The Law in Lockdown and Beyond, with Hannah Beko

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The Law in Lockdown and Beyond, with Hannah Beko Podcast

A series of conversations with those in the legal profession navigating the ups and downs of the law during and after lockdown.  How has this changed the profession as we've emerged from the global pandemic?  

  1. MAY 3

    Interview with Ben Grimes, Leadership Coach for Lawyers

    In this episode Ben shares his fascinating journey into the US Army where he Blackhawk helicopters and became a military lawyer and then a managing attorney for a large government agency. Always passionate about leadership, Ben is now a coach for lawyers helping them to develop the skills and unlock the confidence to bring their best selves to work, build great teams, and deliver for their clients. We have a lot in common and had a great discussion about why great leadership prove...

    35 min

  2. APR 12

    Interview with Luaskya Nonon, Employment Attorney and DEI Consultant

    Luaskya Nonon has been an employment attorney for 20 years and, alongside her legal work has created the Diversity Equity and Inclusion consultancy Equity Principle Consulting. This is taken from the front page of her website. I'm in complete agreement with it, and that's why I was so keen to have a conversation with Luaskya.If you keep doing things the way you always have, there should be no surprise when you get the same results.No More Business As UsualIn this episode we dive into Diversit...

    31 min

  3. FEB 16

    Interview with Claire Payne, Property Litigation Lawyer, Tribunal Judge and Business Coach talking about working with Wolves

    The Law in Lockdown and Beyond Podcast with Hannah Beko, Lawyer, Author, Speaker, Coach & TrainerIn this episode, we talk to Claire about her portfolio career, from leading a property litigation team inside an international law firm to becoming a tribunal judge, founding a business consultancy, being a non-executive director, and now working with wolves! Having followed Claire's journey over the past few years, it was fantastic to hear more about how meeting the wolves inspired her to ada...

    38 min

  4. 12/19/2023

    Interview with Texas PI Attorney Lesley Holloway on law, life, parenthood and mentoring

    What a pleasure it was to speak with Lesley about her experiences of running a PI practice during and post lockdown and how they came out "fighting" for their clients when the courts reopened.We also discussed perceived differences between the profession in the UK and US (and no most of us UK lawyers don't take 8 weeks holiday and finish at 2pm as a rule :-))To watch the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/OsX-jglWb4o You can find out more about Lesley here https://www.lesleyholloway...

    28 min

  5. 10/23/2023

    Friday Conversations with Darren Francis - Do clients care about our working hours?

    Client Listening Expert Darren and Lawyer, Coach/Trainer & Author Hannah Beko, discuss the expectations lawyers put on themselves to work long hours and how clients really view it - is it really what they expect? How have things changed post-pandemic? Do lawyers put the pressure on themselves to be all things to all people unnecessarily, damaging their own mental health and well-being at the same time as potentially reducing client service excellence?You can connect with Darren here Darre...

    29 min

  6. 09/15/2023

    Friday Conversations with Darren Francis - Do clients care about working hours?

    In this post pandemic world, have the expectations of clients changed? Do they care what time their lawyers work until? Are they more aware of different working patterns and do some clients actively promote the use of usual working hours rather than expecting their lawyer to work late? In this episode, I speak with Client Listening expert Darren Francis about his thoughts on this topic which clients have raised with him when he's engaged by firms to conduct client listening interviews. ...

    30 min

  7. 11/21/2022

    Friday Conversation with Emma Davies, vice president of Cilex and author of Take My Hair (but not my humour)

    I really enjoyed my conversation with Emma about her experiences of qualifying through ilex, her mental and physical health struggles and how this shaped her response to lockdown/the pandemic. Emma talks a little about her book Take My Hair (but not my humour) and how humour (and friendship) helped her through a breast cancer diagnosis. Do connect with Emma on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-davies -0b678b22/ where you can find out more about Cilex and order a copy of her ...

    44 min

  8. 09/17/2022

    Friday Conversation with Rebecca Penfold, Criminal Defence & Regulatory Barrister

    I was delighted to record this episode with Rebecca talking about her experiences of working throughout the pandemic, how she feels more isolated now than in lockdown, and the challenges facing the criminal Bar at the moment. After meeting Rebecca at my Manchester launch of The Authentic Lawyer book, we also discussed Authenticity in the Law and how she believes this has impacted her own work, plus how she takes care of her mental health and wellbeing, especially in challenging times. You can...

    30 min
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A series of conversations with those in the legal profession navigating the ups and downs of the law during and after lockdown.  How has this changed the profession as we've emerged from the global pandemic?  

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