The Student Lawyer Podcast

(Advert) Interested in learning more about the University of Law, who are the sponsors of this podcast episode? Click here to view the courses on offer ( https://bit.ly/3h7RGMq )   In this episode, Stephanie Anais is joined by Sarah Smith, associate in the London Market and Global Risk team at DWF. During the episode, Sarah talks about her career journey, what her role in the London market and glo...

(Advert) Interested in learning more about the University of Law, who are the sponsors of this podcast episode? Click here to view the courses on offer ( https://bit.ly/3h7RGMq ) In this episode, Camilla Uppal is joined by Charlene Gisele, a former high-flying London lawyer who started her career at a US law firm and is now a coach-consultant in the health and wellness field, helping law firms, la...

(Advert) Interested in learning more about the University of Law, who are the sponsors of this podcast episode? Click here to view the courses on offer ( https://bit.ly/3h7RGMq ) In this episode, Stephanie Anais is joined by His Honour Judge Richard Shepherd. During the episode, Judge Shepherd talks about his career journey, the positives and challenges of being a judge and the cases that he predi...

(Advert) Interested in learning more about the University of Law, who are the sponsors of this podcast episode? Click here to view the courses on offer ( https://bit.ly/3h7RGMq ) In this episode, Camilla Uppal interviews Dimitrios Kyriazis, a Research Fellow in Law at the New College of the Humanities. Having previously practised law at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and taught at universities...

(Advert) Interested in learning more about the University of Law, who are the sponsors of this podcast episode? Click here to view the courses on offer ( https://bit.ly/3h7RGMq ) On this episode of The Student Lawyer podcast, Stephanie Anais is joined by Philip Hertz, Global Head of Restructuring and Insolvency, and partner at Clifford Chance. During the episode, Philip talks about the sectors tha...

(Advert) Interested in learning more about the University of Law, who are the sponsors of this podcast episode? Click here to view the courses on offer ( https://bit.ly/3h7RGMq ) In the third and final part of a three part mini-series, Camilla Uppal speaks with Megan Hulme, trainee solicitor at a top-40 law firm and founder of It’s All Hearsay, all about her experiences as a mentor. In this episod...

(Advert) Interested in learning more about the University of Law, who are the sponsors of this podcast episode? Click here to view the courses on offer ( https://bit.ly/3h7RGMq ) In the second part of a three part mini-series, Camilla Uppal speaks with Megan Hulme, trainee solicitor at a top-40 law firm and founder of It’s All Hearsay, all about her experiences working as a paralegal before starti...

(Advert) Interested in learning more about the University of Law, who are the sponsors of this podcast episode? Click here to view the courses on offer ( https://bit.ly/3h7RGMq ) In the first part of a three part mini-series, Camilla Uppal speaks with Megan Hulme, trainee solicitor and founder of It’s All Hearsay, about social mobility in the legal profession.  In this episode, Megan provides an i...

(Advert) Interested in learning more about the University of Law, who are the sponsors of this podcast episode? Click here to view the courses on offer ( https://bit.ly/3h7RGMq ) In this episode of The Student Lawyer podcast, Camilla Uppal speaks with Open University students Laurie-Elizabeth Ketley (29), Liam Chin (33) and Eleanor Mayhew-Hills (26) who are recipients of several prestigious schola...

(Advert) Interested in learning more about the University of Law, who are the sponsors of this podcast episode? Click here to view the courses on offer. In this episode of The Student Lawyer podcast, Camilla Uppal speaks with Joanne Kane, an experienced junior barrister specialising in serious crime and fraud, and the current Chair of the Young Barrister’s Committee of the Bar Council of England a...

(Advert) Interested in learning more about the University of Law, who are the sponsors of this podcast episode? Click here to view the courses on offer. In this episode of The Student Lawyer podcast, Camilla Uppal is joined by Oliver Grazebrook, in-house counsel at Inmarsat, director of The Student Lawyer, and founder of The Student Lawyer’s Mentorship Scheme. Oliver provides insight into his care...

Interested in learning more about the University of Law, who are the sponsors of this podcast episode? Click here to view the courses on offer. In this episode of The Student Lawyer podcast, Camilla Uppal is joined by Iqra Ali, an aspiring commercial solicitor who successfully secured two vacation schemes this cycle at top international law firms, Osborne Clarke and CMS. Iqra shares the story of h...

Interested in learning more about the University of Law, who are the sponsors of this podcast episode? Click here to view the courses on offer. In this episode of The Student Lawyer podcast, Stephanie Anais is joined by David Boyle, Barrister at Deans Court Chambers. David has a wide-ranging practice which covers a broad spectrum of complex, high value, and unusual Multi Track claims. He is also t...

The Student Lawyer understand that in-house training contracts are not as widely advertised as law firm training contracts, although we may now see a change with the introduction of the SQE. With this episode, we aim to help provide listeners with insight into the in-house training contract route if this path interests you! In this episode, Camilla Uppal is joined by Yvonne Akpofure, a trainee sol...

In this episode, Camilla Uppal is joined by Simranjeet Kaur Mann, trainee solicitor at Womble Bond Dickinson, YouTuber and legal Vlogger for LawCareers.net.   Simranjeet provides us with a detailed insight into her journey to becoming a trainee solicitor, the obstacles that she has overcome and the steps she has taken to build her her personal and professional confidence. Simran provides actionabl...

In this episode, Camilla Uppal is joined by Derek Sweeting QC, Chair of the Bar Council (2021). The discussion is focused around the proposed reforms that Derek Sweeting QC is advocating for, including why Derek believes the reforms are required and the benefits that reform would provide to the profession.   Derek also provides an insight into his career journey and explains what the Bar Council i...

If you are currently applying for training contracts, vacation schemes, pupillage or internships, this episode is for you!   In this episode, Camilla Uppal is joined by Jake Schogger, ex-Magic Circle lawyer, best-selling author and entrepreneur about his career history and some of the educational resources he has created for aspiring lawyers, such as the Commercial Law Academy and the City Career...

In this episode, Camilla Uppal speaks with Roxanne Brown from Simply Law Jobs. Roxanne provides the recruiters perspective on how to improve your CV, how to prepare for a law firm interview and what skills recruiters are looking for!   Check out Simply Law Jobs here: https://www.simplylawjobs.com/ and also on The Student Lawyer Job Board: https://thestudentlawyer.com/tsl-job-board/     Thank you f...

In this episode, Camilla Uppal speaks with Kalila Bolton. Kalila is Legal & Ops lead at Lawya, a legal tech company, and forged a career in legal tech after qualifying as a solicitor at Allen & Overy. Kalila explains how to go about pursuing a career in legal tech, what skills are required for a career in legal tech, and how you can get involved with Lawya! Apply to be a Lawya Legal Contributor:  ...

In this episode, Camilla Uppal interviews Darrin Carey about his journey to qualifying as a commercial solicitor after a 13-year career in the police force.  Darrin discusses the main factors he considered before changing careers, the challenges he faced and how he overcame them to secure four vacation schemes offers at world leading law firms, ultimately securing his training contract at a Magic...

In this episode, Camilla Uppal interviews James Richardson from Law Answered. James is a qualified lawyer and entrepreneur who helps to create first-class revision and study notes for LPC, LLB and GDL students, and will be producing educational material for the SQE!.  In this interview, James provides insight into his legal career journey so far and why he decided to start Law Answered, providing...

In this episode, Camilla Uppal interviews Dimitrios Kyriazis, a Research Fellow in Law at the New College of the Humanities. Having previously practiced law at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and taught at universities such as Oxford University, UCL and Queen Mary University of London (to name a few), Dimitrios has a wealth of experience to share, and joins us to provide his top tips for how to...

In this episode, Camilla Uppal interviews Sinta Romano, an Aspiring Solicitors Commercial Awareness Competition 2020/2021 finalist.  Sinta shares her top tips for how she developed her commercial awareness to the level that enabled her to beat thousands of other competitors and make it into the final of one of the biggest commercial awareness competitions in the UK. The resources mentioned by Sint...

In this episode, future pupil barrister Shanzé Shah explains how she earned ten scholarships and awards throughout her legal education journey, and provides insight into the benefit that the scholarships and awards provided her with.   Don’t forget to subscribe to ensure that you never miss an episode, and please share this episode with others who might find it useful! Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Pro...

In this episode, Camilla speaks with Hena Somaiya about her journey to becoming a Chartered Legal Executive. Hena explores the pros and cons of the CILEx route to qualifying as a lawyer, and provides a detained insight into her journey. You can follow Hena’s journey on her  blog . You can also follow  our Youtube channel , where Hena regularly features in videos. Please share this episode with oth...