

Ex-A&O lawyer sets up an independent bookshop
Nic Bottomley left his finance job at A&O in 2005 after working there for over seven years, in order to set up an independent bookshop in...


Ex-City and in-house lawyer now a PLC editor
Helen Hart trained at Allen & Overy before embarking on a couple of in-house roles. After being made redundant in 2005, she returned to...


Career as actress, writer and editor for ex-City lawyer
We spoke to Emma Kennedy (of radio, film and TV fame) about her stint as a trainee at Macfarlanes, her 18m of litigation at Stephens...


From lawyer to primary school teacher
Penny Bullen qualified at Farrer & Co in the 1970’s, where she stayed for two years as an assistant until she had her first child and the...

In-house banking lawyer who has ticked all the boxes
Elizabeth Annys has worked in a large City firm, a small City firm, a regional firm on the south coast and has now been in her role as...

Ex-City lawyer now General Counsel for a sports marketing agency in Switzerland
Rowena Samarasinhe trained at CMS Cameron McKenna and qualified into their IP and Technology group in 2006. She left last year to follow...


Barrister carves out a GLS career
Ming Kong was called to the Bar in 1997, where she practiced as a criminal defence lawyer before joining the Government Legal Service...