Catherine speaks with special guest, Shinsuke Kaneko, about his diverse career path from working as an associate at Morrison & Foerster, experiencing the start-up world and becoming a solo practitioner at his own firm, Verse. Shinsuke shares a pivotal early career challenge and how a moment of courage helped him unlock opportunities. If you are feeling like technology is getting away from you and you can’t keep up with it, please listen to Shinsuke’s explanation of why getting out of your office is so important!

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In this episode you’ll hear:

• Shinsuke’s misunderstanding as a first year associate and how he overcame his situation

• Creating your own fans and why your weakness is your greatest strength you haven’t harnessed yet

• The importance of understanding technology in the market where your clients are 

• Shinsuke’s advice for aspiring lawyers, particularly those who are good at worrying and overthinking

About Shinsuke

Shinsuke Kaneko is a sole practitioner lawyer at his law firm, Verse. He has worked at Morrison & Foerster, Accenture, and a Japanese startup, dely (de-li). As a tech lawyer, he has consistently followed technology trends, such as IT, DX, UX, and AI. He is always expanding his business scope from legal through corporate and HR to become a better advisor to entrepreneurs and managers. Recently he started learning ping pong again for the first time in 30 years. He loves talking about the benefits of being bad at something. He also believes that the joy of playing something is the key to enjoying his life fully in this aging society.

Connect with Shinsuke

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shinsuke-kaneko-00425895/ 

Links

Botan: https://www.facebook.com/sakababotan 

Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/ 

GenSpark: https://www.genspark.ai/ 

Fellow: https://fellow.app/ 

Connect with Catherine 

Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/oconnellcatherine/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawyeronair

YouTube: https://youtube.com/@lawyeronair 

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