Building a Legal Community with Daniel Lo, Founder of LegalGrounds - Episode 10

This week in Episode 10 of the Legal Genie podcast, your host, Lara Quie is in conversation with Daniel Lo. Daniel is a private equity lawyer and is triple-qualified in Canada, England & Wales and the British Virgin Islands. He was born in Hong Kong, and proudly calls Canada his home. He is currently working as a legal counsel in-house at UBS in Singapore and is focusing on investment funds and asset management. Outside of his day job, Daniel is a passionate community creator and provides mentorship and career coaching to law students and junior lawyers from around the world, assisting with international career pivots and personal branding strategies.He is the creator of LegalGrounds, an online platform created for the Singapore legal community to encourage collaboration and mentorship.He is also the head of legal for Voices of Asia, a Singapore-based social enterprise that supports mentorship with youth and young professionals, Daniel is an executive committee member of the Canadian Alumni Network Singapore, a professional association that promotes continued relations between Singaporeans and Canadians.Daniel is also an advocate for diversity and inclusion and is proudly a founder of Global Lawyers of Canada, a national professional association that supports internationally trained lawyers and diversity in the Canadian legal profession. In this episode Daniel shares:·         His international background ·         His multiple studies and reason for going into law·         His reasons for studying abroad·         His first job as an ISDA negotiator·         Getting a training contract with Dentons LLP in Calgary, Canada·         Qualifying into energy law as an Associate ·         Moving back overseas and finding an in-house role at an asset management firm in Hong Kong·         Having mentors and giving back·         Moving to offshore firm, Walkers LLP in Singapore·         His advice on when to move in-house·         Moving back in-house at UBS·         His passion project: LegalGrounds – its community and mission·         Lawyers of the future and how they need to focus on building their technological acumen and personal brand Learn more about Daniel Lo:You can connect with Daniel here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danlo/https://www.legalgrounds.asia/Also:·         If you liked this episode, please rate the show, and leave a review wherever you listen to your podcasts to help the Legal Genie reach a wider audience.·         Look out for the next episode coming soon. You can connect with Lara Quie as follows:·         On LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/laraquie·         Website: https://www.laraqassociates.com·         If you have a question or guest idea, please do drop Lara a line at [email protected]  Send us Fan MailLara Q AssociatesA boutique business and executive coaching consultancyDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show Also:·         If you liked this episode, please rate the show, and leave a review wherever you listen to your podcasts to help the Legal Genie reach a wider audience.·         Look out for the next episode coming soon. You can connect with Lara Quie:·         On LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/laraquie·         Website: The Legal Genie Podcast (buzzsprout.com)