In this week’s episode Naomi (PR Director at NDLP) is Joined by Gemma, who was diagnosed as autistic aged 17 and now works as a Legal Engineer at Simmons & Simmons Wavelength, consulting clients on legal operations. She is a part of the Neurodiversity Network at Simmons & Simmons and advocates for the proactive inclusion of neurodivergent and disabled people. Gemma is interested in how legal operations functions can help to remove barriers to neurodivergent people by improving processes and using technology.

Naomi and Gemma discuss all from mental health to what a legal engineer does to the importance of neurodiversity networks.

In this week's episode, we are joined by Stephanie Camilleri, who was diagnosed with ADHD following the diagnosis of her children. Stephanie has worked in magic circle law and in-house, predominately in banking law. She founded The ADHD Advocate in 2018, uniquely combining "Coaching, Education, and the Law".

Stephanie explains that The ADHD Advocate "helps people understand their ADHD - their entitlements to support under the law and how they can manage the challenges and harness the strengths that come with ADHD...clients include children with ADHD and their parents, adults with ADHD, teachers, schools and leaders in the corporate world."

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Welcome back to the ND Lawyer Podcast! In this shorter episode, we introduce Series 2 and some changes to the podcast. Amelia explains some candid personal updates (including starting as a Trainee) alongside an overview of the project's growth within the last 8 months.