Neha Dhaun shares her career journey from a training contract at Slaughter and May to competition and consumer law roles at the Competition and Markets Authority and now in-house at Sainsbury’s. She explains what competition and consumer law involve, how her interests developed at university, and the key differences between working in private practice, at a regulator, and in-house. Neha also discusses founding Superwomen of Colour to support and connect women of colour across law and regulation. The organisation spotlights role models and runs quarterly “Coffee Connects” mutual mentoring, panel events featuring women of colour speakers, and an annual networking event. At the end of the episode, Neha closes with advice for aspiring lawyers on purpose, skills development, and resilience.
00:14 Neha’s Career Journey
04:48 Why Competition Law
07:16 Choosing a Specialism
09:31 Firm vs Regulator vs In-house
16:42 Life at Slaughter and May
21:24 Working at the CMA
26:32 In-house at Sainsbury’s
29:45 Superwomen of Colour Mission
34:05 Launching the Community
36:32 Advice for Aspiring Lawyers
Superwomen of Colour
This episode is sponsored by LawPods, a podcast marketing agency that services some of the biggest brands in law.
Enjoying Law Talks? Sign up for our Linked In Newsletter, and follow us on Instagram and TikTok to receive all our latest news.
Want to read the episode transcription? Sign up to receive our monthly episode transcriptions.
Want to feature on Law Talks? We're always happy to hear from legal professionals keen to share their insights and experiences with our listeners.Contact us.
Our intro music is adapted from 'Sprightly' by GarageBand Apple Loop and 'Sprightly Remix' by Adamo.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
