This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna is joined by the inspirational Akil Hunte.

Akil Hunte is, amongst many other things, a Multi-Award Winning Law Graduate from Nottingham Trent, Managing Director of The New Black UK, Future Trainee Solicitor at CMS and Founder of LinkedIn Skills For Lawyers: 4 Steps to Success Coaching Programme.

Rob thoroughly enjoyed talking to Akil about how The New Black UK started as a concept and society as well as what he aims to achieve alongside his team members Giosuè Bonsu, Charlene Gambiza, Michael Lines and Deladem Dzotsi.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Going to university - obtaining scholarships and winning the Dean's awards for outstanding contribution
• Creating the university society, New Black NTSU
• Drafting applications and dealing with rejection
• Working in Jamaica for the charity, Voluntary Services Overseas - assisting communities and alleviating poverty
• Being the Managing Director of The New Black UK
• Collaborating on programmes, to motivate young people from less privileged backgrounds
• Upcoming social media video series and personal branding

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