

Ex-Linklaters lawyer opens Benito's Hat
Ben Fordham trained at Linklaters and qualified into the tax department there. Last week he said goodbye to law at 1yr PQE and embarked...


Ex-City IP lawyer moves to regional firm
Tom Lingard trained at Herbert Smith and spent over three years as an assistant in the IP litigation group there. In March 2007 he moved...

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...

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...

Sky is not the limit for this lawyer
Denise Nurse started her legal life at Charles Russell, before going in-house at Sky. After 3 ½ years in the legal team there, she won a...


A Patent Attorney explains his profession
An often overlooked job option in law is qualifying and practising as a patent attorney. This is partly because the patent firms are...

Commercial lawyer stays at university
Despite a strong interest in commercial law, Dr Sandra Frisby decided not to head off to the City on graduation. Instead she focused on...