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On this week’s From The Courtroom to the Boardroom, Tom Allen, Partner and Family Lawyer at Carbon Law, talks to Simon Gibson about bravely stepping away from his traditional legal career. Carbon Law Partners are one of a few new legal structures who have emerged in recent years, supporting legal consultancy. We discuss how newer models, like Carbon Law’s, differ from traditional law firms, what the impact of this is on lawyers, the risks, the barriers to overcome and if, in fact, this can successfully pave the way for a new business model in law that benefits both lawyers and clients alike. Should more firms follow suit? Tune in to find out. FOLLOW TOM ALLEN ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-allen-23516035/Website: https://carbonlawpartners.com/team/tom-allen/ FOLLOW CARBON LAW ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/carbon-law-partners/Website: https://carbonlawpartners.com/team/tom-allen/ FOLLOW SIMON GIBSON ►Website - https://simon-gibson.com/Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-gibson-31b83643Twitter - https://twitter.com/Simon_Gibson_Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/simon_gibson_ceo/ Chapters:00:00 - Introduction03:03 - Tom's background & his law career journey06:50 - What is Carbon Law?10:37 - Dealing with partnership struggles19:10 - Ad break20:39 - Work & mental wellbeing23:04 - The early days of Carbon Law26:49 - Fitting family life around work life30:48 - The infrastructure at Carbon Law34:07 - Marketing a law firm/company37:52 - Work culture & ethos42:14 - Top tips for future law entrepreneurs44:03 - How to overcome anxiety of career risk & uncertainty