{"podcast":{"title":"Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network","slug":"lawyers-weekly-podcast-network-1107165","podcast_index_feed_id":1107165,"rss_url":"https://thelawyersweeklyshow.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/a/d/3/cad3d442781ce65d/LawyersWeekly_podcast-network.jpg","author":"Lawyers Weekly","episode_count":1335,"summary":"The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network explores the myriad issues, challenges, trends and opportunities facing legal professionals in Australia. Produced by Australia's largest and most-trusted legal publication, Lawyers Weekly, the four shows on the channel – The Lawyers Weekly Show, The Corporate Counsel Show, The Boutique Lawyer Show and Protégé – all bring legal marketplace news to the audience via engaging and insightful conversations. Our editorial team talking to legal professionals and industry experts about their fascinating careers, ground-breaking case work, broader sociocultural quagmires, and much more. Visit www.lawyersweekly.com.au/podcasts for the full list of episodes.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T12:20:22.807784+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawyers-weekly-podcast-network-1107165"},"episode":{"title":"Protégé: Why the legal profession needs every voice","slug":"prot-g-why-the-legal-profession-needs-every-voice","published_at":"2026-05-15T07:13:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawyers-weekly-podcast-network-1107165/prot-g-why-the-legal-profession-needs-every-voice","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawyers-weekly-podcast-network-1107165","url":"https://thelawyersweeklyshow.libsyn.com/protg-why-the-legal-profession-needs-every-voice","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thelawyersweeklyshow/LW-PP_Piadora_Rahme_260501_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=775273","summary":"For decades, the legal profession has been seen as an industry dominated by privileged and upper-class backgrounds, but one law student is challenging that narrative by shining a light on the importance of greater diversity within the profession and the immense value of ensuring people from all walks of life have a place in law. In a recent episode of The Protégé Podcast, host Grace Robbie speaks with Piadora Rahme, a lawyer at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, about her motivations for wanting to become a lawyer, her journey growing up in Mount Druitt, her experience of receiving an Equity Early Offer scholarship for her law degree, and the financial benefits that scholarships provide, as well as the powerful role it can play in opening the doors to university for many individuals. Rahme also explores the barriers that continue long after admission for students who receive equity scholarships, reflects on the moments questioned whether she truly belonged alongside other law students, candidly shares the difficulties of building connections and finding mentors, and delves into why the legal profession must continue to broaden its reach to ensure people from all backgrounds and communities have a genuine seat at the table and the opportunity to be part of the industry.","meta_description":"For decades, the legal profession has been seen as an industry dominated by privileged and upper-class backgrounds, but one law student is challenging tha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2253,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lawyers-weekly-podcast-network-1107165/episodes/prot-g-why-the-legal-profession-needs-every-voice/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawyers-weekly-podcast-network-1107165/prot-g-why-the-legal-profession-needs-every-voice.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}