Law Life Balance
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -'Law Life Balance' is the industry-leading, change-seeking podcast in which Caitlin McFee chats with thought leaders in the legal and mental health spaces to help lawyers prioritise their mental health and wellbeing, and achieve long-term, sustainable success in the legal industry.
Welcoming the story-tellers, the entrepreneurs, the advocates, and the allies, Caitlin seeks to bring diverse opinions around the table to raise awareness of, and empathy for, mental wellbeing issues in the law.
The mission? To create space for mentally healthier lawyers through collaboration, not competition.
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Episodes
#18: Over And Out - Season Finale - Solo Episode
October 19, 2021 05:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MBI can't BELIEVE we're 18 episodes in and at the season one finale of the podcast. It's been such a journey, and I'm so incredibly grateful for all of your support, and the time of my amazing guests. I wanted to take a little time to reflect on some of the themes that have come up, and what has happened in the legal industry during the course of season one. I also wanted to take the opportunity to tell you why I'm closing up here for the first season, and to explain what I'm going to be focu...
#17: Lessons From A Leading Legal Tech Founder - with Mary Bonsor
October 12, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBMary Bonsor was a property litigator in a top city firm before starting Flex Legal in August 2016. Flex is an online platform which connects pre-vetted lawyers and law students to law firms and general counsel for a flexible, on demand service. Flex has over 5,000 candidates on its platform and over 250 clients including magic circle firms, FTSE 250 companies and SMEs. In 2020 Mary was recognised as one of Management Today's 35 Women under 35. Mary is passionate about the future education ...
#16: Back To Work After Baby: Returning To Work Mindfully - with Lori Mihalich-Levin, JD
October 05, 2021 16:43 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MBFirstly, I'm sorry this episode is a little bit late this week. Well, actually, I'm not sorry at all - I'm on holiday and having a lovely time so I decided to release it later. But I've found some time to do it so here you go! Please also excuse the audio quality change towards the end, Zoom crashed and failed to recognise my microphone - it's just a bit of a week for this one! On the podcast this week is wonder-woman herself, Lori Mihalich-Levin, JD. Lori believes in inspiring and empoweri...
#15: How To Ignite Your Self Belief And Reach Your Limitless Potential - with Charlotte Smith
September 28, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 47.1 MBMeet Charlotte Smith, aka the professional Executive Coach for Limitless Lawyers. After an impressive 7 year career at a top boutique law firm in the UK, a prestigious 30 Under 30 Award, and an offer of partnership, Charlotte upped sticks and moved to California with her husband and pursue an alternative dream: to help other lawyers ignite their self belief and reach their, well, limitless potential! Charlotte now works with lawyers and silicon valley tech professionals to help them become l...
#14: How To Set Boundaries At Work & Find Time For You - with Nikki Alderson
September 21, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBMeet Nikki Alderson, a former barrister with a 19 year career at the Criminal Bar and now a highly successful coach for women and keynote speaker. After reaching a career crossroads whilst representing two men on death row in Jamaica (trust me it’s a good episode), Nikki decided to pursue some coaching to help her figure out her next steps. That led, ultimately, to her becoming a coach herself, and she now works to help retain women in the legal profession. Nikki is also an experienced publ...
#13: How To Succeed As A Young Professional & How Employers Can Support - with Oliver Haddock
September 14, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes - 48.9 MBThis week we have a very exciting guest, and a good friend of mine, Oliver Haddock. Olly is a litigator at Radcliffes Le Brasseur. He is also the Founder and Chair of the London Young Professionals Network, and the Chair of the London Young Lawyers Group. In celebration of his huge dedication to young lawyers, he has been shortlisted for the Law Society Junior Lawyers of the Year award at the upcoming Excellence in Law Awards (for which we wish him lots of luck)! Obviously this episode cont...
#12: How To Build A Law Firm Where People Can Thrive - with Jodie Hill
September 07, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBThis week I had the pleasure of speaking to solicitor and founder of her very own law firm, Jodie Hill. Jodie Hill originally trained as a barrister before cross-qualifying as a solicitor. In 2018 she became the founder and Managing Partner of multi-award winning Thrive Law. Jodie has specialised in employment law throughout her career and has a keen understanding of this complex legal sector, particularly D&I issues, together with all HR related issues. She also campaigns tirelessly for men...
#11: Mind-Body Health Optimisation & Outstanding Communication - with Charlène Gisèle Bourliout
August 10, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBThis episode’s guest is Charlène Gisele Bourliout. Charlène is a former top London lawyer who transformed her career from corporate business centric living to health centric living and now specialises in mind-body health optimisation and corporate executive health coaching. Her online coaching service combines cutting-edge science and technologies with ancestral techniques which make her Health Coaching Program incredibly impactful. Her clients include CEOs, executives and partners from som...
#10: How to Beat Burnout & Optimise Mental Health for Peak Performance and Wellbeing - with Nick Bloy
August 03, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MBThis week’s episode is Nick Bloy, experienced wellbeing strategist, coach, international speaker, trainer, and founder of WELLBEING Republic Limited. Nick began his career as a solicitor before realising he was more of a “people person” and finding his way into HR. Years of hard work, and his own burnout story, later, Nick decided to found his own company to help people harness their optimal mental state for peak performance and wellbeing. I was really excited for this chat with Nick, and...
#9: How to get a 1st Class LLB, Social Mobility & Top Tips for Trainee Success - with Lucy Cole
July 27, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBLucy Cole is a formidable incoming trainee of Clifford Chance, and proud holder of a 1st Class Honours Degree in Law from the University of Exeter. Lucy is passionate about diversity and inclusion, and supports aspiring lawyers through her platform @LucyDoesLaw and through her work with GROW Mentoring. She was Co-President of her university's law society and has even delivered a speech on young women's empowerment at the UN Headquarters in New York as a representative to an NGO. I really wa...
#8: Why Lawyers Leave & How To Make Them Stay - with William Dougherty
July 20, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBThis week’s guest is William Dougherty, founder of new legal tech company, Capacity. Hailing from a small town in Scotland, William found his way (somewhat luckily some might say, given his approach to applications) to Dentons in London where he qualified and practised as an IP lawyer. He recently gave up his solicitor role to take Capacity to new heights and fulfil his vision of creating a more inclusive and sustainable culture and working environment in the legal industry. A man who’s cle...
Trailer for #8: Why Lawyers Leave & How To Make Them Stay - with William Dougherty
July 19, 2021 05:00 - 2 minutes - 2.02 MBThis week’s guest is William Dougherty, founder of new legal tech company, Capacity. Hailing from a small town in Scotland, William found his way (somewhat luckily some might say, given his approach to applications) to Dentons in London where he qualified and practised as an IP lawyer. He recently gave up his solicitor role to take Capacity to new heights and fulfil his vision of creating a more inclusive and sustainable culture and working environment in the legal industry. A man who’s cle...
#7: Progress, the Pandemic & Prioritising Mental Health - with Elizabeth Rimmer
July 13, 2021 03:00 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBThis week I’m joined by Elizabeth Rimmer, CEO of LawCare, the UK’s mental health charity for the legal community. Elizabeth began her career as a lawyer at Leigh Day, before transitioning to the VCSE sector. Years later, she found herself drawn back to the legal industry in a different capacity - one which lets her combine her knowledge of the law with her passion for mental health and wellbeing. For Elizabeth, wellbeing means (primarily) daily dog walks and time with her parents, but she’s ...
Trailer for #7: Progress, the Pandemic & Prioritising Mental Health - with Elizabeth Rimmer
July 12, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 1.93 MBThis week I’m joined by Elizabeth Rimmer, CEO of LawCare, the UK’s mental health charity for the legal community. Elizabeth began her career as a lawyer at Leigh Day, before transitioning to the VCSE sector. Years later, she found herself drawn back to the legal industry in a different capacity - one which lets her combine her knowledge of the law with her passion for mental health and wellbeing. For Elizabeth, wellbeing means (primarily) daily dog walks and time with her parents, but she’s ...
#6: The O Shaped Lawyer, In-House Law & Human-Centric Skills
July 06, 2021 03:00 - 51 minutes - 48.1 MBDan Kayne is General Counsel of the Routes department at Network Rail, and the founder of the O Shaped Lawyer movement. Juggling effectively multiple full-time jobs (including fatherhood), Dan is a tour de force when it comes to driving change in the legal industry. A man who believes that “it’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice”, Dan joins me for a chilled and friendly chat, peppered with moments of his natural, dry humour, which will leave you feeling positive about ...
Trailer for #6: The O Shaped Lawyer, In-House Law & Human-Centric Skills
July 05, 2021 03:00 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBDan Kayne is General Counsel of the Routes department at Network Rail, and the founder of the O Shaped Lawyer movement. Juggling effectively multiple full-time jobs (including fatherhood), Dan is a tour de force when it comes to driving change in the legal industry. A man who believes that “it’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice”, Dan joins me for a chilled and friendly chat, peppered with moments of his natural, dry humour, which will leave you feeling positive about ...
#5: Leadership, Diversity & Social Inclusion - with Raj Panasar
June 29, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBRaj Panasar is a lawyer who has recently left private practice from his previous position as a Corporate Finance partner at Hogan Lovells. Born and raised in Lancashire, Raj felt under immense pressure from his parents to pursue a ‘high-flying’ career, despite being at real socio-economic disadvantage and coming from, in his own words, deep deprivation. Nonetheless, he made it into private practice, training at Linklaters, and then making partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton before mo...
Trailer for #5: Leadership, Diversity & Social Inclusion - with Raj Panasar
June 28, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 1.94 MBRaj Panasar is a lawyer who has recently left private practice from his previous position as a Corporate Finance partner at Hogan Lovells. Born and raised in Lancashire, Raj felt under immense pressure from his parents to pursue a ‘high-flying’ career, despite being at real socio-economic disadvantage and coming from, in his own words, deep deprivation. Nonetheless, he made it into private practice, training at Linklaters, and then making partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton before mo...
#4: Burnout, Billable-Hours & Defining Success - with Chrissie Wolfe
June 21, 2021 08:11 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBThis episode’s guest is Chrissie Wolfe, recently ex-private practice personal injury lawyer from Irwin Mitchell now legal consultant, and founder of Law and Broader (or LAB). For the past 8 years, Chrissie has juggled a full-time private practice career alongside a busy social media schedule and various projects related to LAB, something she set up to help other aspiring lawyers access the competitive profession. Having recently relocated to Dubai, the location (and perspective) shift allowe...
Trailer for #4: Burnout, Billable-Hours & Defining Success - with Chrissie Wolfe
June 21, 2021 08:10 - 2 minutes - 2.54 MBThis episode’s guest is Chrissie Wolfe, recently ex-private practice personal injury lawyer from Irwin Mitchell now legal consultant, and founder of Law and Broader (or LAB). For the past 8 years, Chrissie has juggled a full-time private practice career alongside a busy social media schedule and various projects related to LAB, something she set up to help other aspiring lawyers access the competitive profession. Having recently relocated to Dubai, the location (and perspective) shift allowe...
#3: Junior Lawyer Life & Finding Balance - with Sophie Shaw
June 21, 2021 08:09 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBIn Episode #3 I'm chatting to Sophie Shaw, a restructuring and insolvency lawyer at a silver circle firm who also runs the @lawwithsophie Instagram page and blog. Sophie started her legal career in legal marketing at a magic circle firm before securing a training contract three years later at her current firm. Sophie started her Instagram page and blog at the beginning of 2021 to help people who are struggling to gain access to the legal profession. She shares the wealth of knowledge she ac...
Trailer for #3: Junior Lawyer Life & Finding Balance - with Sophie Shaw
June 21, 2021 08:08 - 1 minute - 1.8 MBIn Episode #3 I'm chatting to Sophie Shaw, a restructuring and insolvency lawyer at a silver circle firm who also runs the @lawwithsophie Instagram page and blog. Sophie started her legal career in legal marketing at a magic circle firm before securing a training contract three years later at her current firm. Sophie started her Instagram page and blog at the beginning of 2021 to help people who are struggling to gain access to the legal profession. She shares the wealth of knowledge she ac...
#2 - Change, Neuroscience and the Law - with Dominique Ashby
June 21, 2021 08:07 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MBWelcome to Episode #2: the first of the Law Life Balance podcast interview episodes, with Dominique Ashby. Dominique is a former lawyer turned change specialist and the founder of neuro@work, where she uses her expertise in neuroscience (having studied an MA at Cambridge University) to help organisations (including law firms) increase operational agility and resilience in a cost-effective, sustainable way. Her mission is to take the headache out of change for organisations and realise the fu...
Trailer for #2: Change, Neuroscience and the Law - with Dominique Ashby
June 21, 2021 08:06 - 1 minute - 1.45 MBWelcome to Episode #2: the first of the Law Life Balance podcast interview episodes, with Dominique Ashby. Dominique is a former lawyer turned change specialist and the founder of neuro@work, where she uses her expertise in neuroscience (having studied an MA at Cambridge University) to help organisations (including law firms) increase operational agility and resilience in a cost-effective, sustainable way. Her mission is to take the headache out of change for organisations and realise the fu...
#1: Law Life Balance & Me
June 21, 2021 08:02 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBHello everybody and WELCOME to the very first episode of the Law Life Balance podcast! I am so excited to share this podcast with you. It has been a while in the making and is a real passion project of mine, so I sincerely hope you enjoy it and find it valuable. In the first episode, I wanted to share with you a little about my own personal story, my journey into law, and what ultimately led me to starting Law Life Balance as a business. I've shared some parts of this story before, but this...
Introducing the Law Life Balance podcast!
May 25, 2021 08:54 - 54 seconds - 860 KBIt's here! The Law Life Balance podcast is finally live, with so many super exciting episodes coming your way. So press like/save and get notified each time a new episode is released - you're not going to want to miss out on these conversations!