Talk To My Lawyer Adrian Johnson

In this episode, I invite Charlie Davidson, Property Solicitor at Bishop & Sewell, into the studio to discuss creating a personal brand as a lawyer. Charlie has built quite a following on LinkedIn through his persona as the ‘Hound of Holborn’, regularly posting about all things property law and life in general. 
 
His journey leading to ‘The Hound’, into and within property law is a fascinating one that opens up all sorts of conversations, including:
·        Finding your feet in the world of law;
·        Challenges and opportunities presented by Covid on property law, particularly through remote working;
·        How to stand out on LinkedIn and the impact this can have on your work as a lawyer;
·        The future of law: AI will not replace lawyers, but those who don’t use it to assist them will fall behind those that do.
 
And stay tuned to hear how our shared love for WWE links to Charlie’s creation the ‘Hound of Holborn’ persona, using the three piece suits to build a character that delivers confidence and builds trust with clients. 

In this episode, I invite Charles Anderson into the studio, Legal Director at MET Group and author, to discuss practicing law across the globe. Charles’ fascinating journey through the world of law has taken him from Melbourne to Moscow via London and Paris, finally ending up in Switzerland where he practices today. 
Along this journey, we discuss:
Balancing risk and reward when choosing to work abroad;The appeal of London in the late 90s;The challenges of working with different languages;How Charles has managed working in a host of different jurisdictions, each with a distinct approach to practicing law. And stay tuned till the end to hear how Charles found himself being deported from Russia immediately after landing in Moscow airport.

For this week’s episode of Talk To My Lawyer, I speak to a fellow Melburnian, the brilliant Lewis Grimm, about using his online presence to nurture and build relationships as a lawyer. He discusses the importance of showing one’s personality through portraying interests outside the world of law, building a transpersonal online presence and taking time to write about topics you care deeply about.
In this conversation, we also discuss: 
·        The challenges and differences of practicing law in three different continents; 
·        Finding an area of practice that suits your personality; 
·        Building trust with clients through finding common interests outside of work.


And stay tuned till the end to hear about Lewis’ Sunday Karaoke sessions and how meeting different people and not talking law have helped his career!

For this week's episode of Talk To My Lawyer, I spoke to Private Client lawyer James Badcock about the challenges and opportunities presented by working as an Independent Solicitor.  We discuss James’ fascinating career and how he came to the decision to move away from his role in a traditional firm and work as a Private Client Lawyer attached to a number firms. 
 
In this conversation, we also touch on:
·        The benefits and difficulties of working abroad;
·        Tax lawyers and tax accountants – do they step on each others toes?; 
·        The UK law conversion system and how it opens the pathway into the world of law to many more individuals. 
 
And stay tuned till the end for some intriguing insight from James about how AI will change the way we practice law, but not decrease the number of lawyers needed in the world!

For the first episode of the Talk To My Lawyer podcast, I have a conversation with the brilliant Heledd Wyn. We talk about ageing and money, having tricky discussions with family members and more, but not before hearing about her fascinating journey into the law, including: 
The influence of a strong-willed grandma; Getting thrown in the deep end and thrown out of court...5 times; The challenge of moving to a new city for university. Stay tuned till the end for a few curve-ball questions that lead to some great career advice from Heledd!

Fortnightly interviews with interesting people in the legal profession with great stories to tell.