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This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Inspire Legal Group's CEO, Natalie Foster.

First and foremost, Natalie was the Founder and Managing Director of Foster Clay Law until the pandemic hit and the wave changed her direction into something bigger, better and larger than ever before!

Natalie redesigned her consultancy-model law firm with the aim of modernising and digitalising legal services. Supporting experienced and entry-level lawyers was important to her and felt that forging a path in an ever-changing and evolving industry that is legal was something that needed to be changed... or at least made easier!  

In this excellent episode, Natalie and Rob chat about:

• Building your own firm and the importance of work culture
• What is a consultancy-model law firm
• The importance of embracing technology and implementing it in the firm’s processes
• The benefit of using (our sponsor!) Clio and their cloud-based legal services
• Modernising and digitising in the industry
• Key trends to watch out for in 2022 for legal technology
• The importance of marketing and personal brand for a law firm

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

Sponsored by Clio: Clio is a legal case management software that work in partnership with the Law Society of England and Wales and is an approved supplier of the Law Society of Scotland.

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Amelia Platton, future Trainee Solicitor, neurodiversity advocate and Winner of Legal Cheek’s Best Use of Social Media Award 2022!

Amelia is a first-class law graduate from the University of Leeds and a Future Trainee Solicitor at Clifford Chance. 

Alongside this, Amelia is the Founder of The Neurodiverse Lawyer Project: a podcast, Instagram page and website created specifically to raise awareness of neurodiversity in the legal profession and industry.

Amelia has worked hard on her campaign on social media to be recognised as a role model within this particular online space and she was recognised by The Times in their recent article “Meet the lawfluencers courting popularity” and by winning Legal Cheek’s Best Use of Social Media Award 2022.

Amelia's Instagram page, @neurodiverselawyer, has a budding and ever-growing audience, already sitting at a comfortable and whopping 20.3k followers!

In this episode, Amelia and our host, Rob discuss:

• What neurodiversity is in the legal profession
• The motivation and community behind The Neurodiverse Lawyer Project
• Exploring mental health in the workplace, university and employment processes
• How to promote inclusivity in acknowledging neurodiversity in law
• The role of social media and content creation is changing and shaping the legal profession

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

Sponsored by Clio: Clio is a legal case management software that work in partnership with the Law Society of England and Wales and is an approved supplier of the Law Society of Scotland.

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes the super talented Ben White to the show!

Ben is the Founder of Crafty Counsel, a media platform for in-house counsels and other legal professionals to connect with each other. Ben trained at Clifford Chance, before advancing to Senior Associate within the Corporate Finance Team. He then moved to Global Fashion Group, and was the Group Corporate Counsel at the London headquarters.

He promises to bring ''joy, insight, and connection to in-house legal professionals'' through Crafty Counsel and works hard to build a supportive community of peers by providing online Chatham House Rule governed round tables, intimate in-person events at special locations in London and Dubai, and a private message board for swapping notes.  

In this episode, we chat about lots of things, including:

• Ben's experiences working overseas and how it helped him shape his career
• What important skills are needed by a Senior Associate
• More about Crafty Counsel and its history/future
• How he built his community and what prompted him to do so
•  The upcoming Crafty Fest on June 14th 2022 at Regent's Park in London!

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

Sponsored by Clio: Clio is a legal case management software that work in partnership with the Law Society of England and Wales and is an approved supplier of the Law Society of Scotland.

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes the fabulous Lorna Hackett and Michael Mansfield QC to the show! We're super excited about this one!

Lorna is a barrister with extensive litigation experience in judicial review and human rights. She was called to the Bar in 2003, with expertise in advising cases of a sensitive nature. Lorna is the head of legal practice at Hackett & Dabbs LLP. Lorna is a campaigner for prisoners serving imprisonment for public protection and suffering from mental health issues. She is a strong advocate for removing the stigma attached to mental health, which has been demonstrated through her work with SOS: Silence of Suicide.

Michael was called to the Bar in 1967 and joined the Queen’s Counsel in 1989. Michael has represented defendants in criminal trials, appeals and inquiries. Some of the high-profile cases Michael has represented clients include Stephen Lawrence’s family, the Birmingham Six, Mohammed Al Fayed and families of the Hillsborough Disaster and Grenfell Tower. Michael has represented submissions to the United Nations, Human Rights Council in Geneva on human rights violations and United Nations General Assembly in New York. Michael established Took Chambers and in 2015, founded the mental health charity, SOS Silence of Suicide, alongside his wife.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

• How you can create your own chambers
• What are the responsibilities of the head of a legal practice
• Challenges in starting up your own firm and chamber
• How to represent high profile cases and deal with the pressure associated with them
• Lessons everyone can learn about breaking the stigma around mental health for prisoners

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

Sponsored by Clio: Clio is a legal case management software that work in partnership with the Law Society of England and Wales and is an approved supplier of the Law Society of Scotland.

During Alice's adventures in Wonderland, she found herself in the presence of the King of Hearts. He wanted her to go, so he cited Rule 42: "All persons more than a mile high to leave the court." Heads turned to Alice. "I'm not a mile high," she objected. "You are," said the King. The queen testified that Alice is nearly two miles tall. "Well, I shan't go, at any rate," Alice said "besides, that's not a regular rule: you invented it just now."

[0 Min] Alice in Wonderland and Rule 42. A reflection on what rules have been applied to manage Covid 19.

[2 Mins] From chevrons on the floor to kids not singing in school, where do you stand?

[3 Mins 30] Prof Christofer Toumazou (Regius Professor of Engineering, Imperial College) and a PCR test that is possibly far too  sensitive?

[5 Mins] We need more granulation on resolution data e.g. discharged through death, with ill health, or effectively well. How do we judge out proportional action?

[6 Mins 30] The need for a circuit breaker? Let's discuss this. Don't treat us all like Alice.

[7 Mins 30] Are we trying to catch the wind with a sieve? Competing paradigm's in battle.

[8 Mins 30] What do you agree with? A CTA to think about all of our filter bubbles.

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