Just Chat

About Just Chat

No bias, no politics: welcome to JustChat, where we speak to those making and shaping the law in NSW and bring you the human stories behind the justice system. From judges and the legal leaders of tomorrow, to law makers and reformed law breakers, in conversation with LSJ.

Publisher

The Law Society of NSW

Category

government · news · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Sept 2020

Latest episode

21 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

61 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Aug 2026

   Episode 62 - Ben McDermott

   Send us Fan Mail Ben McDermott first picked up a guitar when he was seven years old and started playing publicly in his early teens. After studying music and the arts, he eventually pivoted to law. Now an associate at Hewitt Glass, who specialises in Intellectual Property and corporate and entertainment law, Ben reflects on his musical roots and the different worlds of music and law.

2. 

   17 Jul 2026

   Episode 61 - Anna Brown OAM

   Send us Fan Mail Anna Brown has been involved in most milestones of the LGBTQI+ in Australia, from the apology for the Tasty nightclub raids to the successful Marriage Equality campaign. As the co-founder and CEO of Equality Australia, she talks to Just Chat about how her career led her to social justice, how the plebiscite affected the community, and why Australia should adopt a Bill of Rights.

3. 

   19 Jun 2026

   Episode 60 - The Rule of Law in a Time of War

   Send us Fan Mail Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the country has faced immense challenges to its democratic institutions. How can a country maintain the rule of law when its courts and legal professionals are targeted? In this special episode of Just Chat, guest host and president of the Law Society of NSW, Ronan MacSweeney, talks with two people who have been at the centre of the resilience of the Ukrainian legal system: the president of the Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA), Mykola Stet...

Who has been a guest on Just Chat

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Justice Hament Dhanji
• Brett McGrath
• Jennifer Ball

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 13 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

6

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

50

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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