The Student Lawyer Podcast

Proposed reforms to qualifying as a barrister, with Derek Sweeting QC - Chair of the Bar Council

In this episode, Camilla Uppal is joined by Derek Sweeting QC, Chair of the Bar Council (2021). The discussion is focused around the proposed reforms that Derek Sweeting QC is advocating for, including why Derek believes the reforms are required and the benefits that reform would provide to the profession.
 
Derek also provides an insight into his career journey and explains what the Bar Council is currently doing to help improve equality, diversity and inclusion at the bar.
 
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Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Produced by Nathan Gore

Interview with Jake Schogger, ex-Magic Circle lawyer and best-selling author

If you are currently applying for training contracts, vacation schemes, pupillage or internships, this episode is for you!
 
In this episode, Camilla Uppal is joined by Jake Schogger, ex-Magic Circle lawyer, best-selling author and entrepreneur about his career history and some of the educational resources he has created for aspiring lawyers, such as the Commercial Law Academy and the City Career Series books.
 
Jake shares his top tips for how to approach different types of interview and application questions when applying to law firms, how to develop commercial awareness, and how to improve networking and personal branding skills.
If you are interested in checking out any of the resources discussed in this episode, you can find the details below:
Commercial Law Academy: https://www.commerciallaw.academy/bundles/membership
Networking group for aspiring lawyers: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8944518/
Recommended resources: http://www.citycareerseries.com/recommended-resources.php
LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/commerciallawacademy
Commercial awareness newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hjyzrf
 
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Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Produced by Nathan Gore

CV and Application Advice, with Simply Law Jobs

In this episode, Camilla Uppal speaks with Roxanne Brown from Simply Law Jobs. Roxanne provides the recruiters perspective on how to improve your CV, how to prepare for a law firm interview and what skills recruiters are looking for!
 
Check out Simply Law Jobs here: https://www.simplylawjobs.com/ and also on The Student Lawyer Job Board: https://thestudentlawyer.com/tsl-job-board/ 
 
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Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Produced by Nathan Gore

Exploring Legal Tech Careers, with Kalila Bolton

In this episode, Camilla Uppal speaks with Kalila Bolton. Kalila is Legal & Ops lead at Lawya, a legal tech company, and forged a career in legal tech after qualifying as a solicitor at Allen & Overy. Kalila explains how to go about pursuing a career in legal tech, what skills are required for a career in legal tech, and how you can get involved with Lawya!
Apply to be a Lawya Legal Contributor:  https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2458033031/
 
If you have any questions about being a Contributor, you can email Kalila at hiring@lawya.com
 
You can connect with Kalila on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalila-bolton-9b26028b/ 
 
Check out Lawya’s new tool that they have recently launched called ‘RentStich’. This tool may be of help to our student listeners who are also tenants!
 
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Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Produced by Nathan Gore

Interview with Darrin Carey, Former Detective Constable and Future Freshfields Trainee

In this episode, Camilla Uppal interviews Darrin Carey about his journey to qualifying as a commercial solicitor after a 13-year career in the police force. 
Darrin discusses the main factors he considered before changing careers, the challenges he faced and how he overcame them to secure four vacation schemes offers at world leading law firms, ultimately securing his training contract at a Magic Circle law firm.
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Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Produced by Nathan Gore

Interview with James Richardson, lawyer and founder of Law Answered

In this episode, Camilla Uppal interviews James Richardson from Law Answered. James is a qualified lawyer and entrepreneur who helps to create first-class revision and study notes for LPC, LLB and GDL students, and will be producing educational material for the SQE!.  In this interview, James provides insight into his legal career journey so far and why he decided to start Law Answered, providing tips on how to achieve high grades along the way!
You can learn more about Law Answered by visiting their website: www.lawanswered.com.
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Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Produced by Nathan Gore

Interview with Dimitrios Kyriazis - The Law Prof

In this episode, Camilla Uppal interviews Dimitrios Kyriazis, a Research Fellow in Law at the New College of the Humanities.
Having previously practiced law at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and taught at universities such as Oxford University, UCL and Queen Mary University of London (to name a few), Dimitrios has a wealth of experience to share, and joins us to provide his top tips for how to excel at university.  
In particular, Dimitrios shares some of the methods that enabled him to graduate at the top of his class in his LLB (University of Athens) and also graduate at the top of his class in his MJur (University of Oxford), also being awarded the Clifford Chance Prize for the best overall performance in the MJur, with the support of an Onassis Foundation scholarship.
Dimitrios has recently started a blog called The Law Prof, where he provides advice and encouragement to law students. Be sure to visit www.thelawprof.com and also sign up to the mailing list to receive Dimitrios' guide on how to write legal essays!
 
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Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Produced by Nathan Gore

Interview with an AS Commercial Awareness Competition Finalist

In this episode, Camilla Uppal interviews Sinta Romano, an Aspiring Solicitors Commercial Awareness Competition 2020/2021 finalist. 
Sinta shares her top tips for how she developed her commercial awareness to the level that enabled her to beat thousands of other competitors and make it into the final of one of the biggest commercial awareness competitions in the UK.
The resources mentioned by Sinta in this episode include:
Watson’s Daily: https://www.watsonsdaily.com The Financial Times: https://www.ft.comhttps://www.ft.comThe FT News Briefing Podcast: available on Spotify, iTunes and most podcast playersWake Up to Money: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0070lr5 All You Need to Know About the City (written by Chris Stoakes)
 
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Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Produced by Nathan Gore

Exploring Legal Scholarships - with Shanzé Shah, future pupil barrister

In this episode, future pupil barrister Shanzé Shah explains how she earned ten scholarships and awards throughout her legal education journey, and provides insight into the benefit that the scholarships and awards provided her with.
 
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Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Produced by Feed Ignite

Exploring the CILEx route to qualifying, with Legal Exchange With Hena

In this episode, Camilla speaks with Hena Somaiya about her journey to becoming a Chartered Legal Executive.
Hena explores the pros and cons of the CILEx route to qualifying as a lawyer, and provides a detained insight into her journey.
You can follow Hena’s journey on her blog.
You can also follow our Youtube channel, where Hena regularly features in videos.
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Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Produced by Feed Ignite