Partnership Track

Caroline Thomas is a triple-qualified lawyer in England and Wales, Hong Kong, and New York. She is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She has experience in over 50 international commercial arbitrations across multiple sectors. She also has experience mediating commercial, employment, and matrimonial law disputes.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Her journey to qualifying as a lawyer in multiple jurisdictions.
• How she got into arbitration and mediation, and the skills required to succeed in this field.
• Becoming a partner at a law firm.
• The importance of mentorship.
• Advice for aspiring lawyers facing rejection.

You can connect with Caroline on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-thomas-fciarb-1015331/

You can also visit Caroline’s website here: https://arbitratio-concilium.com/

Snippet from the episode with Oluwapelumi Amanda Adeola. Listen to the full epsiode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/23icLNlcC15zWCSfWiHbJ1?si=oz0wFe6ZS9iT4LH8FjaijQ

Oluwapelumi Amanda Adeola is a barrister at Trinity Chambers. Prior to that, she was a family law partner and solicitor advocate where she worked on a wide variety of private family law matters. She was ranked in the legal 500 directory for four consecutive years as a next generation partner. She does a lot of work with aspiring lawyers which includes mentoring and supporting them in the best way possible.

In this episode, she shares her journey into law, theobstacles she has faced, her progression to becoming a partner, and her decision to transition to the Bar after many years as a solicitor and partner at a law firm.

You can reach out to Oluwapelumi on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandaadeola/

Snippet from the episode with Brian Potts.

Listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2MnjKMdjRevrSxh8ChCVIq?si=RnI578AsScyj1-86MX4DiA

Brian Potts is a commercial litigation partner at Husch Blackwell. He is also a serial entrepreneur, best known for founding the Legal Mentor Network – a non-profit organisation dedicated to connecting law students and recently qualified lawyers with legal mentors.

Before becoming an equity partner, Brian was rejected by every one of the top 100 law firms in the United States – including the very firm where he would become an equity partner less than a decade later.

In this episode, Brian shares invaluable advice on overcoming rejection, securing a legal role, making partner, and much more!

You can reach out to Brian on

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-h-potts-26914923/

Email: [email protected]

Sign up to the Legal Mentor Network: https://www.legalmentornetwork.org/

Get The Jobless Lawyer's Handbook at: https://amzn.eu/d/hoSzGAy

Send all enquiries regarding this podcast to: [email protected]

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