- May 3, 2022
The Hearing podcast: ep.95, Julie Jaggin (Howard Kennedy)
Episode 95 of the Hearing is now available. Here at Hearing HQ, we love to hear the real life stories of the people who make up the legal industry. And it’s been a pleasure to speak to Julie Jaggin, from Howard Kennedy, about her career and experiences as a lawyer with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), … Continue reading The Hearing podcast: ep.95, Julie Jaggin (Howard Kennedy) →
- March 14, 2022
The Hearing: ep.92, Law Firm Antiracism Alliance
Episode 92 of the Hearing is now available. February was US Black History Month and to celebrate we have a special episode featuring the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA). Our guest host, Thomson Reuters’ Chief Legal Officer, Thomas Kim sits down with the LFAA’s co-founders, Brenna DeVaney and Kiisha Morrow. As you will hear, Brenna … Continue reading The Hearing: ep.92, Law Firm Antiracism Alliance →
- February 24, 2022
The Hearing: ep.91, Jo-Anne Pugh (BPP University Law School)
Episode 91 of the Hearing is now available. In this episode, Yasmin goes back to school to meet the dean of BPP University Law School, Jo-Anne Pugh. They discuss what legal education is like for students who are at the beginning of their careers, and how the learning is evolving to fit (and indeed informing) … Continue reading The Hearing: ep.91, Jo-Anne Pugh (BPP University Law School) →
- February 7, 2022
The Hearing: ep.90, Mark van Baal (Follow This)
Episode 90 of the Hearing is now available. During the last week of May 2021, significant gains were made in the battle against climate change. In this episode, Becky Annison talks to Mark van Baal, the founder of the international pressure group Follow This, about what happened. Was this the beginning of a sea-change that … Continue reading The Hearing: ep.90, Mark van Baal (Follow This) →
- June 21, 2021
The Hearing podcast: Ep.78, Stevie Ghiassi (Legaler)
Episode 78 of the Hearing is now available. Question: What do the Iranian national football team, NFTs, Hotel Rwanda and Andy Murray have in common? Answer: Stevie Ghiassi, Co-founder of Legaler and Legaler Aid. And Joe’s guest this week! In this episode, Stevie chats to Joe about his unlikely journey from running a chain of … Continue reading The Hearing podcast: Ep.78, Stevie Ghiassi (Legaler) →
- May 27, 2021
The Hearing podcast: Episode 77, The impact of AI and algorithms on the fairness of our justice systems
Episode 77 of the Hearing is now available. We, along with the rest of the legal industry, have talked at length about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on our profession. But this time we concern ourselves not with the efficiencies of machine learning and automation, but instead with potential injustice and the need for vigilance … Continue reading The Hearing podcast: Episode 77, The impact of AI and algorithms on the fairness of our justice systems →
- May 14, 2021
The Hearing podcast: Episode 76, Laura Bates (Everyday Sexism Project)
Episode 76 of the Hearing is now available. Yasmin’s guest this week hardly needs introduction – we’re speaking to feminist icon Laura Bates. Laura is founder of The Everyday Sexism Project, a catalogue of day-to-day instances of sexism and gender inequality.