Beyond the A

Episodes

1. 13

   Blake Gansborg (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP)

   Blake Gansborg, a Partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Denver, Colorado office, shares his personal experiences with anxiety throughout his career and what has worked for him in overcoming anxiety. He also reflects on what the legal profession can do to de-stigmatize the topic of...

   Nov 24, 2022

   18m
2. 12

   Sheri Wang (Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP)

   Sheri Wang, Co-Founder of Beyond the A and a Securities Regulatory Lawyer at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Toronto, talks about normalizing the topic of anxiety in the legal profession, the relative hurdles individuals may face in law school and beyond, and what has helped her to overcome anxiety.

   Aug 24, 2022

   15m
3. 11

   Clinton Tang (Peter A. Allard School of Law)

   Clinton is currently at a 3L student at the Peter A. Allard School of Law and completed his 2L summer at Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, a Vancouver-based full-service law firm. In this episode, we talk about navigating through anxiety during law school and his advice on how to excel during...

   Oct 21, 2021

   28m
4. 10

   Dave Namkung (Mosaic Executive Search, Smith Legal Search)

   Dave is the founder and managing partner of Mosaic Executive Search, as well as a partner with Smith Legal Search, a legal recruitment company. He has unique expertise and interest in executive search mandates relating to legal and professional services, non-profits, crown corporations,...

   Aug 7, 2021

   44m
5. 9

   Colena Der (Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP)

   Colena is a partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and also serves as the co-chair of the firm's student committee. In this episode, we talk about anxiety, student recruitment and everything else in between. This was, by far, one of our favourite episodes. Take a listen! Colena’s practice…

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   Feb 25, 2021

   37m
6. 8

   Joshua Mamdani (Dentons Canada LLP)

   This past Saturday, we sat down with Joshua Mamdani, Dentons Canada LLP and co-founder of Beyond the A. In this podcast episode, he shares his wisdom on how to thrive as a Summer Law Student, Articling Student and beyond. Josh was recently hired back to the firm he articled with during the midst…

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   Jun 28, 2020

   21m
7. 7

   Vivian Li (MacDonald & Partners LLP)

   We are thrilled to have Vivian Li on our podcast. She spoke at an in-person Beyond the A event that we hosted over at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and have invited her to join here on the podcast to share her learnings with all of us. Vivian is a family lawyer with MacDonald &…

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   Apr 13, 2020

   18m
8. 6

   Rajeev Majumdar (President of Washington State Bar Association)

   It was such a pleasure to chat with Rajeev Majumdar, current president of the Washington State Bar Association and the first state bar president of South Asian descent in all of the United States. We went deep in this conversation on his initial pitfalls starting out as a lawyer and his journey...

   Apr 2, 2020

   26m
9. 5

   Professor Andrew Benjamin (University of Washington; Faculty of Law)

   Dr. Benjamin received his B.A. at the University of Oregon Honors College and his M.A., J.D., and Ph.D., at the University of Arizona. While working with families engaged in high-conflict litigation and lawyers suffering from various mental health and drug abuse problems, Dr. Benjamin was named...

   Feb 3, 2020

   26m
10. 4

    Edward Ngo (KMK Law; Global Lawyers of Canada)

    Edward Ngo is a wills and estates lawyer at KMK Law and a director with the Global Lawyers of Canada. In the era of social media - where we are able to watch others develop and grow in their personal and professional lives - the constant comparison subjects us to a sense of restlessness and...

    Nov 22, 2019

    27m
11. 3

    Professor Thomas Telfer (Western University of Law)

    We were honoured to have Professor Thomas Telfer chat with us about his experiences and teachings on the topic of anxiety and mindfulness. As a member of The Faculty of Law at Western University, his research and teaching interests include bankruptcy law, contract law, and mindfulness. He is a...

    Oct 29, 2019

    19m
12. 2

    Samson Chan (London Drugs)

    Anxiety is a double-edged sword. It affects one’s performance, and may even become detrimental to finding a fulfilling career in law. The lack of dialogue on the topic at a firm can further exacerbate the experience felt by each individual and ultimately lead to departure. In the uphill battle of...

    Sep 8, 2019

    22m
13. 1

    Raminder Hayre (Harper Grey LLP)

    Raminder is a Litigation associate at Harper Grey with a focus on insurance defence. Prior to law school, Raminder obtained a MBA from Bond University and a B.A. in Sociology from the University of British Columbia. Raminder is a Director of the South Asian Bar Association of BC. Why did you get...

    Aug 14, 2019

    24m