Today, our guest is Aaqib Jeved, a Family and Public Law Barrister at Spire Barristers in Leeds, UK. A committed Human Rights advocate, Aaqib's journey to the law has taken him from Peterborough around the world and back again.

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Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings is the original podcast sharing conversations about legal outsiders became leading lawyers..

David Lock KC explores how successful lawyers made it into the professions, what they did to get on, what legal practice demanded from them, what they did to stand out from their peers, and their top tips for the aspiring lawyers of tomorrow.

We would also like to invite you to join the conversation and share your journey to the law, and you can email us with your comments and questions at [email protected].

We look forward to sharing these conversations with you, and very much hope you enjoy them.

⁠Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings⁠ is hosted by ⁠David Lock KC⁠ and produced & Edited by ⁠Amy Jansen⁠

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Today we have the great pleasure of speaking to Alexandria Pritchett, a young Privacy+Cyber Litigation Attorney at Troutman Pepper LLP in San Diego, California, who is only just starting her journey as a lawyer, having graduated just over a year ago. With many of our conversations being with lawyers who are already well established in their practice, it is wonderful to hear how Alex is approaching her work, her commitment to her community, and the aspirations she has for her career. 

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Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings is the original podcast sharing conversations about legal outsiders became leading lawyers..

David Lock KC explores how successful lawyers made it into the professions, what they did to get on, what legal practice demanded from them, what they did to stand out from their peers, and their top tips for the aspiring lawyers of tomorrow.

We would also like to invite you to join the conversation and share your journey to the law, and you can email us with your comments and questions at [email protected].

We look forward to sharing these conversations with you, and very much hope you enjoy them.

Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings is hosted by David Lock KC and produced & Edited by Amy Jansen

Find us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

It gives us enormous pleasure to welcome Reagan Persaud as our guest today. Reagan is a Barrister, she works in the Leeds and North-West circuit in the UK practicing as a Family Barrister. This series is all about people who have come to the law in unusual ways, or face unusual challenges — challenges that most other people face — and Reagan is there, in spades. She was born as a man, she was born abroad, she transitioned whilst she was a Barrister, and she's now developed a successful Family practice in the North-West under the identity she always felt was hers. She is someone who has been on a remarkable journey and we could not be more glad to be able to share that journey with you. 

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Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings is the original podcast sharing conversations about legal outsiders became leading lawyers..

David Lock KC explores how successful lawyers made it into the professions, what they did to get on, what legal practice demanded from them, what they did to stand out from their peers, and their top tips for the aspiring lawyers of tomorrow.

We would also like to invite you to join the conversation and share your journey to the law, and you can email us with your comments and questions at [email protected].

We look forward to sharing these conversations with you, and very much hope you enjoy them.

Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings is hosted by David Lock KC and produced & Edited by Amy Jansen

Find us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

It gives us great pleasure to invite Joel Semakula to be our guest. Joel is a young Barrister, in his 2nd year of practice at Landmark Chambers in London. He's had an interesting journey to date, and he's somebody who has made it through into one of the top Chambers in the UK from an entirely non-legal background. He is, in a sense, somebody that this podcast is all about. He started knowing nothing about the law and has got himself into a position where he's launched his career spectacularly well. 

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Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings is the original podcast sharing conversations about legal outsiders became leading lawyers..

David Lock KC explores how successful lawyers made it into the professions, what they did to get on, what legal practice demanded from them, what they did to stand out from their peers, and their top tips for the aspiring lawyers of tomorrow.

We would also like to invite you to join the conversation and share your journey to the law, and you can email us with your comments and questions at [email protected].

We look forward to sharing these conversations with you, and very much hope you enjoy them.

Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings is hosted by David Lock KC and produced & Edited by Amy Jansen

Find us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Today's conversation is with Susan Dunn, Head of Litigation Funding at Harbour. Susan has involved in litigation funding of high value commercial disputes since 2002, having previously qualified as a commercial litigator at Birmingham firm, Wragge and Co. 

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Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings is the original podcast sharing conversations about legal outsiders became leading lawyers..

David Lock KC explores how successful lawyers made it into the professions, what they did to get on, what legal practice demanded from them, what they did to stand out from their peers, and their top tips for the aspiring lawyers of tomorrow.

We would also like to invite you to join the conversation and share your journey to the law, and you can email us with your comments and questions at [email protected].

Find us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

We look forward to sharing these conversations with you, and very much hope you enjoy them.

Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings is hosted by David Lock KC and produced & Edited by Amy Jansen

We are delighted to be able to share our conversation with Nitin Rajput with you today. Nitin works at DAC Beachcroft LLP in Talent Acquisition and to be able to pick his brains about what companies today are looking for in aspiring lawyers, combined with his own experience as a Solicitor,  was illuminating. We hope you enjoy it and find some tips and tricks in there that will help you on your journey, too!

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Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings is the original podcast sharing conversations about legal outsiders became leading lawyers..

David Lock KC explores how successful lawyers made it into the professions, what they did to get on, what legal practice demanded from them, what they did to stand out from their peers, and their top tips for the aspiring lawyers of tomorrow.

We would also like to invite you to join the conversation and share your journey to the law, and you can email us with your comments and questions at [email protected].

Find us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

We look forward to sharing these conversations with you, and very much hope you enjoy them.

Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings is hosted by David Lock KC | Produced & Edited by Amy Jansen

Today's conversation is with Professor Mary Jo Wiggins, Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law. Mary Jo's interest in the law started at a young age. Her father was hugely active in the civil rights movement in the 60's and through his experiences with the law, and the constraints of the law, became interested in practicing it herself. Her journey from that early inspiration has taken her through professional practice - she practiced bankruptcy law and commercial law with the firm of Ice, Miller, Donadio & Ryan - to teaching the subject at the University of San Diego where she has been both associate dean for academic affairs and vice dean. Mary Jo's passion is around providing education and support for those who are interested in becoming a lawyer.

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Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings is a series of conversations with leading lawyers from backgrounds outside the law.

David Lock KC explores how successful lawyers made it into the professions, what they did to get on, what legal practice demanded from them, what they did to stand out from their peers, and their top tips for the aspiring lawyers of tomorrow.

We would also like to invite you to join the conversation, and you can email us with your comments and questions at [email protected], and you can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

We look forward to sharing these conversations with you, and very much hope you enjoy them.

Hosted by David Lock KC

Produced & Edited by Amy Jansen

Charles Vega P.A. is a Florida-based lawyer who arrived into the legal profession later in life. After a successful corporate career, Charles made the decision to fulfil his life long dream of becoming an Attorney. Having completed Law School part time at night, he opened a now hugely successful Legal Practice and today, Charles speaks to David Lock KC about the challenges he faced perusing that dream and the lessons he has learnt along the way. 

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Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings is a series of conversations with leading lawyers from backgrounds outside the law.

David Lock KC explores how successful lawyers made it into the professions, what they did to get on, what legal practice demanded from them, what they did to stand out from their peers, and their top tips for the aspiring lawyers of tomorrow.

We would also like to invite you to join the conversation, and you can email us with your comments and questions at [email protected], and you can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

We look forward to sharing these conversations with you, and very much hope you enjoy them.

Hosted by David Lock KC

Produced & Edited by Amy Jansen

Today's guests is already a familiar voice on this podcast, but one more familiar with asking the questions than answering them. David Lock KC was called to the Bar in 1985, was awarded silk in 2011 and is a public law specialist. He was judged by a panel of leading lawyers to be the Legal 500 Public Law silk of the Year for 2020. He also sits as a Deputy High Court Judge in the King's Bench and Family Divisions. David has appeared in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal on many occasions, the High Court, the County Court, the Court of Protection, has drafted Parliamentary Bills and has advised individuals, companies and government bodies in a variety of international jurisdictions. He has vast trial experience, including cross-examining expert and lay witnesses, but also has a wide-ranging public law and appellate practice.

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Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings is a series of conversations with leading lawyers from backgrounds outside the law.

David Lock KC explores how successful lawyers made it into the professions, what they did to get on, what legal practice demanded from them, what they did to stand out from their peers, and their top tips for the aspiring lawyers of tomorrow.

We would also like to invite you to join the conversation, and you can email us with your comments and questions at [email protected], and you can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

We look forward to sharing these conversations with you, and very much hope you enjoy them.

Hosted by David Lock KC

Produced & Edited by Amy Jansen

Our guest today, Lady Brenda Hale, is one of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's best known lawyers. Her legal career has taken her to the very peak of the UK  judicial system as President of the Supreme Court, and the cases that she decided, along with her colleagues made it to the front pages of the newspapers. In 2004 she became the United Kingdom's first female Lords of Appeal in Ordinary after a varied career as a Professor of Law in Manchester, Law Commissioner at the Law Commission, a Judge, and she was the first woman to become the President of the Supreme Court. 

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Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings is a series of conversations with leading lawyers from backgrounds outside the law.

David Lock KC explores how successful lawyers made it into the professions, what they did to get on, what legal practice demanded from them, what they did to stand out from their peers, and their top tips for the aspiring lawyers of tomorrow.

We would also like to invite you to join the conversation, and you can email us with your comments and questions at [email protected], and you can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

We look forward to sharing these conversations with you, and very much hope you enjoy them.

Hosted by David Lock KC

Produced & Edited by Amy Jansen