Rob (Host, Legally Speaking Podcast)

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Legally Speaking Podcast · Patrick McCann: Authentic Leadership, Social Mobility & Building the Law Firm of the Future - S10E27 · 13 Jul 2026 podcast

I remember going back to LinkedIn um seeing a retirement announcement from you, Patrick.

So after a successful time at Link Lators and many years of involvement at the City of London Law Society committee, training committee

What then motivated you I think it was the shortest retirement maybe in the legal profession we've seen of all time.

You're sounding very brilliant peaky now.

I could be wrong.

The industry's richer for you being with us and the work that you're doing is is commendable and I you know, I tip my hat to you and I also thank you for being so authentic and open with your stories and that's something that's really important because you know the legal profession in whichever aspects you you come at it, whether you're practicing, you're in and around it, you know, is is is demanding.

So thank you for for sharing that and thank you for all the work that you're doing to help others.

I I agree and I think this is where we're we're hopefully attracting the conversations from people that we want to, you know, who have gone past that point, who are willing to be, you know, them themselves and and talk about the work they're doing.

And that probably leads nicely to the state of the legal profession as as you see it, because you have a unique perspective across from law firms, legal education, professional development.

What do you think are the biggest opportunities but also challenges facing the legal industry over the coming years?

Yeah.

There is exhaustion out there and there's also, you know, mentors have said to me, Look, Robert, we're drowning in information and craving wisdom and and that's why we're looking for voices like yourself that are gonna come on and, you know, in impart that also be real.

Um and I think the key point you mentioned about the next generation as well, I've been interviewed many times and I say if nothing changes, nothing changes.

I think good that there's demands from the that the upcoming through and actually they have talents, they have skills, they have voices that should be heard and from

range of different backgrounds.

So I advocate for that.

And so that leads probably onto social mobility, which I know is something you're very passionate about and you've been heavily involved in initiatives such as social welfare welfare, solicitors um qualifications fund and city century as you've mentioned.

So why is social mobility such an important factor in the legal sector and where do you think the progress still needs to be made?

No, again, thank you for being so so thorough and I loved your London bus analogy.

I think it couldn't be more spot on.

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