, this week we're chatting to the sensational multilingual Lawyer Jessie Engelhart! Jessie proudly founded Sensato Sports Law, a boutique sports law firm, based in B...

Send us a text Welcome back to the Legally Speaking Podcast. Promising to be bigger and better than ever before, we're jumping straight in with an epic first episode! We've never been so excited to introduce a guest to you... and what a cracking way to jump into Season 6 than with none other than the one and only Dr. Sally Penni MBE ✨ If you're in the law industry, and unless you've been living u...

Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Inspire Legal Group's CEO, Natalie Foster. First and foremost, Natalie was the Founder and Managing Director of Foster Clay Law until the pandemic hit and the wave changed her direction into something bigger, better and larger than ever before! Natalie redesigned her consultancy-model law firm with the aim of...

Send us a text Tax Lawyers for Law Firms? That's right... this week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna is chatting to Winslows Tax Law's Managing Director, Andrew Waddell. Andrew founded Winslow's with one focus in mind. Winslows differs from other tax advisory firms because it focuses solely on providing tax support to fellow lawyers. Their tax lawyers have years of experience...

Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna is chatting to blockchain enthusiast, Anne Rose about her role within Mishcon de Reya, thinkBLOCKtank and her experience in advising on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, data and privacy issues and a wide range of IT and commercial contracts! Anne Rose is a Managing Associate a...

Send us a text Modern-day law firms, client onboarding, case management software... why is it vital? This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Michael Chasin, our sponsor, Clio's Strategic Advisor! Alongside working with Clio, Michael is the Co-Founder and VP of TRIO Partnerships at Nucleus. He was previously the General Manager of Clio Grow, Clio’s industry-leading...

Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna is excited to welcomes Immigration Law Solicitor, Skylar McKeith (and yes, she is the daughter of I'm A Celeb contestant, Gillian McKeith)! Skylar McKeith graduated from BPP Law School in 2015 and completed her Legal Practice Course, with a distinction, at the University of Westminster. Skylar has experience as a Congr...

Send us a text 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 Lawye...

Send us a text 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 Woodward, Hobson &...