Legally Speaking Podcast

Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna welcomed process and legal tech enthusiast Aaron Baer on the show. Aaron is currently a partner at Aird & Berlis LLP, and is based in Toronto. He's redefining how law is conducted by making processes more efficient through smart use of legal technology and transparent client communication. He's played a leading role a...

Send us a text In the second episode of our Thriving In Law miniseries, Robert Hanna welcomed Thrive Law solicitor and LGBT rights advocate Imogen Hamblin onto the show. After meeting Jodie whilst studying for the profession, they started working together in July 2018. Like Jodie Hill (see Episode 1) she holds a unique interest in mental health and coaching employers on creating a positive and saf...

Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna welcomed Jonathan Javier onto the show. Jonathan is an entrepreneur and speaker based in Los Angeles, and has helped tens of thousands of jobseekers get hired at top multinational firms. Despite initially lacking industry connections and graduating from a non-target school, Jonathan used the power of tech and LinkedIn to...

Send us a text In the first episode of our Thriving In Law Miniseries, Robert Hanna welcomed Founder and Managing Director of Thrive Law, Jodie Hill, onto the show. After originally training as a barrister, Jodie set up the employment law firm at just 29. She has put diversity and inclusion at the heart of its philosophy and agenda. She's determined to push workplace wellbeing up the national agen...

Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna met the impressive and influential Tracy Tsao. Tracy is the founder of the Traineeandme blog, a popular advice platform for trainee solicitors. She currently has a training contract at Rosenblatt Ltd, a unique AIM-listed full-service law firm. In the episode, she shares her journey, including why she started the Traineean...

Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna welcomed Sarosh Zaiwalla onto the show. Sarosh is the founder and Senior Partner of Zaiwalla & Co. He set up the firm in 1982, and was the first non-European to set up a law firm in the City. Over the years he's been involved in 1200 international arbitrations, including 115 cases that have changed the law. He's worke...

Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna was joined by Baiju Vasani. Baiju is currently an international arbitration lawyer at Ivanyan & Partners, based in London and Moscow. In this deeply insightful episode, he shares his story and perspectives on this fascinating and consequential area of the law. Having graduated from Oxford, he's worked for the likes of...

Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna is joined by Anjie Vichayanonda, a trademark and copyright lawyer turned entrepreneur who is changing the industry through mentorship. Having worked at Under Armour, Kelly IP LLP and Haynes and Boone LLP, she founded Leg Up Legal in late 2018. The firm has revolutionised mentoring and networking for prospective law studen...

Send us a text In the final instalment of our Forbes Features Miniseries, our host Rob Hanna met the CEO of Parley Pro, Olga Mack. In addition to her demanding day-job at the helm of the collaborative contract management firm, she's a speaker, author, blockchain strategist, women's advocate and thought leader. During this in-depth miniseries finale, she explains to Rob her unconventional story and...

Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna is joined by Tom Harding. Once a professional DJ performing in front of thousands of fans, he's now a Partner at the prestigious global law firm, Osborne Clark. Not one to stray too far from his hedonistic former life, he now specialises in the fascinating and growing area of digital media and e-commerce law. In the episo...

Send us a text In the second part of our Forbes Features Miniseries, our host Rob Hanna met Trevor Houston. Having successfully transitioned from the auto industry to finance, Trevor now co-hosts the hit 'Who Ya Know' show. Aimed at helping jobseekers climb out of their unemployment 'funk', Trevor's mission is to support jobseekers to take control of their future, by giving them exposure to his in...

Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna is joined by Kelly Bagla. Kelly is a legal entrepreneur who runs Bagla Law Firm in San Diego. Having achieved multiple degrees she worked for a Fortune 500 biotechnology company, managing 35 international subsidiaries. She then moved onto Baker McKenzie before starting her own highly successful firm. She's also an accompl...

Send us a text The Legally Speaking Podcast presents our special Forbes Features miniseries! For the first episode in the Forbes Features series, our host Rob Hanna is joined by Mark Metry. Mark is a TEDx & Forbes Featured keynote speaker, he is also on an Amazon Prime Documentary Series & Podcast host interviewing world-class human beings on his global top 100 Humans 2.0 show. Mark has ov...

Send us a text This week on our Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna was joined by Alex Su! Alex is a Director of Business Development at Evisort in the United States, specialising in AI contracts management. A former lawyer who has transitioned into the business and tech world, Alex is now the host of the ‘Meeting of the Minds’ podcast, runs monthly Zoom networking sessions, and has pu...

Send us a text This week on our Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna was joined by Jack Parsons. Jack Parsons is an award-winning young entrepreneur, public speaker and subject expert on youth and is known as the UK’s Chief Youth Officer. Jack’s been honoured awards over the last 3 years including Young Digital Leader Of The Year, The 100 Faces of a Vibrant Economy, Most Connected Young...

Send us a text SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE! To mark the first birthday of our Legally Speaking Podcast we hosted our first ever LIVE podcast recording! Our host Robert Hanna was re-joined by the Founder of the London Young Professionals'​ Network & current Chair of the London Young Lawyers Group, Oliver Haddock and the current Co-Junior VP of the Westminster & Holborn Law Society & Council M...

Send us a text This week on our Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna was joined by Amanda Falkson. Amanda is a highly experienced psychotherapist, counsellor and coach, who helps City of London professionals overcome issues such as career dilemmas, imposter syndrome and bullying. Amanda is also a mentor, helping professionals figure out if they’re in the right job. In this episode, Aman...

Send us a text We have a special one-off minisode on our Legally Speaking Podcast! 🖼 In this episode, we discuss the exciting new partnership between KC Partners and the Founder of PENSA events, Christopher Pensa. The partnership will offer law firm clients bespoke & innovative solutions for business development opportunities, that have a tangible return on investment! Chris has created some o...

Send us a text We are Back to School this week on the Legally Speaking Podcast! Schools have been a hot topic of conversation over recent months... Our host Robert Hanna was joined by Henry Price, the current Headmaster of Oakham School (Rob's former school!), a British co-educational independent school with around 1000 pupils aged 10 to 18. Henry discusses his inspiring journey to his second head...

Send us a text This week on our Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna was joined by Ania Rontaler and Emma Sutcliffe. Ania is an M&A expert and Corporate Partner, and Emma is a top-quality Financial Markets Litigation Partner. Both Emma and Ania are Partners at the leading law firm, Simmons & Simmons, and together they co-head Simmons’ award-winning womens’ network, The Number One C...

Send us a text If a great idea is a rocket, venture capital is the fuel. And if you have both, the sky's the limit! In the last episode of our 4 part “Starting a Start-Up” Miniseries, our host Rob Hanna hears from Guy Stern, Founder of Legal Connection about how to put together a compelling pitch deck, how to get in front of investors pre and post COVID-19 and why Guy opted for crowdfunding for hi...

Send us a text This week on our Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna was joined by Donya Fredj. Donya is a Lawyer, Mentor, Start-Up & VC Expert, Lecturer of the GDL & QLTS and if all that is not enough she is also the proud Host of her highly popular “The Door to Law” YouTube Channel! Donya has lived in London, Paris, Tokyo, Tunis and is currently based in Dubai! In this episode, D...

Send us a text It takes plenty of hustle to cut through the noise and be noticed. And for a non-lawyer from the other side of the planet, Guy Stern, had his work cut out for him when he moved to London in 2019. In the third episode of our 4 part “Starting a Start-Up” Miniseries, our host Rob Hanna hears from Guy Stern, Founder of Legal Connection about his best tips & tricks for building a bra...

Send us a text This week on our Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna is joined by Luke Trigona. Luke is a Consultant Solicitor currently practising at Keystone Law, where he advises on a wide range of private client affairs including tax, trusts, wills, lasting powers of attorney, asset protection, estate planning as well as relocation to and from the UK. Luke was recently awarded the Top...

Send us a text Every great start-up company is built around a big idea, some product or service that didn't exist in the world and a passionate founder who wanted to bring that idea to reality. In the second episode of our 4 part “Starting a Start-Up” Miniseries, our host Rob Hanna hears from Guy Stern, Founder of Legal Connection how he validated the idea for Legal Connection, how he convinced pe...