The Fiftyfaces Focus series builds on the successful model of The Fiftyfaces Podcast by showcasing the richness and diversity of the law by focusing on its people and their stories. We meet with people who have had unusual career paths, sometimes visceral experience with discrimination and its fallout, who have had lived experience that informs their perspective and who have displayed resilience and persistence to achieve their goals.
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The Fiftyfaces Focus series builds on the successful model of The Fiftyfaces Podcast by showcasing the richness and diversity of the law by focusing on its people and their stories. We meet with people who have had unusual career paths, sometimes visceral experience with discrimination and its fallout, who have had lived experience that informs their perspective and who have displayed resilience and persistence to achieve their goals.
Episode 9: Inspiring People in Law - 2022 - Trailer
Fiftyfaces Focus - Inspiring People in the Law
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Episode 9: Inspiring People in Law - 2022 - Trailer
We are delighted to bring you our 2022 Inspiring People in Law series in which we feature eight inspiring lawyers from around the globe. We examine what it is to be an effective lawyer, the importance of networks, of empathy, and sometimes the lack of importance of a standard path or trajectory. We listen to guests who have taken a path less travelled, sometimes overcoming bias, prejudice and disability to do so. We explore areas as diverse as digital justice, the intersection of environmental law and human rights, the advances in international arbitration and moving from a legal to a corporate role. Tune in to hear more from our inspiring range of guests:I. Stephanie Boyce is president of the Law Society of England and Wales. She is the sixth female and first person of color to hold the role. She's had an extensive career in law, and our conversation discusses her early, unlikely, role model, how she bridged her own socio-economic gap and is committed to ensuring that the profession does so. We hear about the PUSH philosophy that has driven her career. Meriam Al-Rashid is global co-chair of international arbitration and co-head of the Latin American Arbitration practice at Eversheds Sutherland, based in the New York City area. She is also an adjunct professor of law at Fordham University Law School, a peer review board member of the American Review of International Arbitration, a committee member at the Cyrus R Vance Center for International Justice, and the holder of numerous other arbitrator roles. Her areas of focus include international dispute resolution, international trade and commercial arbitration, as well as human rights and international law. We talk about her fascinating background and her unorthodox path to practice international law. Meriam is also the president and co founder of Allusionist pictures, a film production company, and we discuss about how she marries her creative activities there with her legal career. Nancy Stern is CEO and board member at Austin holdings LLC. She's had a 27 year career starting as a lawyer and transitioning to a financial and business oversight role. In her latest role, which saw her assume the CEO position in 2020, she led a successful sale of that company that closed in 2021. She shares insights of how her legal skills facilitated that transition.Olga Hancock is Deputy Head of Responsible Investment at Church Commissioners for England. She previously worked as a solicitor and started her career in Australia. We talk about how her legal skills prepared her for a role in responsible investment and the importance of pursuing a career that brings personal satisfaction and joy. Richard Daly graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 1995 with an LLB. He is now an executive officer in the Irish Department of Defense, where he works in the legislative instrument department. Richard was blind from birth and we talk about how that affected his journey both through law school and the practice of law, and the important advances in technology that should make the profession more accessible to more talented professionals.Kate Colleary is a privacy and data protection expert based in Dublin who set up her own consultancy focused on privacy and data protection in 2019. She is the Irish country leader of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, as well as a practicing solicitor. Aonghus Kelly is a lawyer who has a focus on international criminal law human rights and is presently executive director at Irish Rule of law International (IRLI). He is also a member of the Legal Action Committee at the global legal action network (GLAN), which uses innovative legal strategies to challenge global injustice. He previously spent time with the European Union border Assistance Mission to Libya, as a defense lawyer at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, also known as the Khmer Rouge tribunal, and at the special prosecution office(continued)
Fiftyfaces Focus - Inspiring People in the Law
The Fiftyfaces Focus series builds on the successful model of The Fiftyfaces Podcast by showcasing the richness and diversity of the law by focusing on its people and their stories. We meet with people who have had unusual career paths, sometimes visceral experience with discrimination and its fallout, who have had lived experience that informs their perspective and who have displayed resilience and persistence to achieve their goals.
