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 routes to law How CILEX has helped Gillian in her dream of becoming a lawyer Why CILEX can be a b...

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 he has faced How diversity in the legal profession has changed during his career What firms c...

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 when developing a personal brand How law firms are potentially missing out on a great deal of success due to a l...

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 parent? Whether the structures that typically exist within law firms make it easy for a parent to build a successful career in...

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 agenda include: How and why Sam got involved with LawCare, the mental wellbeing charity for the legal community Why the ‘emotionally...

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 Brown Family Law Topics on the agenda include what firms should do to become an employer of choice, whether flexibility should be a prerequisite...

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 Emma and Felicity found personal success in their careers, and what the future looks like for the next generation of women in law. About Felicity T...