What does it take to become a true next-generation partner in law?

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast ™️, I sat down with Charlotte Hill, Partner at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP. Charlotte is not only a powerhouse in commercial disputes and financial services regulation, she is also at the cutting edge of crypto and digital asset litigation, where every case can reshape the law.

🔴 Why listen in

⚖️ The reality of climbing from a working-class background to Next Generation Partner
⚖️ How curiosity about crypto turned into leading one of the UK’s most forward-thinking digital asset teams
⚖️ The inside view on what it takes to make partner and why networking + pipeline are non-negotiable.
⚖️ Authentic insights on leadership, wellbeing, and building inclusive teams in law that attract and retain the next generation. 

🌟 About Charlotte Hill

👏 Recognised by The Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner
👏 Winner of Woman of the Year – FinTech and Crypto Innovation UK at the Citywealth Powerwomen Awards
👏 Vice-Chair of the Law Society’s Civil Justice Committee and a driving force for reform and representation

💬 Charlotte in her own words:

“If you don’t have a network, if you don’t show a pipeline that you can bring in work in the future, typically you’re not going to make partner.”

“Every day I wake up to a new email because the market’s rallied, or it’s crashed, or there’s a new coin out… I just really enjoy what we do.”

❓Here’s the big question

If AI, crypto and digital disputes are already transforming the profession, how should the next wave of lawyers prepare to thrive?

🎧 Tune in to hear Charlotte’s journey and insights, a must-listen for anyone serious about the future of disputes, regulation and law.

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