A Crafty Counsel Community for In-House Legal Professionals PLUS LOTS MORE! 🎙🦊⚖️
Robert Hanna
LEGAL COMMUNITY BUILDER 👉 I Empower LAWYERS to Land Dream JOBS 📹 Host of Legally Speaking Podcast sponsored by Clio🎙 Co-Founder of The Great Big Legal Offsite 💪 LinkedIn Top Voice 🏆 Advisor to Caseguru ⚖️ Dad 👨
It was time to get get CRAFTY this week; as we were SUPER excited to welcome the highly-talented & leader community builder Benjamin White to our Legally Speaking Podcast ™️!
Ben is the Founder of Crafty Counsel, a media platform for in-house counsels and other legal professionals to connect with each other.
Crafty Counsel creates content (for example, on legal careers and innovation) and supports an active community (for example, they manage several virtual meet-up groups for in-house counsel), and runs ‘Crafty Counsel Studios’, where they use their content making skills to help their clients such as law firms and legal tech companies with their own creative projects.
Ben trained at Clifford Chance, before advancing to Senior Associate within the Corporate Finance Team. He then moved to Global Fashion Group and was the Group Corporate Counsel at their London headquarters.
In this episode, we discuss the following:
🦊 His experiences working overseas and how it helped him shape his career
🦊 What are the important skills of a Senior Associate
🦊 His platform – Crafty Counsel and how it brings joy, insight and connection to in-house legal professionals
🦊 How to build your own community
🦊 The upcoming Crafty Fest happening NEXT WEEK (June 14th) 😬
Where can I listen to this episode?
The podcast is available to listen to on the Legally Speaking Podcast website and all major platforms (Spotify, Apple etc.)
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Season 5 of the Legally Speaking Podcast is powered by Clio, a legal case management software that works in partnership with The Law Society of England and Wales and is an approved supplier of the Law Society of Scotland.
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Clio are delighted to be hosting their first in-person UK event in more than two years tomorrow!
Their popular and highly regarded Innovate Legal series brings together legal experts and legal professionals!
Join us to enjoy an evening of networking and discussion for legal practitioners and law firm owners. You will learn from leading minds in legal, meet fellow innovative legal professionals, and expand your skill sets in managing legal businesses. 📈
Space is LIMITED: you must register in order to attend this event.
📆 Thursday, 9th June
⏰ 17.30 - 21.00
📍The Goldmiths’ Centre, 42 Britton St, London EC1M 5AD
🥂 Drinks & food, with light programming
🗣 AMAZING guests speakers include:
Alice Stephenson (CEO & Founder of Stephenson Law)
Colin Bohanna (General Manager, UK & Ireland at Clio)
Hannah Beko (Founder of Authentically Speaking - Coaching & Training Consultancy for Legal Professionals)
Don't forget yours truly will be moderating this incredible panel of speakers. 😬
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Based in Ireland but still want to attend (or have Irish colleagues who might be interested)? Then register for Innovate Legal Dublin on 23 June👉 HERE
This is the world's first legal podcast NFT drop in collaboration with Rally has been a roaring success! We've been selling like hot cakes over the past few days and we're soooo grateful to already have such an excellent community supporting something so HUGE for us! ✨
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And at just $25 each, we can't even begin to tell you how FABULOUS this once in a lifetime opportunity is to be part of a truly unique community, designed to give you exposure and access to some of the BEST content we have!
As part of our masterclasses, we’ll be choosing TWO lucky participants the chance to WIN a Q&A session with THE Carole Baskin from Tiger King! 🐯👑
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At the Legally Speaking Podcast, we champion diversity and inclusion. Throughout Pride Month we will be revisiting some of our episodes with guests who have been at the forefront of LGBTQ+ campaigns in the legal sector.
In the second episode of our Thriving In Law miniseries, we welcomed Thrive Law solicitor and LGBTQ+ rights advocate Imogen Hamblin onto the show. After meeting Jodie Hill whilst studying for the profession, they started working together in July 2018. Like Jodie (see Episode 1) she holds a unique interest in mental health and coaching employers on creating a positive and safe environment, enabling employees to thrive! In this episode she discusses:
⚖️ Her experience prior to joining Thrive
⚖️ Why she is so passionate about wellbeing & mental health, alongside her pro-LGBT rights advocacy
⚖️ How far the UK has come over LGBT rights, but what more needs to be done in order to challenge stigma and resolve conflicts
⚖️ The nuances of LGBT inclusion in the workplace and the community
⚖️ How you can support the LGBT cause, regardless of your sexuality or gender
As most of you will know by now, KC Partners is delighted to be collaborating #TheWIZE this year!
If you are interested in all things law as well as innovative strategies to take your legal career to the next level you'll be in great company. 🙌
A reminder that the latest edition of #TheWIZE is out now and it features yours truly! :)
Subscribe to the #TheWize HERE
This week, our writers for the upcoming articles included the wonderful Isadora Carvalho Hebe Shepherd & Duncan Balcon.
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A view of Lake Mead has recently become more challenging and shallow. The largest reservoir in the United States and it provides water to 25 million people across three states and Mexico, however, at this moment in time, the water level is now so low that unpleasant discoveries have been made. Hidden in the depths, it has recently surfaced bodies of murder victims and by many is now being referred to as "dead pool" and if the lake keeps receding then it will no longer be able to produce hydropower or deliver water downstream.
Worryingly, Californians have been told to conserve water at home in the attempt to restrict water for themselves as the drought is expected to get worse during the summer months. Around the areas, people have been guided to limit any water wasting which includes unnecessary outdoor watering and water usage by 35%. This slow motion of climate change is alarming to many but not all are addressing this issue quickly enough and the consequences will have a greater impact sooner than expected.
For many agriculture farmers, they are really experiencing the challenges that this drought has brought to their lands as 75% of the water from Lake Mead goes to them. Also, the changes brought to the individuals around that rural area is resulting in insecure access to water as local residents are concerned with the situation. In the end, there have been reports that there is a necessity for a huge infrastructure project to be undertaken, since the proposed rethinking of some of the dam projects has not been acknowledged. However, new technologies may bring a solution faster than anticipated, but will it be enough and will it be too late?
Written by Isadora Carvalho
A potentially surprising story to hit the headlines this week was that singer songwriter Justin Timberlake has sold the entirety of his music catalogue to IP investment and song management company: Hypnosis Song Management.
Using funds from their Blackstone-backed private fund, Hypnosis, - on behalf of Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital, - the company acquired ‘100% of all of Timberlake’s copyright, ownership and financial interests of the Writer and Publisher’s Share of Public Performance income, and the catalogue of musical compositions written by Justin Timberlake.’
In a statement, Timberlake revealed his excitement ‘to be partnering with (Hipgnosis founder and CEO Merck Mercuriadis),’ highlighting that ‘he values artists and their creative work and has always been a strong supporter of songwriters and storytelling.’
Whilst this decision is one usually taken by artists towards the end of their career, the ‘Cry Me a River’ singer is not the first to sell such aspects of his career to the company, with artists such as Shakira and Neil Young selling parts of their music catalogues to Hipgnosis Song Management also.
Whilst it may not be common, it does lead us to question whether or not such a commercial decision may gradually become the new norm from artists within the music industry.
Written by Hebe Shepherd
Consumers have been feeling the effects of a rise in fuel prices for a while now, and with no end in sight, many have just accepted this part of the increase in price of living.
However, with prices continuing to rise, the RAC have now got involved, rallying on the side of motorists who they say are now having to pay on average £98/£102 to fill a tank with Petrol/Diesel. These prices are pretty horrific when compared to only a year ago.
Consumer and logistics firms are continuing to suffer because of these prices, with consumers arguably hit the hardest. Not only is the average consumer seeing a price rise at the pump, but the price of any product that requires transport to get to shoppers is also going up, due to the price increase affecting the logistics companies also. This, on top of the rise in household fuel prices, is starting to have an almost unaffordable effect on the price of living for most people.
Surely now is the time something must be done? It is foreseeable that the government, who are still reeling from Partygate, may see this as an opportunity to regain some confidence from the electorate. Especially as this week they have been clearly divided by the confidence vote in the Prime Minister. Could stepping in and making some serious effort to reduce this re-solidify the party, and get some voters back on side at the same time?
Whether that is the reasoning or not, something has to be done about this, sooner rather than later, as the cost of living is becoming unsustainable for a large percentage of the population.
Written by Duncan Balcon
This week the CEO of Entre absolutely crushed LinkedIn for Creators Live Audio!
Myself, Francesca M. Witzburg⚖️™️®© & Mitch Jackson, Esq. had the immense pleasure of interviewing Michael Marra, where we discussed all things Entre, the Future of Work & Web3 Social Networking for Entrepreneurs.
Here is a short snapshot of what we discussed:
🔥 Michael's former civil engineering background and how he transitioned into becoming a serial entrepreneur and investor.
🔥 Why Michael wanted to set up Entre and how he and his amazing team have created this awesome social network and e-learning platform for entrepreneurs.
🔥 The short and long term vision and mission of Entre (which all sounded very exciting).
🔥 How Entre is very different to LinkedIn and how the platform is disrupting traditional Web2 networking platforms.
🔥 How Entre as a Web3 professional network is designed to help people connect and work in the web3 world.
🔥 Michael showcased SO many benefits for people joining Entre and how they platforms helps make and save you money!
🔥 With web3 jobs in high demand from both big brands and start-ups alike, Michael outlined how Entre has built an ecosystem where specialised talent can be found.
🔥 How the Entre integrated marketplace makes it easy for jobseekers to discover the next big Web3 opportunity to accelerate their career.
This was an incredible discussion and we hope to do many more with Michael and the wider too Sean Snyder Marc C. Angelos Caleb Pfohl Bez Rengifo & Jehue Francois
📣 Hosting LinkedIn for Creators Audio Townhall 📣
YES...it's back after a mini break!
📆 Sunday 12th June 2022
⏰ 7pm UK / 2pm EST | 11am PST
As a community let’s make LinkedIn the best Social Audio experience in the world! 🌎
👉 Register HERE
As part of my philanthropy work I hold advisory board positions for not-for-profits including NRG Lawyers ; an organisation pushing to visibly change the legal landscape and pave the way for Non-Russell Group students and graduates in their careers through guidance and support.
With this in mind, please join the Nottingham Law School (NLS) and NRG Lawyers for our first ever collaborative event today as we explore the main differences to studying the LPC and the SQE!
Register HERE
Sticking with events...
LET'S CHAT LAW: LINKEDIN TIPS & TRICKS WORKSHOP
Let’s Chat Law are hosting an Online Workshop to help attendees to improve their LinkedIn profile, and learn some networking and posting tips and tricks.
I am delighted to be one of the special guests along with the wonderful Natalie Foster, as we share our LinkedIn journeys and hopefully wisdom along way!
Let's Chat Law events are always free. All are welcome - whatever stage of your law journey - to join the discussion, ask questions and even share your own experiences.
Register HERE
To see our latest vacancies please click HERE
For more information or if you cannot see a vacancy suitable for you, but are interested to hear about more jobs at KC Partners, please send your CV to info@kcpartners.co.uk to be considered.
For now folks...
From Otto (front) & his pal...OVER & OUT :)
Attorney At Law at CIVIL COURT CASES
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Thank you so much! ✨
Founder of Crafty Counsel - a community bringing joy, insight, and connection to in-house legal professionals.
2yThanks for featuring us Rob!!!