In this month’s episode of Refreshingly Honest Chats with Lawyers we’re delighted to delve into the topic of Alternative Routes into the Legal Profession in particular CILEX. Joining host Duane Cormell is Gillian Lavelle, Senior Partner at MBH Solicitors. Topics on the agenda include: Gillian’s career so far The differences between alternative rout…

In this month’s episode of Refreshingly Honest Chats with Lawyers we’re delighted to delve into the topic of Diversity in the Legal Profession. Joining host Duane Cormell is Matthew Flanagan-Roberts, Associate within the global Corporate Practice team at Squire Patton Boggs. Topics on the agenda include: Matthew’s career so far and the challenges h…

In this month’s episode of Refreshingly Honest Chats with Lawyers we’re delighted to delve into the topic of Personal Branding for Lawyers. Joining host Duane Cormell is Hannah Strawbridge, CEO/founder of the employment law solutions business, Han Law. Topics on the agenda include: Why Hannah decided to set up her own law firm The key to success wh…

In this month’s episode of Refreshingly Honest Chats with Lawyers we’re delighted to delve into the topic of Parenthood in the Legal Profession. Joining our host Duane Cormell is Judith Thomas-Whittingham, Partner and Head of Clinical Negligence at Stephensons. Topics on the agenda include: How Judith juggles being a partner of a law firm and a par…

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re pleased to have released a brand-new episode of Refreshingly Honest Chats with Lawyers, all about the important topic of mental health in the law. Joining our host Duane Cormell is Sam Jardine, Partner in the Technology, Outsourcing and Privacy team at Fieldfisher and LawCare Champion. Topics on the ag…

In our latest episode of Refreshingly honest chats with lawyers’, we discuss the topic of becoming an employer of choice. Joining us in the episode we have two extremely qualified guests from law firms that have done just that: Mairi Probin, Chief Culture and People Officer at the MAPD group and James Brown, Founder and Managing Partner at Hall Bro…

In this International Women's Day special, we speak with two prominent female lawyers who have both reached the top level in their careers: Felicity Tulloch, Head of Licensing at Kuits and Emma Gill, Senior Director at Vardags. Topics on the agenda include how things have (or haven't) changed for women in the profession since they qualified, how Em…