Lawyer Unleashed
The off-the-record conversations every lawyer needs to hear. Helen Pamely, a former Magic Circle lawyer and law firm partner turned coach, throws out the rulebook on everything you think you know about law careers. Each episode goes behind closed doors with senior lawyers, operators, decision-makers, and those rewriting the rules entirely. Topics include partnership, power, business development, burnout, breaking point, and what comes next.
Episodes
Law’s Future: The AI Advantage Separating Top Lawyers - Dan Hobson
Law firms have built fortunes on inefficiency - billable hours, mass due diligence, and work for the sake of work. AI is already automating the most margin-rich parts of that model, and the firms not asking hard questions now will be asking them too late!Dan Hobson is Head of Asia at Clio, working with hundreds of law firms across the region to implement AI. He sits with barristers and lawyers at
Lawyer Punished for Observing Ramadan — She Quit and Made Partner Anyway - Jasmine Chaudry
She was asked in a law firm interview if she planned to have kids.Then later told attending a summer boat party should take priority over observing Ramadan. This is the side of corporate law that firms hide in plain sight. In this episode, Jasmine Chaudry (now Partner at Waterstone Legal) exposes the hidden rules behind partnership, law firm culture, networking, diversity, and why so many lawyers
From Council Estate to Legal Tech CEO - Bradley Collins
Legal Tech Talk CEO Bradley Collins reveals how he went from council estate kid to building the biggest legal tech event in Europe - and why he believes the legal industry is only just beginning to change.In this episode, Bradley shares the mindset, rejection, ambition, and relentless belief that helped him break into one of the most closed industries in the world with no legal background, no fanc
Inside Law's Burnout Crisis - City Law Society CEO Speaks Up - Patrick McCann
Law firms are suffering a burnout crisis. The CEO of the City of London Law Society, Patrick, McCann, has had enough, and he's saying it out loud.We explore:▪ Whether the law firm model was ever built to keep lawyers healthy▪ What the lawyer burnout data reveals about the profession▪ Whether 'up and out' is a business model▪ Why partner drawings have outpaced NQ salaries by a mile▪ Why
Toxic Law Firm Culture: This Managing Partner Exposes All - Sahar Farooqi
Ego is destroying the law profession.Managing Partner Sahar Farooqi has been inside the machine.And he's done pretending it works.He breaks down how ego forms, how it shows up at senior levels, and how it quietly poisons leadership, culture, and decision-making long before firms admit there's a problem.Sahar is a former barrister and former Global Head of Transformation at Harneys. He is now CEO o
This is Lawyer Unleashed
Success in law is no longer about ticking boxes. It’s about breaking them open.Lawyer Unleashed is for lawyers who can see the system changing, and refuse to play small.Each episode brings raw, unfiltered conversations with lawyers, founders, and insiders challenging how law works, who it’s built for, and what success really means now.This is about seeing the game clearly. And playing it on your t
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