The Student Lawyer Podcast

TSL x It’s All Hearsay: The importance of mentoring and how to make the most of it

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In the third and final part of a three part mini-series, Camilla Uppal speaks with Megan Hulme, trainee solicitor at a top-40 law firm and founder of It’s All Hearsay, all about her experiences as a mentor.
In this episode, Megan explains when aspiring lawyers should start looking for a mentor, how to obtain a mentor, how they can get the most out of their mentors and what other resources are available to those seeking more information and opportunities in the legal industry.
Megan also provides advice to mentors who want to improve their mentoring skills!
You can find out more about It’s All Hearsay by visiting its website: https://itsallhearsayblog.wordpress.com/ and following its Instagram page: @itsallhearsay
 
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Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Produced by Nathan Gore

The Student Lawyer x It’s All Hearsay: Working as a Paralegal in the City

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In the second part of a three part mini-series, Camilla Uppal speaks with Megan Hulme, trainee solicitor at a top-40 law firm and founder of It’s All Hearsay, all about her experiences working as a paralegal before starting her training contract.
In this episode, Megan provides an insight into her journey and experience securing paralegal roles after leaving university. We discuss the competitive nature of the entry-level legal job market and how candidates can stand out in the application process.
Megan provides specific advice in relation to legal CVs, paralegal interviews, and the common issues that Megan has noticed when helping her mentees to secure their first legal roles.
Megan also provides her opinion on how the LPC helped her to progress her legal career, which may be of help to those currently wondering whether or not to undertake the LPC. 
You can find out more about It’s All Hearsay by visiting its website: https://itsallhearsayblog.wordpress.com/ and following its Instagram page: @itsallhearsay
 
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Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Produced by Nathan Gore

The Student Lawyer x It’s All Hearsay: Social Mobility in the Legal Profession

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In the first part of a three part mini-series, Camilla Uppal speaks with Megan Hulme, trainee solicitor and founder of It’s All Hearsay, about social mobility in the legal profession. 
In this episode, Megan provides an insight into her journey and experience securing a training contract at a top-40 law firm as a socially mobile student from a non-Russell Group university, also providing advice to those from similar backgrounds. 
Megan provides more information about It’s All Hearsay, the platform she set up to help provide advice and guidance for those seeking a career in law, and explains why social mobility is important and what more she believes that universities and law firms should do to promote social mobility in the legal profession. Megan also shares her top tips for how to achieve a first class degree!
You can find out more about It’s All Hearsay by visiting its website: https://itsallhearsayblog.wordpress.com/ and following its instagram page: @itsallhearsay
 
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Law Careers: Breaking Down Barriers and Securing Scholarships

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In this episode of The Student Lawyer podcast, Camilla Uppal speaks with Open University students Laurie-Elizabeth Ketley (29), Liam Chin (33) and Eleanor Mayhew-Hills (26) who are recipients of several prestigious scholarships from Gray’s Inn (full and partial funding) to complete their Bar Professional Training Course.
Not only did Laurie-Elizabeth, Liam and Eleanor secure sought-after scholarships demonstrating their excellence, talent, and drive, they impressively completed their law degrees full time alongside raising families and working long hours.
They explain why they decided to pursue a career in law, how they found out about the scholarships on offer by Gray’s Inn, how to shine during the scholarship application process as non-“traditional” applicants, the biggest challenges they have faced and how they manage their time and remain motivated.
Our guests discuss topics from social mobility and imposter syndrome to being mistaken for the defendant during a mini-pupillage. They also provide advice to listeners who may be thinking of pursuing a career in law alongside family/work life.
If you would like to follow today’s guests on social media, you can find them on Twitter and LinkedIn:
Twitter: Ketleylaurie
LinkedIn: Laurie-Elizabeth Ketley
Twitter: Lawfulstudent
LinkedIn: Eleanor Mayhew-Hills
Liam does not have social media however if you have any questions or comments for him please email hello@thestudentlawyer.com.
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Interview with Joanne Kane, Chair of the Young Barristers’ Committee

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In this episode of The Student Lawyer podcast, Camilla Uppal speaks with Joanne Kane, an experienced junior barrister specialising in serious crime and fraud, and the current Chair of the Young Barrister’s Committee of the Bar Council of England and Wales.
Joanne discusses the key aims of the Young Barristers' Committee and how junior barristers can get involved. Joanne also provides advice to those seeking a career at the bar, including how to make the most of the next few months if you are currently in the process of making pupillage applications. 
Joanne also provides insight into her career so far, including why she decided to pursue a career at the bar, and being awarded a Pegasus Scholarship in association with the American Inns of Court. 
You can learn more about the Young Barrister’s Committee here: https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/support-for-barristers/young-bar.html and here https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/about/bar-council-governance/committees/young-barristers-committee.html 
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Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Produced by Nathan Gore

In-house v Private Practice Law Careers, with Oliver Grazebrook

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In this episode of The Student Lawyer podcast, Camilla Uppal is joined by Oliver Grazebrook, in-house counsel at Inmarsat, director of The Student Lawyer, and founder of The Student Lawyer’s Mentorship Scheme.
Oliver provides insight into his career history, from completing his training contract at a US law firm where he worked for a number of years, to working in house in a world leading global telecommunications company. 
Oliver explains the key differences between working as an in house and private practice lawyer and provides his opinion on the personality types that might be suited to in-house and private practice due to these differences.
Oliver also discusses The Student Lawyer Mentorship Scheme and the next cycle of mentor-mentee pairings, which will be taking place later this year.
To check eligibility and apply for the scheme, click here: https://thestudentlawyer.com/the-student-lawyer-mentorship-scheme/ 
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Making successful vacation scheme applications, with Iqra Ali

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In this episode of The Student Lawyer podcast, Camilla Uppal is joined by Iqra Ali, an aspiring commercial solicitor who successfully secured two vacation schemes this cycle at top international law firms, Osborne Clarke and CMS.
Iqra shares the story of how she managed to find success in what has been hailed as one of the most competitive vacation scheme and training contract recruitment cycles of recent times. Specifically, Iqra shares her top tips for writing winning vacation scheme applications, preparing for interviews, developing commercial awareness and how to bounce back from rejection.
Iqra has also set up a platform called Legal Diversity, which aims to improve diversity in the legal profession.
You can connect with Iqra via LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iqraa/
You can find out more about Legal Diversity here: http://legaldiversity.org/
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Interview with David Boyle, Barrister and Author of The Mini-Pupillage Workbook

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In this episode of The Student Lawyer podcast, Stephanie Anais is joined by David Boyle, Barrister at Deans Court Chambers. David has a wide-ranging practice which covers a broad spectrum of complex, high value, and unusual Multi Track claims. He is also the author of several well-known books, including the extremely helpful The Mini-Pupillage Workbook, and ‘An introduction to Personal Injury Law.’  
During the episode, David shares his opinion on what makes a strong CV and covering letter, how to prepare for a first and second-stage pupillage interview, how aspiring barristers can become creative problem-solvers, and how to improve written and oral advocacy skills. David also sheds light on what he believes to be the biggest misconception of the Bar and what type of personality really suits a career as a barrister.  
The books Davis has written (including the previously mentioned ones) are, On Experts (2016), An Introduction to Personal Injury Law (2017), and The Mini-Pupillage Workbook (2019) and are available via www.lawbriefpublishing.com or Amazon https://tinyurl.com/dsbbooks. He is currently working on his fourth (Covid-19 and Personal Injury Law), fifth (Case Management) and sixth (Forensic Thinking) books simultaneously.
 
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Demystifying In-house Training Contracts, with Yvonne Akpofure

The Student Lawyer understand that in-house training contracts are not as widely advertised as law firm training contracts, although we may now see a change with the introduction of the SQE. With this episode, we aim to help provide listeners with insight into the in-house training contract route if this path interests you!
In this episode, Camilla Uppal is joined by Yvonne Akpofure, a trainee solicitor working in the legal department of a rapidly growing Fintech bank.  Yvonne discusses why she decided to train in-house, provides her opinion on the benefits of training in-house, and explains where to look for in-house training contracts along with her experience of the recruitment process.
You can follow Yvonne’s journey through her blog: https://www.confessionsofacontemporarylawyer.com/ or connecting with Yvonne on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-akpofure-7a4713109/ 
If you have any questions or feedback in relation to this episode, please email hello@thestudentlawyer.com.
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Improving your confidence - with Simranjeet Kaur Mann

In this episode, Camilla Uppal is joined by Simranjeet Kaur Mann, trainee solicitor at Womble Bond Dickinson, YouTuber and legal Vlogger for LawCareers.net.
 
Simranjeet provides us with a detailed insight into her journey to becoming a trainee solicitor, the obstacles that she has overcome and the steps she has taken to build her her personal and professional confidence. Simran provides actionable advice for how listeners can also develop their confidence! This is a must listen for all aspiring and junior lawyers, or anyone who wants to be more confident in any area of their life!
 
If you want to follow Simranjeet on social media, you can find her on:
 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SimranjeetKaurMann 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simranjeet-kaur-mann/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simranjeetkmann/ 
 
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Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Produced by Nathan Gore