Former BBC anchor turns mediator. Joanna Gosling (Irwin Mitchell) talks about her new role and fascinating career journey.

In this episode of But is it Legal?, Joanna joins Simon Marshall to discuss listening-first rules, smart pauses, and why many deals land after mediation, women-on-boards lessons for better decision-making, and some of her biggest career moments.

🔥 What's included:

• Leaving the newsroom: From life as a BBC anchor to mediation, and the journey between.

• How she runs a mediation: Listening-first rules, smart pauses, and when to split the room.

• Staying steady: Daily head-clearing habits, reflective follow-ups, and never leaving people stuck.

• When talks stall: Why many deals land after the day and how to keep momentum.

• Women on boards: Key insights, Deloitte’s women on board’s programme and making boardrooms communicate better.

• Big moments: Announcing Queen Elizabeth II’s passing live and anchoring the handover to King Charles.

🎧 Why you should listen: If you want a practical guide to moving mediations from deadlock to settlement - this episode is for you. Joanna brings clear, field-tested tactics on listening, pausing and momentum, women-on-boards insights, and a rare look into life as news anchor, covering some of the biggest moments in history.

👉 Subscribe now and be part of the conversation that’s changing up the UK legal sector!

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👉 Follow Joanna Gosling Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanna-gosling-8a54aa224/ Profile: https://www.irwinmitchell.com/our-people/joanna-gosling

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👉 Follow Simon Marshall Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonpaulmarshall/ Website: www.tbdmarketing.co.uk