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Legally Speaking PodcastThe Door To Law - Donya Fredj - S3E13Send us a text This week on our Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna was joined by Donya Fredj. Donya is a Lawyer, Mentor, Start-Up & VC Expert, Lecturer of the GDL & QLTS and if all that is not enough she is also the proud Host of her highly popular “The Door to Law” YouTube Channel! Donya has lived in London, Paris, Tokyo, Tunis and is currently based in Dubai! In this episode, Donya and Rob discuss: Her journey to breaking into the legal sectorHer experiences w...
2020-10-2624 min
The Door to LawHow to Survive Due DiligenceWhat do startup founders and lawyers have in common?
Both would rather avoid due diligence!
For startups, due diligence can significantly delay funding if the due diligence process is not properly managed and issues are uncovered at the last minute.
For lawyers, due diligence can be a monotonous task as they spend hours reviewing hundreds of documents trying to make sure they don't miss any issues they are supposed to find.
This video is a guide on how to survive the dead due diligence process (clue: preparation...
2020-08-2502 minThe Door to LawLegal Education for the Future - CLIPAs the legal profession becomes increasingly consumer-driven, legal education must adapt to meet the needs of law students who are in need of training that is not just focused on black letter law but that prepares students for the practice of law.
One legal education provider that is taking steps towards this is CLIP. In addition to delivering the SQE and QLTS, CLIP delivers quality professional/accredited legal training - both in person and remotely through live lectures that can be accessed from anywhere in the world. https://www.clip-law.com/
2020-08-1108 minThe Door to LawHow to Master Legal Business Developmentant to take your business development to the next level? Listen to his!
For young lawyers, business development can seem daunting at first. Law school teaches us how to analyse case law, research a topic and write a good essay but the one thing it doesn't teach us is how to generate business.
As lawyers become more senior and progress through their law firm, they realise that technical skills are not enough. They need to be able to attract and retain clients too. That's because the practice of law is a business like any other.
2020-07-2804 minThe Door to LawbgX: Beauty Delivery at its BestThis week's video shines a spotlight on bgX, a revolutionary app taking the beauty industry by storm. Having launched across Dubai, London, Paris and the US, bgX is able to deliver beauty products and services to customers within 30 minutes thanks to its global partnership with Uber. This makes bgX the world's fastest tech beauty platform! https://uk.bgxme.com
It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to sit down with Paria Ghorashi, one of the co-founders of bgX, to discuss how the idea for bgX was born. With several premium beauty brands...
2020-07-1607 minThe Door to LawWhat is intellectual property?What is intellectual property? Why is intellectual property protection important? Can I stop my ideas from being copied? What does intellectual property assignment mean?
Find out all the answers to these questions and more in my latest video on The Door to Law. Also featuring a scene from The Social Network - the perfect movie for illustrating the importance of IP!
2020-06-2903 minThe Door to LawLetswork: A Creative Approach to Co-working SpacesAre co-working spaces really here to stay? According to Hamza Khan, co-founder of Letswork, co-working spaces are most definitely here to stay.
The Letswork app is the ultimate remote working app allowing people to access around 50 co-working spaces, hotels, cafés and warehouses across the UAE with a single membership. In this interview with Hamza, I ask him about the business concept of Letswork, what has led to the success of the business and any future plans to raise funding and scale the business further.
Before becoming an entrepreneur a...
2020-06-2610 minThe Door to LawTreat your Career like a StartupThe most successful lawyers are often those who adopt an entrepreneurial mindset. Lawyers with an entrepreneurial mindset view themselves not only as lawyers but as a personal brand too. They know how to how to gain trust and recognition and ultimately stand out in a crowded and competitive market.
Adopting an entrepreneurial mindset also allows lawyers to take more control over their career and forge their own career path often giving them a higher level of job satisfaction in return.
Inspired by the book The Start-Up of You written by Reid...
2020-06-2605 minThe Door to LawAt the Intersection of Law and Technology: Clara TechnologiesIn conversation with Ahmed Arif who is the Co-founder of Clara Technologies, a legal tech startup that has adopted a SaaS platform to digitise and automate the startup legal expertise. https://clara.co/
We discuss the development of legal tech in recent years, the challenges faced by law firms in opting for the right technology, and the role technology plays in the legal industry. Ahmed explains how Clara Technologies is contributing to the shift in the legal landscape and reveals whether or not he envisages a day where lawyers will be completely replaced by artificial intelligence...
2020-06-1813 min