
From law in the City to advertising
After leaving first Slaughter and May, and then law completely, James Hodson did a Masters in Creative Advertising at University College, Falmouth. He is now a junior copywriter at Agency Republic and is enjoying every minute of his new career in advertising. We spoke to him about making such a big change. mtl: Please can you start by telling us about your legal career? James: After doing history at LSE, I left university not knowing what I was going to do, though I was in

Employment lawyer does an LLM in the USA
Have you considered studying again? This week we spoke to Martin Luff, a 3yr PQE employment lawyer who is currently doing a Masters in Law at the University of Texas in Austin. We asked him why he decided to go back to being a student and the benefits of doing an LLM, as well as the practicalities of how much it costs and how the application process works. mtl: Hi Martin, tell us about your legal career so far. Martin: I studied Law with American Law at Nottingham and, dur

Barrister has new business role after part-time MBA
Tim Wakefield was called to the Bar in 2001 and practised as a barrister until June 2007. However, during the last 18 months of his time in Chambers, he did a part-time MBA at the London Business School. We asked him about mixing work with study, why he wanted to make a change from law, and about the job options available to lawyers after doing an MBA. mtl: Hi Tim, please can you start by telling us about your legal career. Tim: I studied English at University, and in my s