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COVID-19 has created a truly unexpected work-from-home 'experiment' within the legal profession. Almost every lawyer in every jurisdiction is working under their own roof rather than their firm's. But will this flexible approach be here to stay? How might this help promote the notion that lawyers can balance parental, familiail or otherwise social commitments outside of the workplace? To answer that question, I speak to Dana Denis-Smith - CEO and Founder of Obelisk Support, which promotes flexible working within law, as well as the Founder of the First 100 Years Project, which documents and celebrates the journey of women within the world of law.

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COVID-19 has dominated headlines for the entirety of 2020 and is likely set to do so for 2021. But what does everything that's going on mean for the legal profession? To answer that question, I spoke to Adam North - Recruitment Consultant and Legal Headhunter for Kissoon Carr - to analyse how our current environment is affecting the legal industry, drawing comparisons to the 2008 crisis as well as Brexit in order to see if there are lessons from the past we can learn for the present.

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Applying for and securing a role we love can be difficult. We especially believe this to be the case if we're missing perceived prerequisites in order to do so, such as having personal connections or 'traditional' work experience. Austin Belcak - founder of Cultivated Culture - went to 50+ interviews at top companies like Google and Facebook in order to learn the ins and out of interviewing, perfecting your CV and researching potential employers. In this episode, Austin and I discuss the beginning-to-end of applying for and securing roles at any level of seniority, including tips on every stage of an applicant's journey (and more!).

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Dylan Kawende, a British-born son of two Rwandan genocide refugees, needed to raise more then £60,000 in order to begin his journey into the world of law and study post-graduate law at Cambridge. Recorded shortly before he surpassed his crowdfunding target, I spoke to Dylan to learn more about his motivations for law, how he wants to contribute to it, as well as the inspiration behind his '#GetDyl2Cambridge' campaign.

You can view Dylan's fundraiser here: https://tinyurl.com/getdyl2cambridge

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The world of in-house practice shares some similarities and differences with its private practice counterpart. For this episode, I spoke to Mel Scott - otherwise known as Instagram's 'theinhouselawyer'. We discuss what in-house practice is all about, how it differs from other solicitor career routes and how to learn more about it.

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The SQE is looming on the horizon of the legal profession and is set to change the way lawyers of tomorrow will be trained and educated. In this episode, Susan Cooper - CEO and Training Principal of Accutrainee - and I discuss the what, when, why and who of this new super-exam.

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Jamie Johnston worked as a personal trainer for more than 10 years before deciding to change careers paths and begin his search for a legal career and becoming a barrister. In this episode, Jamie shares his motivations for transitioning from non-law to the Bar, his advice for others looking to do the same, as well as some thoughts on the skills aspiring barristers need in order to succeed.

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LinkedIn is an incredibly value-driven platform, with lots of opportunities to both connect with and learn from others. In this episode, I speak to Vagisha Arora, one of India's Top 10 content writers on the platform. We discuss how to get started with writing your own content, interacting with others, as well as how this can result in freelance opportunities.

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The delivery of legal services is changing rapidly, with tech and data playing an increasing role. The future of law will require new skillsets and ways of thinking to solve problems. In this episode, I speak to Computer Science graduate Ivan Panton. We discuss the transferability of STEM skillsets to the world of law, how tech and law intersect, as well as how future tech such as self-driving cars will be regulated.

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A 2016 study of solicitors found that 28%, 19%, and 23% were experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress, respectively. In this episode, I speak to Bree Buchanan - former Director of the Texas Lawyers Assistance Program, which aims to provide recovery solutions for members of the legal profession who are experiencing substance abuse, as well as strategies to help boost well-being and resiliency in the profession. Bree and I discuss her pathway into law, substance abuse within the profession, as well as what law needs to do to improve its approach to mental wellbeing.

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