Legally Different®
36 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsBrought to you by Lauren Kay - Consultant Lawyer, Human Design Guide, Career Strategist & Alchemist.
Welcome to Legally Different. Your host, Lauren, will empower and equip you to embrace your own legally different path, simply by being you and leveraging what makes you unique. If you’re ready to find, create or evolve your soul aligned career, this podcast is for you.
You can expect solo episodes and enlightening conversations with pioneering legal practitioners and entrepreneurs who have successfully carved out intentional and unconventional career paths. These conversations will inspire and support you to understand your own innate blueprint for success.
After all, we are all Legally Different by design.
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3.5 Set The Stage for Success: Storytelling In Marketing & Building A Presence On LinkedIn With 2/4 Sacral Generator, Megan Senese
July 03, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBWant a 1:1 Human Design Reading? Book ‘The Signature Session’. Use your exclusive code LEGALLYDIFFERENT10 for 10% off. Intrigued to know what makes you Legally Different? Download your FREE Human Design chart. Your host Lauren Kay is joined by 2/4 Sacral Generator, Megan Senese. Megan is a Marketing Specialist and Co-Founder of Stage, a pioneering women-owned business providing marketing and business development services focused on authenticity, relationships, revenue, and growth for lega...
3.4 Love Your Lawyer Life: How To Create Joy In Your Career & Use Intuition As A Tool For Success With 4/1 Sacral Generator, Idara Bassey
June 19, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBBook ‘The Signature Session’ Use code LEGALLYDIFFERENT10 for 10% off Download your FREE Human Design chart. In today’s episode of Legally Different, your host Lauren Kay is joined by 4/1 Sacral Generator, Idara Bassey. The Joyous Idara is an Attorney, Certified Energy Strategist & Professional Intuitive. Since 2002, Idara has served as a Personal Advisor to corporate professionals and lawyers, focusing on personal development, values alignment, stress reduction, and wellness. Impressive...
3.3 How To Use The Enneagram As A Blueprint To Success With 2/4 Splenic Projector, Frieda Levycky
June 06, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBIn today’s episode of Legally Different, your host Lauren Kay is joined by 2/4 Splenic Projector, Frieda Levycky. The wonderful Frieda is a Lawyer, Coach, Enneagram Specialist and Founder of Braving Boundaries, who empowers her clients to overcome obstacles, break through limitations and live a life on their own terms. Her work in corporate settings is all about improving team dynamics through self awareness. Tune in as Frieda shares her path into law, her career approaching 20 years as a p...
3.1 Welcome to Season 3 & Let’s Catch Up with Lauren Kay
June 05, 2024 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBWelcome back to the highly anticipated season 3 of The Legally Different Podcast with your host Lauren Kay. After a two year hiatus, the Legally Different Podcast is thrilled to be back! Whether you’re brand new to the podcast or you’re an OG listener, we’re so happy to have you here. Legally Different is more than just a podcast; it's a community for those who dare to think differently within the legal world. This season promises to bring you even more inspiring stories, thought-provokin...
3.2 Human Design 101 // Understanding Your Blueprint for Success & Key HD Lingo with Lauren Kay
June 05, 2024 04:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBIn today’s episode of Legally Different, your host Lauren Kay shares a grounded and foundational understanding on what Human Design is and how it can be applied to you as a legal professional in your career, business and beyond. This episode is for you if you’re brand new to Human Design or if you’re familiar and are seeking a refresher. We’ll be diving into the basics of Human Design; where it originates from and what makes up the Human Design system; how it can help you as a legal profess...
The Legally Different Podcast // Season 3 Trailer
June 05, 2024 04:00 - 1 minute - 1.32 MBBrought to you by Lauren Kay - Consultant Lawyer, Human Design Guide, Career Strategist & Alchemist. Welcome to Legally Different. Your host, Lauren, will empower and equip you to embrace your own legally different path, simply by being you and leveraging what makes you unique. If you’re ready to find, create or evolve your soul aligned career, this podcast is for you. You can expect solo episodes and enlightening conversations with pioneering legal practitioners and entrepreneurs who have...
Law as a Tool for Change // Janvi Patel - Female Founder, Entrepreneur, Producer and Activist for Women and Children's Rights
April 27, 2022 04:55 - 1 hour - 70.3 MB"I realised that as much as I can advise on the law, I can also change it" summarises the essence of this conversation with the wonderful Janvi Patel; an entrepreneur, female founder, producer and an activist for women and children’s rights. These titles (expanded on below) only scratch the surface of Janvi’s accomplishments and pioneering path! As a private practice lawyer, Janvi received an instinctive feeling that she needed to leave her role – which was at odds with her as an ambitious...
Leadership and Law with a Roar // Vanessa Challess - Founder & Principal of Tiger Law
April 08, 2022 04:55 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBJoin me in this conversation with Vanessa Challess; Founder, Principal and the force behind of Tiger Law and its sister businesses Tiger Bytes and Tiger HR - force being the operative word here as Vanessa has such passionate and motivating energy! Vanessa is not afraid to speak what is on her heart and mind which makes for a very real and open conversation. We dive into a number of topics such a female inequality in law, integrity as a lawyer and what it means to be a real leader. You will...
The Passive Income Attorney // Seth Bradley - Passive Income Expert, Attorney and Real Estate Entrepreneur
March 30, 2022 04:55 - 33 minutes - 31 MBI chat with Seth Bradley who’s mission for lawyers and professionals is “practice when you want to, not because you have to". Seth is a real estate entrepreneur and an expert at creating passive income while working as a highly paid professional. He’s a former big law attorney and is now the managing partner of his own firm, Bradley Law Limited, helping his clients with their real estate and asset protection needs. Seth is the host of the Passive Income Attorney Podcast, educating attorneys ...
Beyond Yoga For Lawyers // Aman Costigan - Lawyer (Partner), Yoga Teacher + Investor
March 23, 2022 11:11 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBWelcome back to Legally Different. We are joined my Aman Costigan; lawyer, partner, yoga teacher, entrepreneur and investor. Aman founded Beyond Yoga for Lawyers (which she runs on the side of being a lawyer/partner) following a desire to create her own business “I just wanted to do my own thing with no rules”. Aman is 9 years qualified and a partner at her firm. As a proud and successful lawyer, she focused solely on her legal career for the first 5 years, but at year 6 something else wa...
Creative Thinking in Law // Eimear McCann - Legal Tech Director and Law Lecturer
December 01, 2021 11:11 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBWelcome to this conversation with Eimear McCann, Commercial Director at TrialView and a lecturer in EU and immigration law. Eimear has certainly had a multi-faceted and non-linear path into and around law, which you will hear all about! From her early career as a writer to working in immigration law for a law centre to private practice to legal tech. When Eimear began to feel stuck in private practice and craved a way out into something else, without anything on the table, her solution w...
Astro Update for the Full Moon + Eclipse 19 November // by the Astro Advocate
November 17, 2021 17:57 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBAn astro update for the full moon and eclipse on 19 November by our in-house astrologer and former lawyer, Laurel O'Sullivan The November full moon is a powerful lunar eclipse with supercharged energy. Eclipses are like portals offering the opportunity for transformation - an opportunity to get back on purpose and on our path to fulfilling our goals and dreams. Full moons are always about beginnings and endings, so together there's a potent collaboration. The timing of this lunar eclipse a...
Founding A Leading Law Firm // Alex McPherson - Founder of Ignition Law
November 10, 2021 10:10 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBJoin me in this conversation with Alex McPherson, founder of Ignition Law and corporate lawyer. We chat about Alex’s journey to founding and growing Ignition Law which began life as a declaration at a New Year’s Eve party (possibly fuelled by vino) but it was nevertheless a resolution that Alex was passionate about and determine to keep…. Alex shares his path into law and early career, his transition from a senior employee at an international law firm to starting his entrepreneurial journey...
Astro Update for the November 2021 New Moon // By Your Astro Advocate - Lauren O'Sullivan
November 01, 2021 15:44 - 9 minutes - 8.34 MBAn astro update for the November 2021 new moon by our in-house astrologer and former lawyer, Laurel O'Sullivan. You can expect a bitesize and tangible update which is applicable to our daily lives. You will hear what the New Moon on 4 November in scorpio means and how that is likely to show up for us. Helpful links + contacts Laurel’s website: www.laurelosullivan.com Legally Different's email: hello@legallydifferent Legally Different's Instagram
How to Improve Your Decision Making // Solo with Lauren - From Analysis Paralysis to Clarity + Flow
October 27, 2021 13:28 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBDecisions, decisions, decisions! They are a key part of our lives aren't they!? Decisions really shape our lives from the smaller everyday choices to the big life decisions. This episode is all about how we can make more aligned decisions in order to create a more fulfilled life. I take you through my decision making journey over the years from analysis paralysis to clarity and flow and share tools that have helped me to make decisions with more ease. What you can expect:- My journey wit...
Not A Normal Lawyer // Babs Jamieson - Solicitor, CEO + Founder of Jamieson Law
September 22, 2021 04:05 - 51 minutes - 47 MBWhen “I just don’t think I’m a normal lawyer in any respect” is the answer to “what makes you Legally Different” - you know you’re in good in company. Join me for this chat with Babs Jamieson, Founder + CEO of Jamieson Law a start-up UK practice with multi jurisdictional expertise. Babs is a qualified solicitor in England, Scotland, Ireland and New York! After time in traditional legal practice, Babs decided she’d had enough of dreading work, feeling unmotivated by the traditional ladder a...
BigLaw Drop Out // Ryan Spence - Yoga Teacher + Life Coach
September 15, 2021 11:32 - 57 minutes - 53 MBDo you think dropping out is a bad thing? Society puts such a negative label on it, right!? In this chat, Ryan explains why he’s owning “BigLaw Drop Out” and changing it into an empowering term of endearment and how dropping out of various things that weren’t aligned for him has led to successes. Ryan is a former lawyer turned life coach and yoga teacher who shares in this chat how he’s navigated the changes that he’s made. He breaks it down in a really self reflective way that provides he...
The Astro Advocate // Laurel O'Sullivan - Coach + Astrologer
September 08, 2021 04:55 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBCurious to find out more about yourself through the lens of astrology? Me too! Laurel O'Sullivan, with her pioneering Aries sun, is a former environmental public interest lawyer turned astrologer and women’s coach. Laurel helps women to advocate for their best lives and to navigate life transitions. She has a gift for breaking down astrology and applying it to life in a really tangible way. I’ve been looking to bring an astrologer on the show for a while now, so it was awesome to connect ...
Changes, soulful success, energetic upgrades + what to expect from season two - welcome!
September 01, 2021 07:08 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBHey! Welcome back to season two! It's awesome to be back. Also, a huge welcome to anyone is new in this space, thanks for making your way here. In this mini episode, I share what Legally Different is all about (in way you probably haven't heard before), what you can expect from season two, changes that are coming, energetic upgrades I've been going through and how Legally Different is evolving to provide 1-1 support on your success journey. To book your human design session or find out m...
A Sporting Mindset in a Digital Age // Tom Dunlop - CEO + Founder of Summize
September 01, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBWelcome back to Legally Different! Thank you for joining us again for Season 2. We kick off this series with a conversation with Tom Dunlop; a former professional badminton player turned lawyer turned legal tech entrepreneur. Tom is the Founder & CEO of Summize, which provides an intelligent solution for contract creation, review and management. Throughout the conversation, Tom’s entrepreneurial spirit and drive for creative solutions really stood out for me and I'm sure you will connect ...
PART 2 - Leap from Big Law + Life Shake Up // With Lauren Kay
April 24, 2021 08:05 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBEpisode Notes Welcome back - I'm still in the hot seat being interviewed by my awesome sister, Kerri. I can’t think of a better person as Kerri has been my ride or die and my right hand woman. She’s seen it all and supported me through thick and thin! Kerri interviews me about my own journey into law and how I made big life and work changes in the legal world. This conversation is split into two parts because there was so much to unpack and I wanted to be totally open with you.....plus bein...
PART 1 - Leap from Big Law + Life Shake Up // With Lauren Kay
April 24, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBEpisode Notes I’m in the hot seat this time (eek!) and I’m joined by my incredible sister, Kerri, who interviews me. I can’t think of a better person as Kerri has been my ride or die and my right hand woman. She’s seen it all and supported me through thick and thin! Kerri interviews me about my own journey into law and how I made big life and work changes in the legal world. This conversation is split into two parts because there was so much to unpack and I wanted to be totally open with yo...
Putting the BAM into Legal // with Catherine Bamford - Founder + CEO of BamLegal
March 24, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBTech queen, entrepreneur and very human - just some of the qualities I admire in Catherine Bamford, the CEO + Founder of BamLegal💥 and my awesome guest in this episode. I've had the pleasure of knowing Catherine for 10 years now as we began our legal careers working in the same team. I've seen Catherine's journey unfold and I admire the chapters in her life - from her personal highs and lows, to the impact she's had in the legal world via BamLegal and everything in between. I even worked ...
An International Career Leap // James Cooper - Legal Adviser to Papua New Guinea's Department of Health
March 16, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBJames Cooper, an Australian qualified lawyer, began his legal career on the corporate path working in Melbourne when it soon became apparent to him that the traditional ladder was not for him, so (long story short, of course) he took a "leap of faith" and now specialises in international development and policy. This leap had international reach which has resulted in James living and working in a number of countries including; the Solomon Islands, Sierra Leone and to his current role as leg...
Your Human Design // Olivia Lasonos - Human Design Guide + Former Lawyer
March 02, 2021 10:10 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBIn this episode, Olivia Lasonos (Livy), a human design specialist and guide, takes us through the key characteristics of the five energy types in human design; manifestor, generator, manifesting generator, projector and reflector (do you know which one you are?) and then we dive into some areas in a bit more detail, guided by some questions submitted by the listeners! Have you heard of human design? It’s an amazing self-knowledge tool that I love and really align with, which is why I’m so...
The Human Rights Factor // Vicki Prais - Human Rights Lawyer, Podcaster, Writer + Mentor
February 22, 2021 06:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBEpisode Notes What an enlightening conversation with Vicki Prais. Having taken a commercial legal career path, my lens on the human rights legal sphere is rather limited, however, it's such an important area as human rights impact us all at a personal level. So, I loved speaking with Vicki about her career path and various human rights issues - it was incredibly thought provoking. Vicki Prais is a human rights lawyer, podcaster, writer and mentor. We chatted about everything from curren...
On the Flip Side of Law // With Louise Mason - Freelance Audio Producer, Radio Presenter + Music Journalist
February 10, 2021 06:53 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBLouise hit the heights of a legal career that many desire; working for a Magic Circle law firm. However, it soon became clear to Louise that that way of working wasn't a high for her at all and it proved to be pivotal in hitting her "rock bottom". It was that low which actually paved the way for a new path for Louise when doors serendipitously opened during her recovery phase which led her back into one of her childhood passions; music. My favourite part of this journey is when Louise tak...
Navigating Career Change // Kathy Xiang - Business Development at Compass Pathways
February 01, 2021 12:12 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBMeet Kathy Xiang, Director of Business Development for Compass Pathways and former City corporate lawyer. Compass Pathways is a mental health company committed to evidence based innovation in mental health and they are currently researching how psilocybin therapy could help people with treatment-resistant depression. Kathy’s commitment to making a career change towards something aligned with her own values is inspiring and she takes us through her thought processes at the time and how she na...
The Creative Lawyer // Salome Coker - Lawyer, Artist + Entrepreneur
January 25, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBI was inspired by this conversation with Salome Coker to nurture and embrace more of my creative side and I know you will be too. I know you might be thinking that being 'creative' only means picking up a paint brush, you're probably only applying that narrow traditional view - there's much more to it and Salome takes us through what Creative Living really means. Salome is the wearer of many hats including a finance lawyer, photographer, artist and creative entrepreneur aka The Creative Law...
Review of 2020 // Solo Episode with Lauren Reflecting on 2020's Growth, Challenges + Learnings
January 17, 2021 18:33 - 1 hour - 78 MB2020 was a wild one, right!? This is my vocal personal journal of the year - the growth, the challenges, the highs and the lows containing shares you will no doubt resonate with since we went through similar things as a collective. As I reflected on my year I realised, actually, notwithstanding the lows and challenges, came growth and opportunity which made it a pretty good year overall. I share my personal insights and journey and in doing so hope to encourage you to reflect on the gro...
The Candid Daddy // Alan Chan - General Counsel + Family Life Blogger
December 16, 2020 16:27 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBMeet Alan Chan, the General Counsel of a large investment company, a talented blog writer and a loving family guy. The aptly named “Candid Daddy” is Alan’s real, educational, hilarious and deep blog about family life. In this conversation, Alan shares about his path to becoming a GC and a number of personal life matters. We have frank chats about Alan’s working class beginnings from brave + hardworking immigrant Chinese parents to fatherhood, including balancing work + family life and the ...
A Spiritual Practice // with Emma Stanley - Law Firm Owner + Energy Practitioner
November 26, 2020 21:38 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBDog lover, lawyer, business owner, energy practitioner and leadership coach. Wow what a fusion - meet Emma Stanley! I love this visionary lady and the different mix of talents and passions that she is embodying in life and business. Emma failed her first year studying law and now owns her own law firm in New Zealand specialising in residential property. After a number of years of running her legal business, Emma felt a calling to the ‘next thing’ but she didn’t know what that was, having r...
The Right to Justice // Sabrina Mahtani - Human Rights Lawyer
November 19, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBWhat an inspiring woman Sabrina Mahtani is - words cannot do her justice. Sabrina is a British/Zambian human rights lawyer specialising in women’s rights and social justice. She is so humble, courageous, uplifting and intelligent and is a truly inspiring female leader who’s in it for the greater good. Sabrina’s experience has involved working for the Rwandan war crimes tribunal, legal aid in Zambia and death row in Sierra Leone. Sabrina is particularly passionate about helping women who ...
A Soulicitor's Journey // Charlene Gisele - Biohacker + Primal Health Coach
November 03, 2020 17:37 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBWhilst Charlene’s journey has similarities to that of Eat Pray Love, the famous book and film, it most definitely has Charlene’s unique spin. I love how Charlene went all in with her change period - from a busy London life as a litigator to an Ashram in India! Charlene is Legally Different to me because of her natural yin and yang balance as a Soulicitor; she’s an ambitious go-getter yet equally embodies spirituality, soulfulness and femininity. She delivers her coaching in such a real way a...
Advocate to Adventurer // with Olivia Miles of Simbar + Beanies
October 26, 2020 11:45 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBWhat an uplifting, magnetic soul Liv is! I’m sure you will sense this connection throughout too. Why Liv is Legally Different to me (apart from the fact that she can make a cracking flat white), is how real and open she is. In particular, I admire how honest she is about the huge debt that she took on in order to qualify which felt like a massive financial tie for her staying in law. I know so many lawyers and other professionals feel the weight of the time and money invested – so this is a...
When a 9-5 Becomes Taxing // with Kathy Di Paolo of Wanderers Wealth
October 19, 2020 01:41 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBI loved this conversation with Kathy. One reason she's Legally Different to me is the duality that she authentically embodies. She’s a self confessed tax geek (basically, she's tax wonder woman!), yet she’s also this cool, free spirited adventurer and entrepreneur. She is breaking down so many pre-conceptions about tax and legal professionals. I just love how pioneering she is and the way she does things. 💫 Episode Details:- Getting to know Kathy – some background Path into law Early i...