Talk To My Lawyer

This week, I am excited to invite Richard Khaldi, Chambers Director of Maitland Chambers, into the studio to discuss career journeys, moving in and out of the law. Richard’s career path has been full of twists and turns, including working in government as a regulator 5 years into being a qualified lawyer, then moving to management consultancy, before coming full circle back to legal management.   ...

This week I am very excited to welcome Sharmila Mehta, UK immigration lawyer and Partner at Keystone Law, into the studio to discuss how ‘Partner’ can mean different things at different law firms. A self-proclaimed ‘lawyer through and through’, Sharmila helped me obtain my British passport several decades ago and has worked in several different large UK law firms throughout her career.    In this...

In this episode, I invite Charlie Davidson, Property Solicitor at Bishop & Sewell, into the studio to discuss creating a personal brand as a lawyer. Charlie has built quite a following on LinkedIn through his persona as the ‘Hound of Holborn’, regularly posting about all things property law and life in general.    His journey leading to ‘The Hound’, into and within property law is a fascinatin...

In this episode, I invite Charles Anderson into the studio, Legal Director at MET Group and author, to discuss practicing law across the globe. Charles’ fascinating journey through the world of law has taken him from Melbourne to Moscow via London and Paris, finally ending up in Switzerland where he practices today.  Along this journey, we discuss: Balancing risk and reward when choosing to work a...

For this week’s episode of Talk To My Lawyer, I speak to a fellow Melburnian, the brilliant Lewis Grimm, about using his online presence to nurture and build relationships as a lawyer. He discusses the importance of showing one’s personality through portraying interests outside the world of law, building a transpersonal online presence and taking time to write about topics you care deeply about. I...

For this week's episode of Talk To My Lawyer, I spoke to Private Client lawyer James Badcock about the challenges and opportunities presented by working as an Independent Solicitor.  We discuss James’ fascinating career and how he came to the decision to move away from his role in a traditional firm and work as a Private Client Lawyer attached to a number firms.    In this conversation, we al...

For the first episode of the Talk To My Lawyer podcast, I have a conversation with the brilliant Heledd Wyn . We talk about ageing and money, having tricky discussions with family members and more, but not before hearing about her fascinating journey into the law, including:  The influence of a strong-willed grandma;  Getting thrown in the deep end and thrown out of court...5 times;  The challenge...

Fortnightly interviews with interesting people in the legal profession with great stories to tell.