Life during law: Tom Usher, Macfarlanes
My father, who sadly died last year, did his articles. Absolutely hated it. Left as soon as he could. He…
Life During Law
Life during law: Ray Berg, Osborne Clarke
My dad was a cab driver and my mum a factory worker. She was also a photographer’s assistant and met…
Life during law: Lord Dyson, 39 Essex Chambers
I’ve enjoyed every minute as a barrister and a judge. Two careers. I’ve been privileged. I didn’t want to be…
Life during law: Jonny Earle, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
I don’t take anything for granted. I’ve been lucky, had some good breaks and people have invested time in me.…
Life during law: Quentin Poole, Gowling WLG
I thought I’d be suited to law because I’ve always been interested in people. And discussion and debate and argument.
Life during Law: Aedamar Comiskey, Linklaters
I’m the fifth of six children. By child five, your parents are very relaxed. You can do what you want!…
Life during law: Guy Norman, Clifford Chance
It’s been a long career. I’m amazed at being here 27 years. People think that must be dull but I’ve…
Life during law: Stephen Lloyd, Allen & Overy
I haven’t the faintest idea why I became a lawyer. I’d signed up to be a management consultant after university…
Life during law: Apostolos Gkoutzinis, Shearman & Sterling
Describe myself in three words? Passionate, impatient and aspirational. I come from a small fishing town in northern Greece most…
Life During Law: Stephen Paget-Brown, Travers Smith
My career couldn’t be better. Nice work, nice clients, good money… The culture of this firm lends itself to being…
Life During Law: Chris Saul, Slaughter and May
Every time my father got a promotion we had to move. It trains you to fit in with new crowds.…
Life during law: Avril Martindale
I had no intention of doing law. My father was a detective in the Scottish flying squad. I wanted to…
Life During Law: Monty Raphael QC
My parents were immigrants from Eastern Europe. My father came after being conscripted against his will in the Tsarist army…
Life During Law: Stephen Wilkinson, Herbert Smith Freehills
My summer holidays were spent licking envelopes at my parents printing factory in Hemel Hempstead. My parents were an odd…
Life During Law – Edward Sparrow
The legal market has become more competitive. One way of measuring yourself is profit share. For some partners, the size…
Life During Law: Kevin Gold, Mishcon de Reya
My career has been one of misfortune for others and fortune for me. I had two senior partners that died…
Life during law: Peter Crossley, Squire Patton Boggs
I started life in South Africa mainly doing crime and divorce. Knowing something about criminal law, and the cut and…
Life during law: Mark Darley, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
The lift bank on my floor is the perfect length for a cricket pitch. My son’s old school cricket bat…
Life During Law: Niri Shanmuganathan, Taylor Wessing
I’ve always been interested in two things. One is people and that is a key part of the business. I’ve…
Life During Law – David Ereira
I’m always in the present and think of the now. You make your own luck. You have to put yourself…