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This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna speaks to Mitra Ahouraian.  

In 2011 Mitra founded her own law firm, Mitra Ahouraian Law. Based in Los Angeles, it's a full-service corporate and entertainment law firm. Prior to this she worked as a legal counsel at MTV and Phoenix Books, as well as working at Munger Tolles & Olson.

She's had a highly impressive career, being awarded the 'Super Lawyers Distinction' four years in a row! Alongside her role, she's also a dedicated volunteer for third sector organisations. Notably, in 2016 she played a leading role in organizing the Skid Row Carnival of Love, providing entertainment and essential social services to 3,000 homeless people in downtown LA.  

In the full episode, she discusses:

• The challenges of switching from a medical degree to a law career
• Why not starting your own law firm can sometimes be a risk
• What's she's learnt as a legal entrepreneur, including the importance of staying curious
• Her advice and experience on getting over imposter syndrome when working in a large firm
• Her tips for aspiring legal professionals, and her work to help the LA homeless community

Out now on our website and all major audio platforms!

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Tony D'Urso onto the show, in an episode perfect for legal entrepreneurs looking to boost their marketing game! 

Tony is a top entrepreneur, author, celebrity podcaster and marketing expert. In his career working in real estate, insurance and technology he's helped raise millions of dollars in funding and scaled start-ups across the US. 

His business podcast, 'The Tony D'Urso Show', has achieved 10 million downloads, and is the number one show on the VoiceAmerica network. He's also written several books, with a recent work achieving #2 on the Amazon bestseller list. 

In this episode, he discusses:

• How he achieved his career success, from working as a paper boy in suburban Chicago, to working in insurance tech, to becoming the podcasting star he is today
• The importance of consistency and mentors in developing any career
• Why it's a great idea for lawyers to start their own podcast as a part of their business development strategy
• The benefits of centralising your brand identity

Out now on the Legally Speaking Podcast website and all major audio platforms! 

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna speaks to Maya Markovich.

Maya is the Chief Growth Officer for NextLaw Labs, which is striving to reinvent law with technology.

Part of the Dentons ecosystem, NextLaw invests and partners with legal tech startups to encourage the adoption and development of new workflow solutions in the industry.

It acts as a primary resource for Dentons to explore new legal tech ideas and revenue streams, helping the world's largest law firm stay ahead of its competitors.

Maya previously worked as product marketing manager and as an attorney, having developed her early career in Silicon Valley (after attending Stanford University). She was named one of the five most influential women in legal tech by the ILTA in 2020.

In this episode, topics include:

• Her upbringing and career in Palo Alto, in the heart of Silicon Valley
• How NextLaw is supporting legal technology's adoption and evolution for Dentons and the wider industry
• How the legal tech space has boomed over the last 5 years, and some key contemporary trends in the space
• Why the adoption of legal tech is helping widen access to justice and legal services
• Why you don't need coding (or to be male!) if you want to get involved in the area
• Why legal tech firms, in particular, need to pay close attention to ethics in their code

Out now on the Legally Speaking Podcast website and all major audio platforms! 

What is your companies NPS? NET Promoter Score. Why is it important? Ryen Salo from Clearly Rated explains why it's the most important metric you can track. 

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BONUS EPISODE  3 - Coach Steven Morse talks to us about his career in the college coaching world, he talks to us about his extensive recruiting experience and his new role as an MLB scout. Listen to some great advice on how to get recruited and noticed during this pandemic.

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna is joined by Tom Harding.
Once a professional DJ performing in front of thousands of fans, he's now a Partner at the prestigious global law firm, Osborne Clark. Not one to stray too far from his hedonistic former life, he now specialises in the fascinating and growing area of digital media and e-commerce law. 

In the episode, Tom talks about:

• How he accidentally fell into his early DJ career, via an Amsterdam coffee shop
• What it felt like to play at one of the world's biggest festivals in front of over 100,000 fans
• The experience of transitioning to a legal career after his fast-paced early years
• Why he sees experience in other sectors as highly beneficial to legal practice 
• The importance of diversity & why he finds his practice area so stimulating 

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna is joined by Kelly Bagla.

Kelly is a legal entrepreneur who runs Bagla Law Firm in San Diego. Having achieved multiple degrees she worked for a Fortune 500 biotechnology company, managing 35 international subsidiaries. She then moved onto Baker McKenzie before starting her own highly successful firm. 

She's also an accomplished author, having written a well-reviewed book on the legal knowledge business owners should have (its called Go Legal Yourself: Know The Legal Lifecycle Of Your Business, and it's of course available in all good bookstores!).

In this enlightening episode, the pair discuss:

• What made her leave her successful corporate law career to become an entrepreneur and author
• Some top tips on starting your own business
• Why she doesn't have any regrets about the path she has taken in her life and career
• What made her decide to start her own toy business, which is now a profitable and multinational enterprise  
• Why she still values a degree of work/life balance, despite her busy career
• The under-acknowledged power of small businesses in the US economy
• Her plans to write another book

A great episode for aspiring business owners, corporate lawyers, associates and interested students alike. 

This week on our Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna was joined by Alex Su!

Alex is a Director of Business Development at Evisort in the United States, specialising in AI contracts management. A former lawyer who has transitioned into the business and tech world, Alex is now the host of the ‘Meeting of the Minds’ podcast, runs monthly Zoom networking sessions, and has published a book on how to get into law school with bad grades!

In this episode, Rob and Alex discuss:

• Alex's recent book, 'The Unauthorized Guide to Getting Into Law School With Bad Grades’.
• The future of legal tech and new developments
• The Meeting of the Minds podcast
• Alex's monthly networking sessions

...and much more! 

This week on our Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna was  joined by Ania Rontaler and Emma Sutcliffe.

Ania is an M&A expert and Corporate Partner, and Emma is a top-quality Financial Markets Litigation Partner.

Both Emma and Ania are Partners at the leading law firm, Simmons & Simmons, and together they co-head Simmons’ award-winning womens’ network, The Number One Club.

In this episode, the three of them discuss:

• Ania & Emma’s backgrounds and how they both got into law
• Why The Number One Club (TNOC) was founded
• How people (not just lawyers!) can get involved with TNOC
• The multiple positive effects TNOC has had within Simmons & Simmons
• TNOC’s many successes including recently being recognised as a Times Top 50 Employer for Women! They have also received over 9 different nominations at the Women in Law awards!
• How Ania & Emma manage their time and the many positive effects TNOC has had on running their practices
• Some of their positive yet amusing legal market recognition quotes over the years!

Thank you to Emma and Ania for sharing  more about TNOC and their successful legal journeys to reaching Partnership!

If a great idea is a rocket, venture capital is the fuel. And if you have both, the sky's the limit!

In the last episode of our 4 part  “Starting a Start-Up” Miniseries, our host Rob Hanna hears from Guy Stern, Founder of Legal Connection about how to put together a compelling pitch deck, how to get in front of investors pre and post COVID-19 and why Guy opted for crowdfunding for his upcoming seed-stage investment round. 

This week on our Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna was joined by Donya Fredj.

Donya is a Lawyer, Mentor, Start-Up & VC Expert, Lecturer of the GDL & QLTS and if all that is not enough she is also the proud Host of her highly popular “The Door to Law” YouTube Channel!  

Donya has lived in London, Paris, Tokyo, Tunis and is currently based in Dubai!

 In this episode, Donya and Rob discuss:

• Her journey to breaking into the legal sector
• Her experiences working as Corporate Associate in London versus working as a Corporate Associate in Dubai
• All things start-ups
• Her hit YouTube Channel "The Door to Law"
• Her role with GROW Mentoring!
• The benefits of lawyers embracing social media platforms

This week on our Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna was joined by, Rosie Burbidge.

Rosie is an Intellectual Property Lawyer & Partner at gunnercooke LLP. 

Rosie has written a high profile book called European Fashion Law: From Start-up to Global Success and regularly writes for popular IP blogs and publications. 

Rosie has been recognized one of 20 Women in IP from around the world who are “destined for great things.”

In this episode, Rob and Rosie discuss the following:

• What drew her to a career in intellectual property law
• How she found moving from a traditional law firm structure to a dispersed one
• Her published book and what inspired her to become an author
• Some of her incredibly high-profile IP disputes cases from Superdry v Abercrombie & Fitch Co. to Philips v Nintendo
• With platforms like TikTok becoming more popular, whether she sees more social media related IP disputes on the horizon!

Every great start-up company is built around a big idea, some product or service that didn't exist in the world and a passionate founder who wanted to bring that idea to reality.

In the first episode of our 4 part  “Starting a Start-Up” Miniseries our host Rob Hanna hears from Guy Stern, Founder of Legal Connection on the origin of his big idea and why he eats, sleeps and breathes Legal Tech.

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna was joined by Johnny Shearman.

Johnny is a Professional Support Lawyer at Signature Litigation, with expertise in all aspects of dispute resolution. He was the Co-Editor of the Chambers & Partners UK Litigation Global Practice Guide 2019 and recently Co-Authored the feature article on the Disclosure Pilot Scheme for PLC Magazine’s 30th anniversary edition.

Johnny has featured in publications, such as the FT Adviser, Dow Jones Financial News, & Compliance Monitor.

In this weeks episode, we cover: 

• Johnny’s journey into the law 
• How the role of Professional Support Lawyer (PSL) duties differ from an Associate / Partner position 
• All the BENEFITS of being a PSL in a law firm 
• Why others might wish to consider the PSL route as an alternative to Partnership 
• Johnny’s impressive writing, overall media & entrepreneurial successes 
• Johnny and Rob's mutual love for LinkedIn and the benefits of personal branding!

This week on our Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna is joined by Daniel Lo. 

Daniel is a triple-qualified Private Equity Lawyer currently working for UBS, based in Singapore. He is qualified in Canada (Alberta and Ontario), England & Wales and the British Virgin Islands.

Daniel previously worked as an in-house counsel at a private equity firm in Hong Kong and as a corporate associate at an international law firm in Canada.

Daniel has become well-known in the legal space for providing his expert insights into how Associates can internationalise their legal careers!

So If you want your career to go global - this is the podcast episode for you!

In this episode, we cover:

• How Daniel became qualified in three jurisdictions
• The importance of networking
• Tips to internationalise your legal career
• How legal recruiters can help your career
• The benefits of mentoring

If you are thinking of going to school, this episode will provide some real-life tips on whether trade/vocational school certificates or traditional college degrees may be better for you.  We discuss some little known, high paying niche jobs that require less than 2 years of schooling or none at all.

Listen to the end for our Daily Connection moment where our CEO talks about a big need for paralegals which does not require a 4-year degree.  If you’d like to apply or have your job opening featured on the show, email jobs@dwsworldwide.com.  Mentioned in today’s episode: collegeconsensus.com & onlinecollegeplan.com

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