The Space - Gowling WLG

In this episode of The Space Podcast, our host Emma Dennis speaks with Anna Fletcher, a Partner in our Employment team, as she prepares to retire after nearly three decades at Gowling WLG. Anna has been a driving force for disability inclusion, sharing her lived experience of sight loss and championing open conversations across the firm and beyond. Anna reflects on her career journey, from joining...

Join us for this episode in The Space Podcast as our host Emma Dennis, sits down with Greg Standing, Head of Risk and Insurance. Greg brings a wealth of experience from his 25-year journey with us - from joining as a newly qualified solicitor to becoming an equity partner, and now works in the General Counsel team. In this episode, listeners will discover how Greg's hearing loss later in life shap...

In this insightful episode of The Space Podcast, our host Emma Dennis sits down with Chris Brennan, a Legal Director in our Public Procurement team, to explore the realities of living and working as a neurodivergent individual. Chris shares his personal journey of discovering his neurodivergence later in life, reflecting on early signs, the impact on his legal career, and the unique strengths neur...

Trigger warning: This episode contains sensitive discussions around suicide and mental health. Please prioritise your wellbeing and consider your own needs before listening. If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available through organisations like The Samaritans – call 116 123 or visit  Samaritans.org  for confidential help. In this powerful episode of The Space Podcast, host Emma...

Welcome to Season 3 of The Space podcast! This season, our host and DE&I & Wellbeing Senior Manager Emma Dennis explores the important theme of mental health and wellbeing, speaking with guests from across Gowling WLG about topics including neurodiversity, mental health, disability and more. In this special first episode, Emma sits down with her manager Sally Glarvey, Head of DE&I and Wellbeing at...

Welcome to series two of The Space. In this series, Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI & Wellbeing in the UK, breaks down barriers and perceptions about a career in law by talking to the talented people of Gowling WLG. Considering a career in law? Listen in as Emma explores diverse paths into the legal industry, with a focus on early talent, and the highlights a career in law can offer. The series...

Welcome to series two of The Space. In this series, Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI & Wellbeing in the UK, breaks down barriers and perceptions about a career in law by talking to the talented people of Gowling WLG. Considering a career in law? Listen in as Emma explores diverse paths into the legal industry, with a focus on early talent, and the highlights a career in law can offer. The series...

Welcome to series two of The Space. In this series, Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI & Wellbeing in the UK, breaks down barriers and perceptions about a career in law by talking to the talented people of Gowling WLG. Considering a career in law? Listen in as Emma explores diverse paths into the legal industry, with a focus on early talent, and the highlights a career in law can offer. The series...

Welcome to series two of The Space. In this series, Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI & Wellbeing in the UK, breaks down barriers and perceptions about a career in law by talking to the talented people of Gowling WLG. Considering a career in law? Listen in as Emma explores diverse paths into the legal industry, with a focus on early talent, and the highlights a career in law can offer. The series...

Welcome to series two of The Space. In this series, Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI & Wellbeing in the UK, breaks down barriers and perceptions about a career in law by talking to the talented people of Gowling WLG. Considering a career in law? Listen in as Emma explores diverse paths into the legal industry, with a focus on early talent, and the highlights a career in law can offer. The series...

Welcome to series two of The Space. In this series, Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI & Wellbeing in the UK, breaks down barriers and perceptions about a career in law by talking to the talented people of Gowling WLG. Considering a career in law? Listen in as Emma explores diverse paths into the legal industry, with a focus on early talent, and the highlights a career in law can offer. The series...

Welcome to series two of The Space. In this series, Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI & Wellbeing in the UK, breaks down barriers and perceptions about a career in law by talking to the talented people of Gowling WLG. Considering a career in law? Listen in as Emma explores diverse paths into the legal industry, with a focus on early talent, and the highlights a career in law can offer. The series...

Welcome to series two of The Space. In this series, Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI & Wellbeing in the UK, breaks down barriers and perceptions about a career in law by talking to the talented people of Gowling WLG. Considering a career in law? Listen in as Emma explores diverse paths into the legal industry, with a focus on early talent, and the highlights a career in law can offer. The series...

Welcome back to The Space for the final episode in our Leadership and Law series. For this episode, Emma Dennis speaks to Alison Richards, partner in our Commercial, IT and Outsourcing team, to hear more about her role at Gowling WLG, taking a non-traditional pathway into law and her journey to partnership. Alison also shares her thoughts on the importance of diversity, representation and allyship...

We're back with another episode in The Space! This week, Emma Dennis, D&I and wellbeing senior manager, sits down with Roz Trimmer, head of HR (UK), to explore Roz's career journey and what led to a role in HR. Roz also talks about her role as a leader and how to manage and support a team of people. She dives under the surface about her experience of maternity leave, the challenges of coming back...

Join us for the latest episode of The Space. This week, we're joined by Navin Prabhakar, partner in our Banking and Finance team to hear about his role. From a long career in pharmacy to becoming a partner at Gowling WLG, we hear about his decision to make a career change and journey into law. You can find this episode and the accompanying transcript on our website: https://gowlg.co/3xwoZEw   ......

Liz Gane, partner in our Pensions team, joins us in The Space this week. Liz sits down with Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI and Wellbeing in the UK, to talk about her 20+ years in law, her journey into law and to partnership, and what it means to be a team leader. Having taken advantage of Gowling WLG's 'Pause and Play' scheme, Liz touches on taking a career break and that all important work-li...

For this episode of The Space, we're joined by Sanchia Wheeler, head of Compliance in the UK. Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI and Wellbeing, talks to Sanchia about her varied career from barrister, to solicitor and now head of Compliance. She shares her experiences working as a non-executive director for Nottingham Citizens Advice Bureau, her passion for advocacy and helping others and how this...

This week on The Space, Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI and Wellbeing in the UK, sits down with Sunil Kakkad, former partner turned international board member and member of our UK Leadership team. With over 35 years of experience as a lawyer, Sunil dives deep into his journey to becoming a lawyer and how it all started. He talks about his upbringing in Uganda, finding his feet in the corporate...

Welcome to The Space! Our new podcast shines a spotlight on all of our people at Gowling WLG. Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI & Wellbeing in the UK, sits downs with our people to discuss a number of topics to break down barriers and perceptions about a career in law. We dive under the surface and understand the diverse experience and perspectives of our people. Our first series of The Space foc...