Life as a Finance Law Partner - Jayne Backett

Legally Speaking Podcast

English - February 01, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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In this week's episode of the Legally Speaking Podcast, Robert Hanna is joined by Jayne Backett, a banking and finance partner at Fieldfisher.

Specialising in real estate finance transactions, she joined the firm as a partner in 2016, after spending 11 years at Mayer Brown.

In this insightful and candid episode, she discusses more on her impressive career journey and current work, and explains why she is such a firm advocate of boosting social mobility in the sector.

Also discussed is:

Why banking and finance law is surprisingly similar to the BBC/HBO show, 'Industry'Why lawyers should learn to embrace the sales element of the jobNavigating a demanding career and being a motherWhy being client-focused is keyHow becoming a partner hasn't quelled her ambition

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