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Loss is a sad part of life, but it also raises important legal questions: who gets what? Was the person of sound mind when they made these bequests? And why are celebrities so obsessed with leaving their fortunes to their pets? 

This week we sit down with Elle McDonald, Contentious Trusts and Disputes Solicitor at Bolt Burdon and Brighton Sociology and Criminology Graduate. In the episode we delve in the world of Contentious Trusts as well as discuss the power of adversity and resilience in one's professional development journey.

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We’re all familiar with the cornerstone legal principle ‘innocent until proven guilty’, but what protections, if any, do the guilty deserve?

Here to answer that question and more this week is Shkar Kider, Prison Law Solicitor at Kesar & Co and UCL Law Grad. In the episode we discuss History and Purpose of Prisons, Prison Law’s interaction with Human Rights Law, Public Law, and Criminal Law, and the various themes and trends in the Prison Law sphere, not least the underreported and devastating impact COVID-19 pandemic has had on prisoners.

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The COVID Pandemic has brought in a new wave of innovation - from mass organizational adoption of new technologies to groundbreaking vaccine breakthroughs. However are the laws of Intellectual Property the protectors of innovation or the enemy of it? 

We sit down this week with Carolina Hanssen, Legal Officer in the Legislative and Policy Advice Section at World Intellectual Property Organization. In the episode we discuss life working at WIPO - specifically her work in creating and developing IP systems for developing countries, the centrality of a tailored IP system to economic growth and development, and debunking the myths surrounding patents and IP as being anti-innovation.

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Looking for a risk-seeking career?  

This week we sit down with Sam Cornelius, BTE Underwriter at ARAG Legal Services and Canterbury Christ Church Law Grad. In the episode we sit down to discuss the world of Legal Insurance - specifically the risk-seeking lifestyle of an underwriter, the impact COVID has had on the insurance market, and why it’s the perfect time to enter the Insurance game. 

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Everyone knows the rules to a game of football, but are you familiar with the laws regulating sports? 

This week we sit down with  Rustam Sethna, Sports Law Associate at Mills & Reeve and Warwick University Law Grad. In this episode we explore the developing field of Sports Law, evolving from a niche practice area into a body of substantive laws and principles, the multi-faceted role of a sports lawyer, and the importance of having a referee regulating the games taking place off the pitch as having one regulating games taking place on the pitch. 

Off the pitch, we discuss Rustam’s unconventional road into Sports Law and his top tips in penetrating this competitive industry with the 3Ps: Patience, Perseverance, and Preparedness. 

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We all know how important how Human Rights are, but have you ever considered the stakes of adjudicating Human Rights cases on the international level? 

This week we sit down with Leila Bezdrob, former trainee at the European Court of Human Rights and Nantes University French Law Grad & Cardiff University English Law Graduate. In this episode we discuss Leila’s experience in working for one of the highest courts of Europe, the mentorship relationship working for a judge, the agility of the ECHR in adapting to the pandemic, and the symbolic as well as legal role taken by the courts. 

Outside the ECHR,  we discuss the difficulty of penetrating the Human Rights legal careers market and the ways one can build a reputation within it, as well as Leila’s dual-degree background and the experience of not only learning two different legal systems, but also 2 different methods of learning. 

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AI, Blockchain, Machine Learning - you've heard them all before, but have you heard about no-code?

This week we sit down with Shaz Aziz,  Director of Markets and Growth at Neota Logic, a LegalTech start-up dedicated towards productizing legal services and operations through its proprietary no-code platform. In this episode we discuss with Shaz how to navigate the vast array of LegalTech providers, the difference between point-based and platform-based solutions, and how no-code's accessibility threatens to revolutionize how we view software development and the provision of legal services today.

Outside of tech talk, we go over Shaz's decision to leave the Corporate Law life after qualifying at Herbert Smith Freehills and jumping into the exciting yet unknown world of LegalTech and the mindset and tips he recommends to people thinking of making a career change.

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Remembering our key workers on the frontlines, this week we dedicate the episode to discovering about the rules and regulations that form a professional discipline - that help set the standard, discipline, and rigour that we come to expect of professionals.

This week we interview Matthew Cassells, Senior Lawyer at the Nursery and Midwifery Council, on life of a regulatory lawyer, the challenges and opportunities brought by the COVID pandemic, and how to leverage your non-law background into an asset in the face of a competitive and grueling application process.

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Business and commercial matters aren't exclusive to the Corporate world - it's but one perspective of it.

This week we sit down with Irwin Mitchell Associate and University of York Law Grad Scott Halliday on all things Family Law - behind the personal and nuanced legal issues arising within it, the volatile and high pressure work environment, as well as the opportunity to feedback your practice into the theoretical.

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Brexit means Brexit, but have you ever thought about what really happens in the courts of the European Union?

This week we sit down with Antoine Parry,  Legal Assistant to the Court of Justice of the European Union and University fo Sheffield Law Graduate.

In this episode we discuss about life working in the highest court of Europe - the controversy surrounding the CJEU as a political actor, Antoine's experience as a common law student working with civil lawyers in determining EU legal matters, and the academic and cross-jurisdictional nature of the work he undertakes.

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