A Federal Judge’s Advice on How to Persuade Judges ????????

This week on our?Legally Speaking Podcast ???powered by?Clio - Cloud-Based Legal Technology?we welcomed Judge (Bob) Robert Bacharach!

Bob graduated from?University of Washington School of Law?and worked for Oklahoma firm,?Crowe & Dunlevy?practicing commercial litigation.

He has worked as a federal magistrate judge for the?United States District Court?for the Western District of Oklahoma.

In 2013, Bob was appointed as a Judge of the?U.S. Courts of Appeals?for the 10th Circuit - after his nomination from President?Barack Obama.

Bob recently published his book, ‘Legal Writing: A Judge’s Perspective on the Science and Rhetoric of the Written Word’. ??

Here’s a sneak peak on what we discuss:

???? What are actions and behaviours which he finds most persuasive or repulsive as his role as a judge

???? The motivation in writing ‘Legal Writing: A Judge’s Perspective on the Science and Rhetoric of the Written Word’

???? The importance of psycholinguist and how it can improve our writing

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This week our Legally Speaking Podcast is thrilled to continue to share our third episode of our latest miniseries discussing Fertility in the Workplace!

Our Miniseries, featuring Emma Menzies?delves into how fertility in the workplace can be addressed more openly and how law firms can do a better job at acknowledging the challenges faced around fertility. The series looks into tackling fertility issues as a lawyer, in addition to family planning and becoming parents.

Emma Menzies is a Fertility at Work Coach and founder of?Ready Steady Coach, a specialist business focusing on helping professionals facilitate career fulfilment whilst experiencing fertility challenges.

Emma’s background is in employment law and the bulk of her experience comes first-hand from working as an employment lawyer at Eversheds and Marks and Spencers.

Emma and I discuss the following:

??How coaching can help with fertility issues in professionals; and

??How different fertility at work coaching is compared to career coaching.

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Without a doubt each and every one of us will have heard about one, if not both of two things within the news recently: gas and oil prices and Russia. Today we are taking these two pertinent topics and merging them into one commercial news story so to report on the UK and the US banning Russian oil and gas imports.?

With the plan being to ban all imports from the nation by 2023, both the United Kingdom and the United States of America took the decision to make such a move following the recent Russian invasion of the Ukraine as a form of punishment for Russian leader Vladimir Putin. With a total ban of imports from the nation, such sanctions are expected to severely damage the Russian economy, with an oil ban from solely the UK having the potential to cost Moscow over ￡5 billion in just one year. Speaking publicly, President Biden announced that ‘by targeting the main artery of Russia’s economy,’ the American people ‘will deal another powerful blow to Putin’s war machine.’?

Alongside these two powerhouse nations, the European Union has also put forward plans to phase out their gas imports from Russia. Despite this only consisting of a withdrawal from Russian gas, the EU currently sources 40% of its overall gas supply from Russia and so this too could be potential devastating blow to the Russian economy.?

Following such a decision there has been a recent surge in the prices of fuel within the UK, with petrol now costing a record 155p per litre (24% higher than last year). Statistics presented by analysts suggests that this proposed ‘difficult and expensive transition could push Britain into recession,’ however UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has assured that the new transition to alternative gas and oil suppliers would be a ‘smooth process’. Johnson has stated that ‘we can certainly do it … in a way that doesn’t disrupt supply, that ensures we have substitute supplies on stream in an orderly way and in a timetable that won’t affect UK business, won’t affect UK manufacturing, road haulage or other parts of our industry but will punish the regime of Vladimir Putin.’

Despite there being little clarity in what the future holds in terms of the British economy, the one certainty is that British Chancellor Rishi Sunak will soon likely face significant pressures to protect British consumers from an increased cost of living.?

Written by Hebe Shepherd

At The Legal Brief, we are passionate about connecting our network with fantastic opportunities. We are also very aware that we have a highly skilled, educated and diverse network, who may also be connected with worthy causes to great effect - Ukraine Legal Aid is one of these causes.

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Marks and Spencer have announced a new partnership with The Early Learning Centre, which will see the latter's products appearing in M&S stores, as part of a plan to increase the popularity of the retailer with Families.

M&S have seen a recent period of growth, partly down to similar deals being made to house other external brand within their stores, with Nobodys Child (Fashion) being another brand they have recently announced a partnership with. They have already been selling Clarks (Shoes) and Seasalt (Women's clothing) on their online store, so it reasonably to think these brands may also soon be available in High Street stores.

Director of Brands, Neil Harrison, has said “We know a large proportion of our customers look to purchase kidswear and toys for family and friends. So, by bringing the Early Learning Centre brand – with fun and interactive experiences – to our stores, we’re able to give our 22 million customers more reasons to shop with us,” He also mentioned the desire for M&S to be more relevant more often to families.

This could certainly help M&S in their attempts to recover some market share and drive footfall through their, often high street based, stores, at a time when high street footfall still hasn't fully recovered from the events of the last couple of years.

It is a move, however, that some may suggest should be taken with caution. There is a risk, if too many external brands are included within M&S stores, that the brand will be seen more as a department store, than a food retailer. This may not sound like a big deal, but department stores aren't popular at the moment with consumers, and more importantly are not seen as a good area for investment in the current climate.

There is a chance that perception of being a department store might leave investors thinking that share price, and the Price to Equity ratio, are too high compared to other department stores, which tend to have a lower PE Ratio than traditional retailers and supermarkets. This could discourage investment in M&S, and subsequently drive the share price down. As such, should further external brand be taken on, it is reasonable to think that M&S will be keen to ensure that consumers know they are still a traditional grocer / general merchandiser at heart - maybe we will see more sumptuous food adverts over Fleetwood Mac's "Albatross" in the coming months.

Written by?Duncan Balcon

Potato prices are expected to go up over the coming months, with the average "spud" set to cost up to 20% more.

Obviously, with the number of products containing potato the average household consumes, this could have quite a large effect on the expenditure of the average consumer, however the problem lies much deeper than that.

The price rise is being caused by a fertiliser shortage, forcing farmers to pay higher prices for fertilisers, and as such, force them to charge more for the end product. This should cause concern on a number of fronts.

Firstly, an increase in Fertiliser price should, in theory, have an effect on more than just potato prices, with all vegetables likely to be affected. This could push food prices up further again.

Secondly, this could have a damaging effect on the already struggling agricultural industry, as supermarkets are likely to try and squeeze the price they are paying down as much as possible, possibly reducing the profit margin for cash-strapped farmers. However, there is only so much that prices can be squeezed, as no one can afford for farmers to go out of business. We are seeing a pattern emerging through the threat of global war which, in a similar way to previous wars, is seeing nations strive to be totally self-sufficient, should a time come when importing becomes impossible. To this end, we need our food producing organisations, and the farmers that grow the core products, to be thriving.

With consumer spending continuing to rise, this development does highlight once again the need for measures to be put in place to help both the farming community, and the consumer as, should these prices trends continue, it will soon be unaffordable for at least one end of the production line. With Bentley announcing a 39% increase in sales yesterday, it is clear that there is still money in the country, it might just be a case of working out how to ensure that some people don't run out of money, whilst some are still able to spend axtravagantly.

Written by?Duncan Balcon

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You may have seen recently that LinkedIn has begun the roll out of its LinkedIn Live Audio events, allowing users to engage with each other in more ways on the platform.

I was chosen to have early Beta access to this feature, and we want to share this opportunity with you...

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