Legally King's

We sit down with Claudia Salomon, who is the first female President of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration. We talk about Claudia’s journey towards a legal career, and discuss her goals for the ICC, in particular about incorporating technology in the arbitral process. We consider issues of gender and racial diversity in international arbitration, and also touch upon certain practices of the ICC Court. We conclude by discussing ways law students and young lawyers can be involved with the ICC. 

The podcast is hosted by Farhan Shafi (President of the King's College London Postgraduate Law Society) in collaboration with the King's Forum on IDR. 

We sit down with PwC trainee solicitor Thomas Warburton. A King’s alumnus, he is currently completing his second seat in Corporate (International Business Reorganisations). We get his unique insights into how he became a solicitor, what makes PwC so special and how they differ as a non-traditional legal firm, key tips for standing out and the role they have played in dealing with the impact of the pandemic.

We sit down with Simmons & Simmons trainee solicitor James Cherry. A King’s alumnus, he is currently completing his third seat in Financial Services Regulation. Not having the most direct journey into the profession, we get his unique insights into how he became a solicitor, what makes Simmons so special, the recent scene in IP rights and gaming as well how diversity and inclusion have become a hot topic this decade.

We sit down with associate and King's alumnus Hussein Valimahomed. Currently practising in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications team at Pinsent Masons, he is on secondment to Google Cloud. Given his non-law background having studied Biochemistry at King's, he reflects on his journey into the legal sector and presents listeners with key insights into the firm's style of work and values. It is an engaging discussion which should help build an understanding of the most notorious application question: why do you want to be a commercial solicitor? 

We sit down with trainee solicitor and King's alumnus Diana Suciu. Currently completing her first seat in International Arbitration, she is based in the London office of Hogan Lovells. As a registered New York State Attorney, she also studied her LLM from Cornell University. Reflecting on her time as a trainee so far, she gives her insights into the culture and practice of the firm as well as what made her a successful applicant.  

We sit down with newly qualified associate and King's alumnus Nell Cooper. Practicing in the Corporate Technology Team at Taylor Wessing, she gives her insights into the firm and talks about her journey into law while reflecting on the pros and cons of practicing at a renowned city firm.