Previous WITHIN LAW Features
In this section we feature lawyers who have left private practice to do something different within the law, or have stayed in private practice but are working in a flexible way or in a different location.
Abroad
James Willmott 2011 update - he's now in Jersey (James Willmott, 3/2/2011)
From law in the City to IJM and then Reprieve (Tineke Harris, 2/11/2010)
From Hong Kong to Moscow to Oxfordshire (Kevin Withane, 21/10/2010)
VSO legal placement in South Pacific for public (ex-City) lawyer (John Finlay, 24/2/2009)
Ex-City lawyer now General Counsel for a sports marketing agency in Switzerland (Rowena Samarasinhe, 16/10/2008)
Senior competition lawyer now analysing mergers rather than advising on them (Anne MacGregor, 18/9/2008)
Ex-Herbert Smith lawyer moves to New York (Andy Calder, 6/9/2007)
Ex-City lawyer now practising in Singapore and also running a bar (James Willmott, 28/6/2007)
Ex-City lawyer goes part-time on the Isle of Man - and has a novel published (Chris Ewan, 31/5/2007)
Ex-City lawyer learns Mandarin and now practises in Taipei (Jenny Atkinson, 17/5/2007)
Ex-City lawyer goes in-house in Oz (Nick Viner, 16/11/2006)
Competition lawyer working for International Justice Mission (Tineke Knigge, 19/10/2006)
Ex-Freshfields lawyer directs corporate social responsibility (Erin Lyon, 1/6/2006)
Army Legal Services
Ex-Taylor Wessing lawyer is in the Army now (as a lawyer) (Captain Adrian Twyning, 10/08/2006)
Ex-HR executive becomes a tribunal advocate and barrister (Margaret Bullingham, 8/3/2007)
Ex-City solicitor switches to the Bar (Anneli Howard, 25/1/2007)
Boutique firm
Ex-Pinsents trainee gambles on boutique firm (Jo Brown, 14/2/2008)
From law in the City to IJM and then Reprieve (Tineke Harris, 2/11/2010)
Competition lawyer working for International Justice Mission (Tineke Knigge, 19/10/2006)
Ex-Dentons lawyer has wild life (Niall Watson, 6/4/2006)
Ex-A&O lawyer finds that charity pays off (Clare Bennett, 2/3/2006)
Ex-Freshfields lawyer directs corporate social responsibility (Erin Lyon, 1/6/2006)
Further study
Employment lawyer does an LLM in the USA (Martin Luff, 8/11/2007)
VSO legal placement in South Pacific for public (ex-City) lawyer (John Finlay, 24/2/2009)
Ex-City lawyer switches to human rights work (Alice Hardy, 30/11/2006)
From Hong Kong to Moscow to Oxfordshire (Kevin Withane, 21/10/2010)
The Guardian’s ex-legal director keeps her hand in with law on the side of her new ombudsman role
(Siobhain Butterworth, 16/4/2009)
In-house banking lawyer who has ticked all the private practice boxes
(Elizabeth Annys, 6/1/2009)
General Counsel working part-time and running Scottish art business (Amanda Brock, 13/11/2008)
Ex-City lawyer now General Counsel for a sports marketing agency in Switzerland (Rowena Samarasinhe, 16/10/2008)
Media lawyer enjoying being a Director of Legal Affairs (James Watson, 15/5/2008)
Ex-magic circle lawyer moves to a hedge fund (Anon, 6/12/2007)
Ex-City assistant lectures LPC and then returns to practising law (Cher Wright, 22/11/2007)
Ex-Freshfields lawyer makes a good bet (Fiona Russell, 20/9/2007)
Sky is not the limit for this lawyer (Denise Nurse, 26/7/2007)
Ex-City lawyer moves to a quasi legal role in a bank (Anon, 12/7/2007)
Ex-City lawyer goes to Google (Trevor Callaghan, 19/4/2007)
Ex-City lawyer sets up in-house lawyer service (Richard Mullett, 22/3/2007)
Ex-City lawyer goes underground (Jude Mladek, 8/2/2007)
Ex-City lawyer goes in-house in Oz (Nick Viner, 16/11/2006)
Ex-City lawyer makes a good call (Emily, 5/10/2006)
Ex-Linklaters lawyer transfers to the Football Association (Karen Moorhouse, 7/9/2006)
Ex-Freshfields lawyer directs derivatives trading business (Emma Wright, 13/07/2006)
Ex-Addleshaws lawyer finds life slick at Shell (Adam Kahn, 4/5/2006)
Ex-Herbies lawyer finds cushy head of legal role (and shoes) (Eva Goodelife, 20/4/2006)
Law plus something else...
Mixing law (on demand) with film production (Darren Heath, 21/4/11)
Securitisation lawyer running salon on the side (Laetitia Tomasso, 17/2/2011)
Freshfields assistant has novel published (Jonathan Lee, 18/11/2010)
GB triathlete and City finance lawyer working part-time (Jill Parker, 29/1/2009)
General Counsel working part-time and running Scottish art business (Amanda Brock, 13/11/2008)
Aviation lawyer "meshing" the creative and business worlds (Kay Vasey, 1/5/2008)
City lawyer surfing on the side (Tom Hinton, 10/4/2007)
Solicitor focusing on legal CPD (Adel Sheikh, 23/2/2010)
Ex-City lawyer running Eric (Begonia Filgueira, 17/12/2009)
Commercial lawyer stays at university (Sandra Frisby, 3/5/2007)
Solicitor focusing on legal CPD (Adel Sheikh, 23/2/2010)
Ex-City and in-house lawyer now an editor at PLC (Helen Hart, 25/6/2009)
Senior competition lawyer now analysing mergers rather than advising on them (Anne MacGregor, 18/9/2008)
Ex-City lawyer finds life balanced at Practical Law Company (Anonymous, 29/6/2006)
Life after partnership
Former managing partner now Chambers CEO (Andrew Argyle, 4/11/2010)
Ex-medical negligence partner now working for a virtual firm (Richard Barr, 14/10/2010)
Life after partnership at Linklaters: The Legal Cafe concept (Marshall Levine, 21/8/2008)
Also see From managing partner to management consultant (Maury Shenk, 21/8/2008)
Using a legal background to make and do business (Nick Lindsay, 16/11/2011)
Solicitor focusing on legal CPD (Adel Sheikh, 23/2/2010)
Ex-City lawyer takes on pro bono charity role (Martin Curtis, 28/5/2009)
Four firms in seven years for this City lawyer (G, 2/4/2009)
Litigator takes a 3000 mile long sabbatical (Anthony Taylor, 24/7/2008)
Ex-City lawyer moves to a quasi legal role in a bank (Anon, 12/7/2007)
Ex-A&O lawyer moves to Manchester (Nick Jones, 19/3/2009)
James Willmott - 2009 update (James Willmott, 6/1/2009)
In-house banking lawyer who has ticked all the private practice boxes
(Elizabeth Annys, 6/1/2009)
Ex-City lawyer working in-house for a PLC in Nottingham (Richard Moloney, 30/10/2008)
Ex-Herbert Smith IP lawyer moves to Guildford firm (Tom Lingard, 3/1/2008)
Ex-City lawyer heads south-west (Aman Hart, 22/2/2007)
Ex-City lawyer sets up her own firm (Bhavini Kalaria, 9/12/2011)
Maury Shenk - 2011 update (5/3/11)
Jersey Lawyer sets up his own firm (Andrew Pinel, 16/12/2010)
Ex-City lawyer running Eric (Begonia Filgueira, 17/12/2009)
Life after partnership at Linklaters: The Legal Cafe concept (Marshall Levine, 21/8/2008)
Internet partner combining law with writing (Maitland Kalton, 13/3/2008)
Ex-barrister runs own firm after varied international career (Dan Harris, 20/12/2007)
Ex-City lawyer talks about being a PSL (PSL, 25/10/2007)
Sky is not the limit for this lawyer (Denise Nurse, 26/7/2007)
Ex-City lawyer sets up in-house lawyer service (Richard Mullett, 22/3/2007)
Three ex-City lawyer friends set up a boutique firm (Simon Thorp, 11/1/2007)
Ex-City lawyer sets up her own firm (Julie Stewart, 28/12/2006)
Mixing law (on demand) with film production (Darren Heath, 21/4/11)
GB triathlete and City finance lawyer working part-time (Jill Parker, 29/1/2009)
Ex-City lawyer mixes law with journalism (Polly Jeanneret, 9/8/2007)
Ex-City lawyer goes part-time on the Isle of Man - and has a novel published (Chris Ewan, 31/5/2007)
Employment lawyer makes partnership on a 4-day week (Elaine Aarons, 5/4/2007)
Ex-City lawyer runs kitchen business (Sofia Bune, 8/2/2007)
Sporty lawyer goes part-time (Rachel Joyce, 2/11/2006)
Patent attorney explains his profession (Anon, 14/6/2007)
Ex-City lawyer mixes law with journalism (Polly Jeanneret, 9/8/2007)
Criminal lawyer finds flexible portfolio career (Leslie Cuthbert, 21/09/2006)
Practice management
Former managing partner now Chambers CEO (Andrew Argyle, 4/11/2010)
Barrister carves out a GLS career Ming Kong, (10,7/2008)
From Slaughters to Olswang to London 2012 (Alastair Ruxton, 24/8/2006)
Ex-Taylor Wessing lawyer is in the Army now (as a lawyer) (Captain Adrian Twyning, 10/08/2006)
Ex-City lawyer hugs David Beckham as part of her job at the British Olympic Association (Sara Friend, 18/5/2006)
Mixing law (on demand) with film production (Darren Heath, 21/4/11)
Maury Shenk - 2011 update (5/3/11)
Pensions lawyer / photographer returns to the City (Alex Harrison-Cripps, 30/12/2010)
Ex-Herbies/Bakers lawyer lands novel role at KPMG (Sanjay Bhandari, 29/06/2006)
Ex-City assistant lectures LPC and then returns to practising law (Cher Wright, 22/11/2007)
Commercial lawyer stays at university (Sandra Frisby, 3/5/2007)
Ex-City partner now teaching the LPC (Stephan Ford, 14/12/2006)
Ex-medical negligence partner now working for a virtual firm (Richard Barr, 14/10/2010)
Virtual firm offers freedom after redundancy (Kim Atherton, 13/7/2009)
Ex-CC lawyer working for a virtual firm from a distance (Nicole Smith, 24/1/2008)
Ex-City lawyer mixes law with journalism (Polly Jeanneret, 9/8/2007)
Sky is not the limit for this lawyer (Denise Nurse, 26/7/2007)
Ex-City lawyer finds flexible law firm and writes a film (Laurence Relton, 27/07/2006)
Each feature tells you where that lawyer started and how they reached where they are today. The aim is to inform and entertain. There is no better way to get a grip on what your options are than to read about the first-hand experiences of lawyers who have been through it. Equally, it’s nice just to be nosey.
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