Legally Speaking Podcast
Legally Speaking Podcast™
Inspiring Legal Minds. Transforming Legal Futures.
The Legally Speaking Podcast, sponsored by Clio, inspires, educates and entertains. Think of it as a law library—with better snacks and standout guests.
Hosted by Rob Hanna, legal careers expert, LinkedIn Top Voice and Founder, we interview lawyers, law firm leaders, legal tech pioneers, DEI champions, and even Netflix stars.
Guests explore legal innovation, career growth, AI, wellbeing and redefining success. New episodes every Monday for the main show, with minisodes as well for quick enjoyment.
Tune in now to supercharge your legal career.
The Legally Speaking Podcast, sponsored by Clio, inspires, educates and entertains. Think of it as a law library—with better snacks and standout guests.
Hosted by Rob Hanna, legal careers expert, LinkedIn Top Voice and Founder, we interview lawyers, law firm leaders, legal tech pioneers, DEI champions, and even Netflix stars.
Guests explore legal innovation, career growth, AI, wellbeing and redefining success. New episodes every Monday for the main show, with minisodes as well for quick enjoyment.
Tune in now to supercharge your legal career.
Episodes
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May 23, 2022 • 35min
Government Contracts in Plain English - Christoph Mlinarchik - S5E30
Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Christoph Mlinarchik to the show! Christoph is a former US federal contracting officer, former director of GovCon for a US defence contractor and is a qualified expert witness. Christoph is also an attorney, consultant and instructor. He has a wealth of experience negotiating, reviewing and managing billions of dollars of government contracts over the course of his career. In addition to this, Christoph ...
May 16, 2022 • 40min
The Business Side to the Bar - Lawrence Power - S5E29
Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna chats with the very experienced and fascinating Lawrence Power! Lawrence is a Barrister and was called to the Middle Temple in 1995. Since being called, Lawrence has built a large high profile practice and has been the Head of Chambers for over 15 years at Whitestone Chambers in London, specialising in Commercial and Aviation Law. Lawrence is well known for the large number of events and talks he has participated...
May 9, 2022 • 38min
The Weightlifting Lawyer - Troy Atkin - S5EP28
Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Trainee Solicitor, Troy Atkin... or The Weightlifting Lawyer as you may know him! Troy is currently in the first seat of his Training Contract and is based in the Commercial Department in the Portsmouth office of Biscoes Solicitors. Troy is due to qualify in March 2023. Alongside this (and given the name!), Troy is a national level powerlifter, taking 3rd place at the British Bench Competition, 2022 an...
May 2, 2022 • 31min
Presumed Guilty - Alexandra Shapiro - S5E27
Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes the amazing Alexandra Shapiro to the show! Alexandra was one of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's first law clerks at the Supreme Court, and also served as a law clerk to Judge Stephen F. Williams of the D.C. Circuit. Alexandra is a former federal prosecutor with 30 years of experience and has argued in the U.S Supreme Court. She has served as President of the New York Council of Defense Lawyers, in additio...
Apr 25, 2022 • 43min
A Day in the Life of a High Profile Personal Injury Attorney - Frederick Penney - S5EP26
Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes high profile Personal Injury (PI) Attorney, Frederick Penney! Fred is the CEO and Founder of the law firm, Penney & Associates. He is of the highest AVVO rated Personal Injury Attorney (a rating of 10 - ''Superb Lawyer'') and has featured on top media platforms such as Forbes (Fred's Forbes Interview) and Entrepreneur (Fred's Entrepreneur Interview). He has experience handling high profile cases and t...
Apr 18, 2022 • 52min
Why I Quit Law - Jaysen Sutton - S5E25
Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna is joined by the Corporate Law Academy Founder, Jaysen Sutton. Jaysen completed his undergraduate law degree at the London School of Economics. Jaysen went on to the University of Cambridge to complete his master’s in corporate law. From then on, Jaysen began his career as a trainee at the US-based law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges. The Corporate Law Academy is currently the largest community for aspiring lawye...
Apr 11, 2022 • 35min
The Power of Instagram for Mentoring Trainee and Aspiring Lawyers - Megan Hulme - S5E24
Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Megan Hulme. Megan is a trainee solicitor at an international law firm based in London. She previously worked as a Paralegal at Mischon de Reya LLP and Armstrong Private Client Solicitors Ltd before securing her training contract at the tail end of 2020. Megan is the Founder of ‘It’s All Hearsay’ – a popular Instagram page that has grown by its thousands in just a year! Megan founded the Instagram pag...
Apr 4, 2022 • 22min
How Social Audio Increases Accessibility to Mentorship - Dayo Akinrinade - S5EP23
Send us a text How is the social audio industry taking mentorship by storm? Well, social audio app 'Wisdom' is showing you how! This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Dayo Akinrinade, Founder of Wisdom. As well as being a successful business owner, Dayo aspires to fill diversity gaps, having been recognised as representing her passions by joining the founding team of OneTech and Africlick, a cultural dating app targeting 1 billion Africans globally. On top...
Mar 28, 2022 • 41min
How Can We Make Family Law More Accessible? - Emma Nash - S5E22
Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomes Emma Nash, founder of the 'Family Law Language Project' and Family Law Partner at Fletcher Day. Aside from Emma's busy work life as a Family Law Partner, she is a strong advocate for reform within the family justice system. Emma is a strong believer in making family law easier to understand and more accessible to everyone. In this episode, we discuss the following: A typical workday in the l...
Mar 23, 2022 • 19min
Fertility in the Workplace Miniseries: Aspiring Lawyers, Recruitment and Retention
Send us a text The ‘Fertility in the Workplace’ Miniseries, featuring Natalie Sutherland and Somaya Ouazzani, delves into how fertility in the workplace can be addressed more openly and how law firms can do a better job at acknowledging the challenges faced around fertility. The series looks into tackling fertility issues as a lawyer, in addition to family planning and becoming parents. Natalie Sutherland is a Partner at Burgess Mee, a Family Law Firm and their first fertility officer....
