Yasmin is doing the heavy lifting for this latest episode: interviewing The Weight Lifting Lawyer, Troy Atkin – a trainee solicitor at Biscoes in Portsmouth.

The pair talk about Troy’s social media brand, his first career in hospitality and the incident that led him to the law. Troy's route to success is a testament to a profession that increasingly values other industry experience in its lawyers. Troy says his hospitality background is what fuels his unmistakable passion for client care.

Troy explains how he juggles a busy caseload with his training as a power lifter. He also shares his tips around mental health resilience and how he deals with any setbacks or lows . The pair also discuss ways that law firms can support those earlier in their careers, by providing an open forum and having managers that firmly steer juniors towards a healthy work/life balance.

The Hearing: Episode 99 – Troy Atkin (The Weightlifting Lawyer)

WE'RE 100 EPISODES OLD! To celebrate, we decided to turn the spotlight (mic) on our beloved host, Becky. She had mixed feelings about it, but you're going to love getting to know her better.

Yasmin and Becky talk about where her passion for the law came from, her interesting career journey, and the work she does now to combat climate change. She's a hero and we're glad to dig deeper into what makes her tick.

It's been an awesome four years producing this podcast. So Kaley Botting and Ben Clayton (the behind-the-scenes nerds responsible) would like to say a huge thanks to you (yes, YOU) for voting with your ears and listening. It means a lot.

The Hearing: Episode 100 – Becky Annison

This episode examines the high prevalence of stress and burnout amongst lawyers, and what can be done to reduce it. Yasmin talks to Legatics CEO Anthony Seale and Lucy Shurwood from Pinsent Masons – one of the founding members of the Mindful Business Charter.
The trio discuss what burnout is, some common causes and what we can learn from the pandemic. Now that wellbeing conversations have come to the fore, firms are having to take an honest look at their corporate culture. But as well as focusing internally, it’s clear there are some brave conversations to be had about being equally as mindful to those we work with externally.
Guests:
– Lucy Shurwood, Partner, Pinsent Masons
– Anthony Seale, CEO, Legatics
 
Mindful Business Charter – https://www.mindfulbusinesscharter.com

The Hearing podcast: ep.101, Mindful lawyering

MY LEGAL JOB & ME – Behind the scenes at The Hearing we speak to so many people across the legal industry, around the world. So we hear countless interesting and inspiring career stories. And it feels selfish to keep this knowledge to ourselves. So we’ve decided to share these insights into the various different roles that together make up the legal profession.

We hope this series will help you better understand what your industry peers do. And also give you inspiration for your own career, as you discover what people love about their work and the aspects they find challenging.

This is: My Legal Job & Me. First up, we have Zaneta Sedilekova discussing her portfolio career as a solicitor and biodiversity consultant.  Enjoy!

Ep102 Zaneta Sedilekova Mixdown

In this episode, Yasmin sits down with employment law partner (and old university friend) Michelle Last. Michelle's passion to see those who experience fertility issues of all types treated more fairly at work has informed both her practice and her public advocacy.

The pair have a wide-ranging discussion that covers IVF, miscarriages and the menopause – amongst other things – and the negative impact such major life events can have on someone's career. It's a complex facet of diversity and inclusion in employment law, and we're grateful to Michelle for such an insightful look at this from both a personal and legal perspective.

To listen to the related interview with Joeli Brealey (Founder of Pregnant Then Screwed) which Yasmin refers to, head to episode 72 (pod.fo/e/c0129).

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