🇦🇪 Can a law firm be kind, profitable, and built for people—from the ground up?

In our latest episode of the Legally Speaking Podcast ™️ – Dubai Miniseries, sponsored by Clio - Cloud-Based Legal Technology, I sat down with Clotilde Iaia-Polak, Managing Partner of Yungo Law, and one of the UAE’s most community-driven legal founders.

Clotilde isn’t just building a law firm—she’s building a movement.

💡 From being one of the first to prove remote legal practice could work in the UAE…

 💡 To founding a firm focused on financial independence, flexibility and career opportunity for women…

 💡 To organising sold-out events like “Skill Building for Women, by Women”…

Clotilde’s journey is a testament to values-led legal entrepreneurship.

Here’s what we covered in this episode:

✔️ Creating an inclusive legal practice model – How Clotilde rebuilt her firm post-COVID with a flexible, human-first structure supporting working mothers and career returners.

✔️ Financial independence as empowerment – Why financial literacy and access to justice are central to protecting women and children.

✔️ The reality of business development – From social media to AI, she shares how small firms can punch above their weight in a competitive market.

✔️ What she looks for when hiring – Hint: It’s not your grades or where you trained—it’s your passion beyond law.

Clotilde’s standout insight:

💬 “If your passion becomes your business, your business will thrive. You can be profitable—and do good.”

🎙️ Recorded on location in Dubai, this episode dives into the real story of what it takes to build a firm that’s flexible, inclusive, and future-ready in a rapidly evolving region.

🔗 Now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/01rj5qGNPOu1iEJN3LHcRy?si=XsNuWDxuQWuEtvfxHG45IA

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/legally-speaking-podcast/id1485892170?i=1000701658947