Reimagine Law

The Rule of Law covers four key principles; accountability, just law, open government, and accessible and impartial justice. In this episode Nigel and Fran are joined by lawyer James Harper from Lexis Nexis who is an expert in this area to discuss how we can see the Rule of Law all around us.  The team challenge James to link news stories of the day to the principle and discuss how it links to eco...

This special episode shines a light on co-host Simon Reichwald.   Simon started his career in a start-up organisation, supporting graduates to both secure a role in sales and develop skills to succeed.  Building on this experience, he went on to be involved in several other start up businesses, all focussed around his passion for supporting young people to take ownership of developing their employ...

This week Re ImagineLaw’s Nigel Spencer and Kaylee Campbell are joined by special guest Sadhvi Dar who shines a light on the complex area of CSR. Sadhvi defines the tensions present between the state, business and society, and provides a brief overview of the development of this area of activity.  We discuss also how CSR has come to be not only a board-level agenda issue, but one which businesses...

Continuing our series about each of our four co-hosts, this episode takes a look at Fran’s career to date.    Fran was a Middle Temple scholarship student and then undertook pupillage and tenancy at the criminal bar.  She talks about the realities of how she got to the independent criminal bar, her shift in career eight years later, and what it all taught her along the way.  Fran moved roles to wo...

This special one-off edition is a roving recording from the London Legal Walk 2021 where Fran and Sassy talk to walkers about what access to justice really means.    The London Legal Walk is a huge annual event in the Legal calendar, where the whole legal community come together to walk 10km and raise vital funds for the London Legal Support Trust. They in turn fund front line legal services.  Bet...

Immigration law is wide and varied but there is a particularly important and urgent legal issues to be discussed: climate migration / displacement.    This episode looks at what we mean by climate migration, why it is an imminent threat, and how it links to matters of social justice. The ReImagine Law team are joined by Maria Patsalos and Becca Hird from Mishcon de Reya who talk about their work o...

In this episode we continue the theme of our ReImagine Law team speaking about the learning from their own careers, and Simon Reichwald interviews Nigel Spencer about his career pathway.   Nigel speaks about a range of themes from his career which has ranged from Classical Archaeology, to PwC and leadership development in the legal sector!  In the interview, Nigel and Simon explore the impact that...

This special episode shines a light on co-host Kerry Jarred.  How has she come to own three businesses and what has she learnt along the way.    Kerry started out as an accountant at PWC and shares her journey to date including the moment she realised that she did not want to do the career that she initially thought...  Along her professional journey, Kerry has met some incredible people and under...

In this episode Julia Robinson, Senior Manager of Professional Development at global law firm Ropes and Gray, discusses the importance of developing one’s ‘human skills’ in order to develop a career in the legal sector of the 21stcentury.  We explore on the episode how the ability to adapt, to relate to others, to empathise, and to show deep levels of emotional intelligence have all been highlight...

In this podcast, Simon Reichwald, Elizabeth Robertson and Tim Smith discuss how law firms can support legal professionals from less privileged backgrounds to progress their careers. The discussion focuses on three key areas:   ·       The evidence and research underpinning the need to focus on progression ·       The tools available to support progression such as mentoring; how to avoid marginal m...

Finding the right mentor can be transformational, but where do you start? We speak with law firm partners Tim Smith and Elizabeth Robertson about how to find a mentor and make the most of the relationship, as well as Simon Reichwald at MyKindaFuture, where they leverage technology to make finding and accessing mentors easy! They talk about researching to identify the right mentor, being clear on w...

In this final episode in our mini-series of tips and ideas for personal development, we bring different ideas together and consider how this fits into a practical and inspiring career plan.  Have you built into the plan your interests and strengths, and captured ideas where you are curious to find out more as possible future roles and directions?  What has your experience to date told you about th...

In this sixth episode in our mini-series of tips and ideas for personal development, we look at mentoring.  What do you need to think about as you seek out a mentor for the stage of career you are at? Where do you find a good mentor, and what skills and experience do they need.  We discuss in the episode how important it is to be clear on the purpose: what specifically do you want to learn or seek...

The fourth episode in our mini-series of tips and ideas for personal development explores the topic of feedback.    We discuss why getting feedback is so important.  The need to gain different perspectives on how you are developing, how the last project was received by colleagues you assisted, and how this information can then guide your career thinking.  There’s also the key question of how to ha...

In this fifth episode in our mini-series of tips and ideas for personal development, we discuss goal-setting.  What do good goals look like?  Why are they important, and how do they link to motivation?    We look at the need to break down goals into manageable steps, to make them practical and also how important it is to co-create them with your manager, family or other people impacted – ensuring...

This episode features four students who are either on or have recently graduated from an LLB Law.  1.     Hannah Whiterow, 3rd Year, Law LLB @ University of Exeter  2.     Evy Quinn, 3rd Year, Law and Politics @ Queen Mary University of London 3.     Nickolas Tan, Graduate, Law LLB @ University of Durham  4.     Madeline Field, Graduate (primary school teacher), Law LLB @ Queen Mary University of...

The third episode in our mini-series with tips and ideas for personal development explores the core of the ‘how’ of personal development.  How do we know we are learning, and what should we do to maximise each experience to draw out learning from it?  We talk about David Kolb’s learning styles model, blending action and reflection, and the importance of balancing your development time between acti...

The second episode in our mini-series with tips and ideas for personal development talks about learning through experimentation.  What projects could you try in parallel to, or as part of your current role, which also allow you to think about future roles and career options?    These experiments can help you to think a couple of steps ahead – and give you some ideas to challenge whether the curren...

This is the first episode in our mini-series to give listeners tips and ideas for how people can best develop themselves.  A key point is about personal responsibility – it’s down to you to guide your career.    Also, we discuss the importance of understanding your strengths and building on them.  What gives you energy, and what does your best or favourite day look like?  Finally, keep your learni...

How can having the right mind-set help you achieve in the job hunting process?  How you think about your application and the process, can really help you to stay calm and make the right choices.  In this final episode of our mini-series on applications, Kerry and Simon discuss how mind-set can ultimately ensure you end up working in an environment which is best for you.   Useful resources https://...

Typically assessment days come at the final stages of the application process.  But what really happens at them and how has this been converted to an online setting?  This episode explores what employers are looking for and what they are trying to see from you at this stage in the recruitment process.  What happens in the dreaded group exercise and what are the tips and tricks to be successful.  U...

We might think that telephone interviews are now a thing of the past, but they are still commonly used as part of the application process so employers can test how you communicate (pace, tone of voice, succinctness etc.) Kerry and Simon explore how video interviews can be live (with another person at the other end like a face to face interview) or pre-recorded.  They discuss how pre-recorded video...

Unlike competency based interviews (see other podcast for this), strengths based interviews are more about who you are and your natural strengths rather than asking you to draw on past experiences to showcase skills. They allow recruiters to gain a genuine insight into the personalities of candidates and to see whether they'd be a good fit for the role applied to.  They also allow you, as the inte...

A competency is another word for a skill. Employers use competency based interviews as a way for you to give examples when you have actually used / put into practice some of the key skills / competencies, needed for the role you are applying for. Why does Simon think it is easier to prepare these types of interviews and what are his tips and tricks to work out the types of questions you are likely...

In this episode listeners learn the art of good conversation and relationship building from the principles of ‘improv’ (improvisation). What is ‘accept and build’, and how can the technique be used by all of us?  Pippa Evans and Steve Weiner discuss what listening really means, and how you can focus on the other person in your conversation whilst keeping the ebb and flow of a joint discussion.   ...