
100% Legal
100% Legal is a podcast produced by the Aberdeen University Law Society.
Episodes
29 episodes
All Things Applications with Herbert Smith Freehills | S4E03
Join Justine in another episode of the 100% Legal Podcast, where she is joined by Charlotte Morgan of Herbert Smith Freehills Graduate Recruitment Team to lay down what you need to know before you send in your application for the firm. They dis...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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34:01

Copyright Law, Moral Rights and Artificial Intelligence with Doctor Mira T Sundara Rajan | S4E02
In this month's episode of the 100% Podcast, Justine is joined by Doctor Mira T Sundara Rajan who gives her perspective on how Copyright Law can be developed considering Artificial Intelligence, and what AI means for us as humanity in both the ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:42:59

Surviving the LLB with Jamie Allison | S4E01
Join your new host, Justine, for this brand new episode of the 100% Legal Podcast, joined by special guest Jamie Allison. Jamie graduated from his DPLP at Aberdeen last year, and shares with us some advice for those just starting in their Legal...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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46:53

Corporate Law: A Conversation with Travers Smith
Welcome back to the 100% Legal Podcast. Today we have an exciting episode made in collaboration with our sponsor Travers Smith. Today Jakub is joined by Hugh Hutchison, an alumni of the University of Aberdeen, who is a Partner at Travers...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:00:32

Celebrating International Women's Day with the Lord Advocate
In honour of International Women’s Day, join Jakub and Anabia for a powerful and inspiring episode featuring the Lord Advocate. As the highest legal officer in Scotland, the Lord Advocate brings a unique perspective, sharing her experience and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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58:33

Tackling Domestic Abuse with Scottish Women's Aid | S2E15
Megha and Christy are joined by Louise Johnson who is a Legal Issues Worker at Scottish Women’s Aid (SWA). Louise talks to us about the work that SWA carry out to protect women and children who have experienced domestic abuse and how they ca...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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41:02

Diversity in Law with Lubna Shuja | S2E14
Megha is joined by Lubna Shuja, the President of the Law Society of England and Wales. Lubna is the first Asian, first Muslim and seventh female to become President. We talk about Lubna’s legal journey and the barriers she overcame to get to...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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36:38

Uncovering the DPLP | S2E13
Megha is joined by Dr Jean Wilkie who is the DPLP Director and Professor Susan Stokeld who is the Director of Education at the University of Aberdeen. They talk about the structure of the DPLP, the assessment criteria and how admission to th...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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25:43

Taking Silk with Claire Mitchell KC | S2E12
Megha and Melina are joined by Claire Mitchell KC. Claire shares her legal journey into how she was called to the Bar and how she persevered through many rejections and hurdles on the way. Claire talks about her caseload and why Public Law i...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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50:56

Vacation Schemes and Traineeships: Tips from Future Trainees | S2E11
Megha is joined by Rahma and Nicola who are future trainees of Brodies and CMS respectively. They talk about their application processes and interviews and how they stayed motivated throughout. They give us some great tips on how to make app...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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53:58

Let's Talk About Cannabis Law | S2E10
Megha is joined by Nick Earles who is a regulatory lawyer and commercial adviser to the psychedelic industry and is one of the few dedicated legal consultants to the cannabis and psychedelic medicines industry. In this podcast, Nick talks ab...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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34:10

From The Perspective Of A Prison Lawyer | S2E9
Megha is joined by James Smith who is a Criminal Defence Lawyer who specialises in Prison Law and Parole at McGreevy & Co. We talk about the stigma and negative perception around prisoners and how this reduces their chance of fitting bac...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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39:30

Exploring The World Of International Human Rights | S2E8
Megha and Melina are joined by Ian Duddy who is the Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission. Ian talks to us about how his career at the Foreign Office developed his interest into International Human Rights. Ian also talks about his ti...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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27:12

An Introduction Into International Family Law | S2E7
Megha and Melina are joined by Derek Parsons who is an Advanced Family Law Practitioner in International Family Law (IFL) with speciality in International Child Abduction, Child Law and Relocation. Derek talks about his legal journey and how...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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32:41

Conversations With A Judge | S2E6
Megha is joined by Lady Drummond who is a Judge in the High Court in Aberdeen. Lady Drummond shares how her transition has been from being an Advocate to being a Judge and explains some of the differences between the role of an Advocate and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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21:39

Advocating For Animals | S2E5
Megha and Georgia are joined by Edie Bowles who is the co-founder of Advocates for Animals. They discuss Edie’s love for animals and how this love motivated her to start the first law firm in the UK which was entirely dedicated to Animal Pro...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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36:39

How Sentencing Guidelines are Developed | S2E4
Megha is joined by Krista Johnston who is the solicitor member of the Scottish Sentencing Council. Amongst other work, the Council develops sentencing guidelines for the courts. We talk about how sentencing guidelines are developed and the exte...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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39:34

Understanding Medical Negligence | S2E3
Megha and Chiara are joined by Robbie Wilson who is the Head of Medical Negligence at Anderson Strathern. Robbie talks about how he became interested in medical negligence and how he deals with cases involving cerebral palsy, birth injuries ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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39:42

An Insight Into the Scottish Government and Their Role in The Ukrainian Conflict | S2E2
Megha and Rahma are joined by Deputy Director Denise Mckay. Denise talks about how she started working for the Scottish Government and her daily life in her managerial position. She also talks about the abundance of cases the Scottish ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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32:08

All Things Criminal: Shaun Wallace's Journey Into Criminal Law | S2E1
Megha, Georgia and Rahma are joined by celebrity guest Shaun Wallace who discusses his journey in becoming a barrister, highlighting the key skills and attributes and mindset one needs to be a criminal barrister as well as the challenges ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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32:11

Transgender Law: The Work of GIRES and Discussion around the Current Legislation | S1E8
Katy and Amy are joined by Cat Burton, Chair of the Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES), to discuss the work that GIRES do to support transgender and gender-diverse communities, the legislation which affects those within thes...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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45:03

Human rights law and the work of JUSTICE | S1E7
Euan is joined by Andrea Fraser a Civil Justice lawyer at JUSTICE and will be discussing human rights law and the work of JUSTICE to defend said law.
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41:22

Sports Law: The Commercial vs Regulatory Perspectives | S1E6
Victorie-Anne and George are joined by Conor Hume and Jacob Webster, two associates from Bird & Bird’s Sports Group, who advise on various matters including regulatory and sports-related commercial issues. Conor and Jacob...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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50:16

All about personal injury law | S1E5
Katy is joined by Amy Shand, personal injury solicitor at Digby Brown, to discuss her work, and key developments, within the personal injury sector. Follow us for more episodes and get in touch if you would like to get involved!Applicati...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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26:37

Insight into the life of a family lawyer | S1E4
Amy and Melina are joined by Beverley Addison, a family lawyer at BTO Solicitors who specialises in modern families. To hear about Beverley's journey and what this area of law entails, stay tuned!Beverley is a Senior Solicitor and...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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41:02
