
Life During Law – Kevin Ingram
I fell into a career that suits me. I’ve done interesting things that kept me motivated and worked with intelligent, motivated…
I fell into a career that suits me. I’ve done interesting things that kept me motivated and worked with intelligent, motivated…
If you wanted to do litigation, there was no better place than Herbert Smith. I have no idea why but…
I decided I wanted to be a lawyer aged 14. My parents’ friends were looking after me while my parents…
Clifford Chance (CC) was a great place to be in the 1990s. Geoffrey Howe deserves a huge amount of credit.…
I always wanted to be an architect. Unfortunately I’m very messy and that’s a bad combination. Building useful things, such…
I had training offers from a couple of Magic Circle firms, but I chose SJ Berwin because at that time…
In the end Macfarlanes’ response to the recession was very strong. We learned not to be frightened of change and…
There were different challenges during the downturn, you had to look to different markets. Challenges are always there and you…
The first deal I worked on when I qualified at Allen & Overy (A&O) was for David Morley and everything…
I used to pretend I decided to be a lawyer at 16. My sister made a visit to me in…
I don’t believe people that do well have an unerring right to succeed and it’s entirely down to their own…
It’s been an amazing career. I’ve been with Clifford Chance (CC) for 40 years. People had just stopped wearing bowler…
I’m a forward-looking type of guy. Looking back on your career is something you do when you’re retiring. At the…
In 1980 I went from doing conveyancing in Manchester to international finance at Coward Chance (CC). The banking practice at…
I’ve been really fortunate. I’ve had extraordinary opportunities in my career. I’ve had the opportunity not just as a hands-on…
I was in the first ever gender-mixed year at my college in 1976. I got on very well with one…