The Legal Eagle Podcast

In this new episode of Law and Technology series, my intern, Matthew, and I have the privilege of interviewing Akshat Singhal. He is the CEO and founder of Legistify.com, a tech-enabled, on-demand legal concierge platform that uses technology to effectively connect lawyers with users in need of legal help. It has over one million users on the platform and 5000 new enquiries generated every month....

In this newly launched “law & technology” series, I have the privilege of interviewing Chan Yuk Lun. He is the founder of SingaporeLegalAdvice.com, an all-round legal platform in Singapore that has served more than 200,000 monthly visitors needing help with their legal matters. Besides running the website, he has also written articles and enjoys going around talking to lawyers. Yuk Lun has als...

In this new episode of the divorce series, I have the privilege of interviewing Ian Kennedy AM, a founder and Senior Partner of Kennedy Partners, a forefront leader in the development of family law and a member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australia Day Honours List for his services to the law, legal education and national and international professional organisations. Ian’s legal career e...

In this new episode of the divorce series, I have the privilege of interviewing Clarissa Rayward. She is the Director of Brisbane Family Law Centre as well as a podcaster, author, business coach and speaker. It is evident that she loves people and has fun working and doing what she does best. Her motivation comes from her desire to make a difference in the world and to bring about social justice....

In this new episode of the bold and beautiful series, brother-and-sister team Aaron Ng, head of Corporate Communications team at Focus on the Family and Delia Ng, head at FamChamps, shared with us their personal stories of how it was like growing up in a divorced home setting at such a young age. Because of a fragmented family structure, there were periods of distrust, disappointment, and rebellio...

In this new episode of the divorce series, I have the privilege of interviewing the Honourable Diana Bryant (AO, QC), former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia, former Patron of Australian Women Lawyers and the first woman appointed in 2000 to be inaugural Chief Federal Magistrate of Australia, the head of the Federal Magistrates' Court. Born into a family of legal professionals, Diana...

25th August, 2020: Admission day for new qualified Singaporean Lawyers Are you a student thinking of pursuing law? If you are just about to embark on your legal career, do you wonder if you are suited to a career in law? Or are you a lawyer who is jaded by legal practice? In homage of all the Singapore lawyers getting called to the bar today, here is a bonus episode where I got to interview my chi...

In this new episode of the divorce series, I have the privilege of interviewing Jeremy Morley, an international family law attorney from the US who is an expert in international relocation and international child abduction matters. Jeremy’s strong passion for helping families and children translates through his participation as an expert witness in so many international cases. Out of the topic of...

Most of this series has been focusing on the differences in family law systems around the world. In this episode I look at a real life victory of a woman who went through a divorce at a young age but came up stronger, wiser and more resilient than ever. Maneesha Grace (writer, blogger and educator), shares her difficult journey of walking through divorce and the stigma that comes with it. She shar...

Sonny Patel is an experienced family lawyer who specialises in English Law. He has a niche focus on international matters. In this podcast episode, he provides a unique insight into the divorce process in the UK and we have a chat on the key differences between divorce in Singapore and UK. Podcast and video skilfully edited by @Matthew Chu Graphics by @Neeshu Mathew You can reach out to Sonny Pate...

Any lawyer or intern can empathise with the frustration of spending late nights trying to find a document or even generate legal research from thin air when the research exists in some unknown corner of a law firm. This is where the Intelllex comes in. I have a chat with Chang who help professionals spend less time looking for documents and retrieving knowledge. Intelllex takes the 're' out of 're...

Faiza Gabriel is an experienced family lawyer who practices in Perth, Western Australia. She comes with a wealth of experience having also practiced in Singapore.  Faiza helps separating families move forward with dignity. She is empathetic and has a frank chat with me about the differences between practising family law in Singapore and Western Australia. You can reach out to Faiza through th...

Most of us are working from home these to flatten the curve during this Covid-19 season. In this episode, I explore the impact that this could have on work culture generally but more specifically I talk about the the silver lining that this could bring to law firms.

An exclusive interview with Dr Anamah Tan. Dr Anamah Tan is the only Singaporean to be nominated to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women ('CEDAW').  Dr Anamah Tan was also appointed as Council Member at the International Council of Women (ICW) (Paris). For the full list of papers and publications just google her! Dr Tan shares her insig...

In this divorce series I explore the lives of bold and beautiful women and how they traded their ashes for beauty. This episode looks at the life of Shivon Gunalan. We explore identity in divorce, gas-lighting and socialisation of women in the context of different cultural spaces. More importantly, we examine how Shivon became empowered in the aftermath of her divorce and in turn is empowering oth...

In my second episode, I give you a brief overview of divorce in Singapore. Hope you enjoy the show! You can visit my firm website at https://www.sarahmaethomasllc.com or find me on Facebook or Instagram just type in Sarah-Mae Thomas LLC.

In this first episode, I talk with Cindy Chua, a law student at Singapore Management University. I share about my inspiration for the Podcast generally and what listeners can expect in future episodes. Hope you enjoy the show! Visit my firm website at https://www.sarahmaethomasllc.com ; Sarah-Mae Thomas LLC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Sarah-Mae-Thomas-LLC-105981457431505/ ; Sarah-Mae Thom...