Life in Law
Life in Law
Michael Ives
Acorn Legal in conjunction with the Swansea Junior Lawyers Division hosts in-depth conversations with professionals across the legal industry to talk about their career journey and life in law! The goal of this podcast is to ascertain how individual lawyers got to where they are today and to give advice to paralegals/up and coming students on how to become a Solicitor/Barrister.
Tracy Tsao - Trainee Solicitor
Michael and Tracy discuss Tracy's journey onto securing her training contract, and also discuss Tracy's training contract prep document she has created that breaks down the types of questions you will be answering.If you are looking for a copy of...
Oct 9, 2020
17 min
Andrew Murphy - Senior Associate
This week we have a fascinating episode where we discuss Andrew's journey into becoming a dispute resolution solicitor, and what that role looks like; the intricate differences in the role as you progress to senior associate level and the subtle...
Sep 25, 2020
23 min
Erika Federis - In House Legal Counsel
A fascinating episode this week where we explore Erika's journey into becoming an in-house legal counsel. We learn the benefits of a slightly different career to your traditional law firm route, and how you can get into working in-house.
Sep 4, 2020
23 min
Samantha Cavender - Residential Conveyancer
Michael and Samantha discuss Samantha's journey into becoming a senior Residential Conveyancer, and the day to day that she undertakes in this role, and Samantha gives great tips on how to get into this profession.
Aug 20, 2020
29 min
Annie Joseph - NQ Family Solicitor
Michael and Annie explore Annie's journey into becoming a family solicitor and Annie provides excellent tips for up and comers in the law to reach the next level, and how to succeed in your training contract.
Aug 6, 2020
33 min
Yemi Alli - Immigration Solicitor
Very interesting chat between Michael and Yemi about becoming an immigration solicitor and the challenges and changes that Yemi has seen in this area of law. She also gives a great outline on her journey and gives great tips in helping you in your own...
Jul 23, 2020
32 min
Umar Kankiya - Mental Health Solicitor
Michael and Umar have a candid discussion regarding being a minority in the law, and the challenges that Umar has faced in his career. They also discuss mental health law, and Umar's journey into becoming a mental health solicitor.
Jul 16, 2020
36 min
Sophie Thomas - Director and Head of Commercial Lending
Michael and Sophie discuss Sophie's career journey where she has become the head of commercial lending and her role as training principle. Sophie gives great advice on your training contract application, and an overview of the training contract and what...
Jul 10, 2020
26 min
Geraint Fry - Trainee Solicitor
This week we speak with Geraint, the Vice President of the Swansea JLD, Geraint tells us about his journey onto the training contract and the benefits of getting involved in organisations such as the JLD.
Jul 2, 2020
14 min
Stacey Holmes - Criminal Solicitor
Michael speaks with Criminal Solicitor for the CPS & President of the Swansea JLD Stacey Holmes. Michael and Stacey discuss Stacey's journey into becoming a Criminal Solicitor and Stacey provides helpful advice for students/graduates to progress...
Jun 18, 2020
15 min