Legally Unzipped

In this episode, our host, Aurelia Pyneeandee, is joined by Seren Nergiz, Qualified lawyer in commercial and maritime law, and founder of Nergiz Law Firm. 

Both Aurelia and Seren discuss the challenges faced when opening a law firm on a professional, technical, and also personal level.

In this episode we are joined by Nataliia Graves. Nataliia is originally from Ukraine but she attended her LLM in Texas, at SMU Dedman School of Law.

She also has a Youtube Channel where she provides insightful practical advice on how to qualify as an attorney in the US. 

So if you are a foreigner looking to qualify in the US be sure to check out her Youtube channel!

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Are you interested in a career in law in the UK? In this episode, our host, Sara Hashlamoun, is joined by Natalie Adler who talks about how she decided to migrate from Amsterdam to London in order to pursue a career as a solicitor and the steps required to qualify in England and Wales.

Are you an aspiring barrister looking to qualify in the UK or just curious about the life of a barrister? Then this episode is just for you! Our host Kacey Sequeira is joined by Jonathan Akinsanya, a dual-qualified barrister specializing in Business Crime. Jonathan takes us through his decision to become a barrister, to his first day in court. He also talks about current issues and changes in the process towards becoming a barrister.

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In this episode, our host, Sandra Chlopas, is joined by Anesha Pavaday, a family solicitor. Anesha takes us through her journey to becoming a solicitor, sharing her choices as a student and experiences prior to qualification!

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In this episode, our host, Sandra Chlopas, is joined by Callum Udy, paralegal and future trainee at Allen & Overy. Callum takes us through his journey to becoming a paralegal, his day to day tasks and shares insightful and valuable advise for those interested in a paralegal role!

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In this episode, our host, Haniyah Lakhani, is joined by Bethany-Jo Bevis, 3rd year Solicitors Apprentice at Hallet and Co Solicitors. Bethany walks us through what the solicitors apprentice is, why she decided to go down this route as opposed to going to university and whether she would recommend this route to others who are interested to pursue a career in law.

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In this episode, our host, Aurelia Pyneeandee, is joined by Hira Hanif, BPTC graduate, 2019 and current advocate. Throughout this episode, Hira talks about her journey into the legal profession as an individual who moved to the UK at the age of 11, why she decided to go down this route and whether or not you should consider studying the BPTC!

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In this episode, our host, Haniyah Lakhani, is joined by Hannah-Mei Grisley, recent GDL graduate and future trainee solicitor at a city law firm. Both Haniyah and Hannah talk about the GDL course, converting into law from a non-law background and how Hannah managed to secure a training contract whilst undertaking the GDL course!

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In this episode, our host, Kacey Sequeira, is joined by Aurelia Pyneeandee, current GDL student at BPP University and LLM graduate from the University of Swansea. Both Kacey and Aurelia discuss what the LLM course is, how it differs from the LLB, best ways to balance personal commitments alongside the LLM and much more!

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