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The Crafty Show - Crafty Counsel's in-house legal podcast
Welcome to the Crafty Show, a legal podcast. Produced by Crafty Counsel, a digital media company and community with the aim to spread joy, connection and insight to in-house lawyers. Join Crafty Counsel’s founder Ben White as he speaks to lawyers who have left private practice, often to join in-house legal teams about their career journeys.
Episodes
42 episodes
Words of wisdom for in-house lawyers from in-house lawyers
In this special bonus episode of The Crafty Show, we’ve pulled together some of the words of wisdom our various in-house lawyer interviewees shared during our conversations. We asked them whether there was any advice they had been given that th...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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9:58
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Exploring Neurodiversity with James Smither, Connagh McCormick & Jessie Smith
James Smither, co-founder of the Neurodiversity Network, sits down with in-house lawyer Connagh McCormick, and private practice lawyer Jessie Smith to discuss the importance of understanding and embracing neurodiversity in the legal field.<...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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38:07
Lee Castleton: The Post Office Bankrupted Me
Lee Castleton purchased a Post Office in Bridlington, Yorkshire, in 2003. When the Post Office management discovered a loss of £25,000 in the computer system, they blamed Lee, who argued that the Horizon IT system was at fault. The Post Office ...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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42:31
Harriet Dedman: From Corporate Law to Emmy-Nominated Journalism
In this episode of The Crafty Show, Lucie Cruz, Content Producer at Crafty Counsel, is joined by Harriet Dedman, Counsel at Tiny, journalist, photographer, and filmmaker.Beginning her career at Hogan Lovells in 2008, Harriet spent a deca...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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34:02
Karl Wilson: Navigating Dual Careers in Law and Acting
In this episode of The Crafty Show, Ben White, founder of Crafty Counsel, sits down with Karl Wilson, a seasoned lawyer turned legal consultant with over two decades of experience and, since 2015, also a professional actor.During the cou...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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36:00
Richard Barnett: Behind the Scenes at The National Gallery
In this episode, Lucie Cruz, Content Producer at Crafty Counsel, is joined by Richard Barnett, General Counsel at The National Gallery.Responsible for advising The Gallery on all regulatory and commercial matters, Richard has played a cr...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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33:46
Mel Nebhrajani CB: Leading the COVID-19 Response and Inquiry
In this episode of The Crafty Show, Toby Hornett, Head of Community at Crafty Counsel, sits down with Mel Nebhrajani CB, Director General for Litigation with Justice and Security at GLD.Mel, who previously served as Legal Director at th...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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23:50
Natalie Salunke & Shrina Shah: Life As A Trustee
In this episode of The Crafty Show, Ben White, founder of Crafty Counsel, speaks with Natalie Salunke, an experienced GC from the Tech and other sectors who recently started her practice as a Fractional General Counsel, and Shrina Shah, formerl...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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37:16
Shika Soni: The Power of Mentorship
In this episode of The Crafty Show podcast, Ben White, founder of Crafty Counsel, speaks with Shika Soni, Assistant General Counsel at Principal Asset Management.Before joining Principal, Shika worked as Senior Legal Counsel at Royal Lon...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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37:46
Chrissy Hill: Blockchain, Web3, and the Future
In this episode of The Crafty Show podcast, Crafty Counsel's Founder, Ben White, sits down with Fintech Day 2023 speaker Chrissy Hill (General Counsel at Parity Technologies). Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, Chrissy dis...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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34:57
Stephanie-Kate Bratton: "My Mummy is a Lawyer" - Simplifying Legal Professions for Kids
In this episode of The Crafty Show podcast, Ben White, founder of Crafty Counsel, speaks with Stephanie-Kate Bratton, General Counsel at AgriFutures, Australia.Stephanie's journey as a lawyer began in Sydney, Australia, where she worked ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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37:27
Simon Duffield: Legal Director's Role in the Pandemic Vaccination Response
In this episode of The Crafty Show podcast, Ben White, founder of Crafty Counsel sits down with Simon Duffield, Lead, Legal - COVAX, at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Simon shares his professional journey, which began with a career i...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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34:18
Kate Luton: Navigating the World of Legal Tech and Fintech
In the latest episode of The Crafty Show podcast, Crafty Counsel's Founder, Ben White sits down with one of our Fintech Day speakers, Kate Luton (Senior Counsel at Motive Partners).Kate shares her journey from private practice to in-hou...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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33:15
Andy Cooke: Customer-centricity for Legal | Crafty Fest 2023 Keynote
The Crafty Show is back! Launching season 4 with this special episode featuring the awesome keynote that Andy Cooke, General Counsel at TravelPerk, delivered at Crafty Fest in June 2023.Andy takes us on a journey - delving into the headw...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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23:44
Leisa Turner: Building a Legal Function in the Mining Industry
In the latest episode of The Crafty Show podcast, Crafty Counsel’s Founder, Ben White sits down with Leisa Turner, General Counsel - Eurasia at Komatsu Mining Corp.Leisa takes us through her career journey which saw her sta...
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33:03
Rhian Ravenscroft: The Parallel Between Sports and Law
In the latest episode of The Crafty Show podcast, Crafty Counsel’s Founder, Ben White sits down with Rhian Ravenscroft, Head of Legal EMEA at MarketAxess.Rhian talks us through her career journey so far which included a later start to h...
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28:52
Sofia Gohir: Working As An In-House Lawyer At An ALSP
In the latest episode of The Crafty Show podcast, Crafty Counsel's Founder, Ben White sits down with Sofia Gohir, a senior in-house lawyer.Sofia talks us through her varied career journey. From starting as a paralegal in London during t...
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27:31
Richard Given: Life As An In-House Fintech Lawyer
In the latest episode of The Crafty Show podcast, Crafty Counsel's Founder, Ben White sits down with Richard Given, Group General Counsel at OpenPayd.Richard talks us through his varied in-house legal career which started with Cisco Sys...
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49:50
Laura Jeffords Greenberg: Moving Sectors And Countries As An In-House Lawyer
In the latest episode of The Crafty Show podcast, Crafty Counsel's Founder, Ben White sits down with Laura Jeffords Greenberg, Interim General Counsel at Worksome based in Denmark. Laura talks us through her incredible career...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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46:09
Jordan Breslow: Former General Counsel Whose Advice Stopped His CEO Going To Jail
In the latest episode of The Crafty Show podcast, we delve into the world of Jordan Breslow, a seasoned former General Counsel whose expert advice and timely intervention saved his CEO from potential jail time. Jordan talks to us ab...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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49:25
Alex Badel & Sharon Harris: The Power Of Sharing The General Counsel Role
In this episode of The Crafty Show, Ben White (Founder & CEO at Crafty Counsel) is joined by two guests - Sharon Harris, an experienced General Counsel turned Executive, and Alexandra Badel, Head of Legal for Morgan Sindall Infrastructure.<...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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35:48
Nuggets of wisdom for in-house lawyers from in-house lawyers
In this last episode of Season Two of The Crafty Show, we pulled together some of the nuggets of wisdom our interviewees shared with us. We asked whether there was any advice they had been given that they use….We spoke to several lawyers...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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15:20
Emma Haywood: Managing A 4-Day Work Week & Why Mentoring Is So Important
In this episode of the Crafty Show, we are joined by Emma Haywood, Associate General Counsel at Babylon, an international digital healthcare company. Before joining Babylon’s in-house team in April 2021, Emma worked at the Magi...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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30:09
Harpreet Kaur Mangat: Challenging Journey Into Law & Facing Adversity
In this episode of The Crafty Show, we are joined by Harpreet Kaur Mangat, in-house counsel at Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation). Before joining Sony in July 2019, Harpreet worked as in-house counsel ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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36:56
Pav Gill: Whistleblowing After Uncovering Widespread Fraud At Wirecard
In this episode, Ben White, the Founder of Crafty Counsel, is joined by Pav Gill, who was the Head of Legal for the Asia-Pacific region based in Singapore at the now defunct German fintech company Wirecard. Pav uncovered wides...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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30:22