Building a Generation of Financially Savvy Lawyers | Ep 32 Carla Hoppe 🎙️

Lawyers can recite law in their sleep, yet many admit they’ve never learned the basics of financial management. In this episode of But is it Legal?, host Simon Marshall welcomes Carla Hoppe, the founder of Wealthbrite, for a straight-talk conversation on money mis-education in the UK. Carla reveals how Wealthbrite equips lawyers, from trainees to partners, with the practical tools to save, invest, and build real wealth.🎙️

🔥 What's included:

• Money & mental health - “Money is still the number one cause of stress and anxiety in working adults in the UK,” yet the profession “still doesn’t talk about it enough.”
• Why lawyers stay silent - Fear of judgment, salary secrecy, and keeping personal finances off-limits at work.
• When private pressure turns into firm-level risk - Falsified expenses, padded timesheets, and chasing bonuses.
• The u-curve of financial stress - Survey data shows that peak stress is felt at the start of people’s careers, eases, then climbs again at 10 years plus PQE.
• Misinformation minefield - Viral social media videos which provide advice that can lead to fraud without a single disclaimer.
• Next-gen fixes - A new “Keep the Change” community where partners, senior associates and juniors answer questions anonymously, and why 15-year-olds talk about it more openly… they don’t have any shame.

🎧 Why you should listen: If you want to see how money stress is quietly reshaping the UK legal profession, and how to protect yourself and your firm, this episode is a must. Carla offers clear, practical insight on what needs to change, financial risks, and building a safer, smarter money culture through her Wealthbrite community.

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

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👉 Follow Carla Hoppe

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlahoppe/ Wealthbrite: https://www.wealthbrite.co.uk/

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👉 Follow Simon Marshall

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonpaulmarshall/ Website: www.tbdmarketing.co.uk