Setting the Bar High with Ravi Aswani of 36 Stone - Episode 13

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In Episode 13 of the Legal Genie podcast, your host, Lara Quie, is in conversation with Ravi Aswani.

Ravi is a commercial dispute resolution barrister, arbitrator, and mediator at 36 Stone.

Called to the bar of England & Wales in year 2000, he has a broad practice which covers shipping and international trade, commodities, energy, oil and gas, metals and mining, insurance and re-insurance, banking and finance.

Ravi is instructed primarily in the Commercial Court in the UK, as well as international arbitrations seated all over the world.

He is consistently recommended by Chambers & Partners UK Bar and Global Directories as well as the Legal 500.

Ravi has a longstanding passion for matters of equality, diversity, inclusion, belonging, and social mobility.

He is also passionate about mentoring and assisting the next generation of practitioners.

In this episode Ravi shares:

· His childhood growing up in the leafy suburbs.

· Studying law at UCL and going to Nottingham for his Bar Vocational Course.

· His pupillage and the challenges he faced. How his experience as a pupil has made him determined to be a good pupil supervisor.

· How he turned not getting a tenancy into an advantage.

· How 36 Stone is experimenting with ways to level the playing field and encourage social mobility.

· Why you should try to get a placement at a law firm and a chambers before deciding to become a barrister.

· The challenges of being a self-employed barrister.

· The benefits of using LinkedIn to attract new work.

· Playing the long game when it comes to business development and building relationships abroad.

· Dealing with imposter syndrome.

· How specialising in shipping law helped him to create a broad-based commercial disputes practice.

· His experience of mentoring.

· His six pieces of advice for young lawyers.

I hope that you will enjoy the episode.

To learn more about Ravi Aswani you can find him on LinkedIn and connect with him here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/raviaswani/

https://36group.co.uk/members/rga1

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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)

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