The Student Lawyer Podcast

The Student Lawyer x It’s All Hearsay: Social Mobility in the Legal Profession

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In the first part of a three part mini-series, Camilla Uppal speaks with Megan Hulme, trainee solicitor and founder of It’s All Hearsay, about social mobility in the legal profession. 

In this episode, Megan provides an insight into her journey and experience securing a training contract at a top-40 law firm as a socially mobile student from a non-Russell Group university, also providing advice to those from similar backgrounds. 

Megan provides more information about It’s All Hearsay, the platform she set up to help provide advice and guidance for those seeking a career in law, and explains why social mobility is important and what more she believes that universities and law firms should do to promote social mobility in the legal profession. Megan also shares her top tips for how to achieve a first class degree!

You can find out more about It’s All Hearsay by visiting its website: https://itsallhearsayblog.wordpress.com/ and following its instagram page: @itsallhearsay

 

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Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Produced by Nathan Gore