Jonny Parker on developing outside interests to make you a better lawyer
11/17/22 • 26 min
In this episode of Lessons I Learned in Law Scott Brown speaks to Jonny Parker, Legal Counsel at what3words. Jonny trained at international law firm Taylor Wessing and is also the co-founder of a challenger beer brand - YABBA which launched in May 2021.
Jonny shares some of the lessons he learned in law including:
· The ‘right time’ might not be the right time for you. You can deviate from the traditional routes through legal training to explore different options and find what works best for you.
· Appreciate the value of your passions and outside interests, in terms of how they can make you a better person and a better lawyer.
· Don’t get bogged down in the finishing touches. Sometimes that extra time to make a project ‘perfect’ can be too costly and inefficient.
Jonny also reveals that his favourite pastime is surfing, and explains how he finds time for that in and around a demanding career in law. He also talks through the work that went into launching his beer brand.
Presented by Scott Brown of Heriot Brown Legal Recruitment.
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In this episode of Lessons I Learned in Law Scott Brown speaks to Jonny Parker, Legal Counsel at what3words. Jonny trained at international law firm Taylor Wessing and is also the co-founder of a challenger beer brand - YABBA which launched in May 2021.
Jonny shares some of the lessons he learned in law including:
· The ‘right time’ might not be the right time for you. You can deviate from the traditional routes through legal training to explore different options and find what works best for you.
· Appreciate the value of your passions and outside interests, in terms of how they can make you a better person and a better lawyer.
· Don’t get bogged down in the finishing touches. Sometimes that extra time to make a project ‘perfect’ can be too costly and inefficient.
Jonny also reveals that his favourite pastime is surfing, and explains how he finds time for that in and around a demanding career in law. He also talks through the work that went into launching his beer brand.
Presented by Scott Brown of Heriot Brown Legal Recruitment.
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Rob Chesnut on corporate integrity and ethical business
In this episode of Lessons I Learned in Law Scott Brown speaks to Rob Chesnut. Rob retired last year after spending more than 5 years as General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer at AirBnB. During that time he grew the legal team from 30 to over 150 legal professionals in 20 offices around the world.
Rob is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Virginia, and previously worked at the US Justice Department where he prosecuted bank robberies, kidnappings, murder, and espionage cases. He also led eBay’s North America legal team and is the author of Intentional Integrity: How Smart Companies Can Lead an Ethical Revolution.
Rob reveals some of the lessons he learned in law including:
· Integrity matters in business. There’s an expectation now that businesses do good, not solely exist make money.
· There can be ‘creative’ solutions to ethical problems, which means integrity can actually be subtle and isn’t always an absolute.
· Diverse organisations actually perform better than homogenous ones. The best person for the job, is the person who brings a different perspective to the team.
Rob also shares some fascinating social experiments on the subject of integrity. How honest and trustworthy, are people in everyday life? You might be surprised by the findings!!
Presented by Scott Brown of Heriot Brown Legal Recruitment.
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Alex Stephany on doing right and giving back
In this episode of Lessons I Learned in Law Scott Brown talks to Founder and CEO of Beam, Alex Stephany. Launched in 2017, Beam is an innovative tech platform supporting homeless people and refugees into stable jobs and homes. Before launching Beam, Alex was CEO of JustPark where he led the largest ever crowdfunding round for a tech startup at the time.
Alex explains the mission behind Beam and what motivated him to start it. He also shares some of the lessons he learned in law including:
· If you can, give back.
· Don’t underestimate the importance of attention to detail.
· Impress everyone. This is a small, interconnected world so try and do right by everyone you come across.
An expert on the sharing economy, Alex is the author of The Business of Sharing.
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Lessons I Learned in Law - Jonny Parker on developing outside interests to make you a better lawyer
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