What Happens When an Equity Partner Goes on Maternity Leave? With Selina Hinchliffe

In this episode of If You Ask Me, Hannah and Sarah are joined by Selina Hinchliffe, Partner and Head of Commercial Services at Shakespeare Martineau, for a refreshingly honest conversation about ambition, motherhood, partnership and finding your voice in law.Selina shares the career pivots that took her from Eversheds to Browne Jacobson and then to Shakespeare Martineau, and reflects on how COVID unexpectedly changed the course of her family life. After years of moving at full speed, lockdown gave her the pause she needed to ask a bigger question: what was she waiting for?We also talk about one of the least-discussed experiences in the legal profession: returning from maternity leave as an equity partner. Selina speaks candidly about handing over client relationships, rebuilding momentum, managing a national team, and the vulnerability of trying to step back into a practice that has not simply been waiting untouched.This is also a brilliant conversation about LinkedIn, visibility and business development after children. Selina explains why she started showing up more honestly online, how it helped her rebuild her profile, and why posts some people dismissed as “fluff” have opened doors, won work and helped other women feel less alone.An honest, powerful episode about resilience, legacy, working parenthood and why motherhood can make you not less ambitious — but more courageous.If You Ask Me is sponsored by BlckBx, the life admin personal assistant behind professional working families - saving you time, mental load and giving you back your energy.Sign up at blckbx.co.uk and get 10% off with code Blue10If You Ask Me is also sponsored by Rock Legal Search, a legal recruitment agency run by Tom Coode-Bate. Tom combines a depth of experience from a decade in private practice, an extensive network in the London legal market, and a focus on honesty and integrity to assist talented lawyers in making the moves that are right for them.https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-coode-bate-19b72b30/