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 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 as follows: ·         On LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/laraquie ·         Website: https://www.laraqassociates.com ·         If you have a question or guest idea, please do drop Lara a line at [email protected]                 Lara Q Associates A boutique business and executive coaching consultancy