100% Legal

With April here, a lot of our listeners will be thinking about planning out their application processes and which firms to apply to in the coming months and hiring cycle. In this case, Travers Smith is here to discuss 'Room Sharing' within their company and the effect it has on you as a trainee within the firm. Alongside this, our guests today impart wisdom on how to pick what firm to apply to...

Join Justine in another episode of the 100% Legal Podcast, where she is joined by Charlotte Morgan of Herbert Smith Freehills Graduate Recruitment Team to lay down what you need to know before you send in your application for the firm. They discuss everything from nerves, what you should include and upcoming deadlines - so please enjoy! The deadline for HSF Summer and Spring Scheme Applications...

In this month's episode of the 100% Podcast, Justine is joined by Doctor Mira T Sundara Rajan who gives her perspective on how Copyright Law can be developed considering Artificial Intelligence, and what AI means for us as humanity in both the legal and cultural sense. Doctor Sundara Rajan is the Canada Research Chair in Intellectual Property Law, a tenured associate professor at the University...

Join your new host, Justine, for this brand new episode of the 100% Legal Podcast, joined by special guest Jamie Allison. Jamie graduated from his DPLP at Aberdeen last year, and shares with us some advice for those just starting in their Legal journey up to applications for Vacation Schemes and the DPLP. Enjoy!

Welcome back to the 100% Legal Podcast. Today we have an exciting episode made in collaboration with our sponsor Travers Smith. Today Jakub is joined by Hugh Hutchison, an alumni of the University of Aberdeen, who is a Partner at Travers Smith. Hugh will talk about his journey from Aberdeen to a Silver Circle law firm in London. Join us as we discuss a myriad of topics, from his role as a Partner...

In honour of International Women’s Day, join Jakub and Anabia for a powerful and inspiring episode featuring the Lord Advocate. As the highest legal officer in Scotland, the Lord Advocate brings a unique perspective, sharing her experience and discussing her work. We discuss a myriad of topics, which provide an inspiring conversation on International Women’s Day. The conversation also touches...

Megha and Christy are joined by Louise Johnson who is a Legal Issues Worker at Scottish Women’s Aid (SWA). Louise talks to us about the work that SWA carry out to protect women and children who have experienced domestic abuse and how they campaign for change at a national level. We talk about the different forms of domestic abuse and the impact that the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 had on...

Megha is joined by Lubna Shuja, the President of the Law Society of England and Wales. Lubna is the first Asian, first Muslim and seventh female to become President. We talk about Lubna’s legal journey and the barriers she overcame to get to her position today and why diversity is so important in the legal world. Lubna shares her views on how law firms can create a more diverse and inclusive...

Megha is joined by Dr Jean Wilkie who is the DPLP Director and Professor Susan Stokeld who is the Director of Education at the University of Aberdeen. They talk about the structure of the DPLP, the assessment criteria and how admission to the programme works. Dr Wilkie and Professor Stokeld also emphasise that securing a trainee contract is not a prerequisite for getting a place on the DPLP and...

Megha and Melina are joined by Claire Mitchell KC. Claire shares her legal journey into how she was called to the Bar and how she persevered through many rejections and hurdles on the way. Claire talks about her caseload and why Public Law interests her. She shares her top tips for advocacy and the structure she follows when speaking in Court. Claire also shares insight on her ‘Taking Silk’...