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My Legal Life: Ted Greeno

Although school aptitude tests pointed towards a legal career I found the study of law generally rather dry, but enjoyed business-related subjects such as contract and commercial law. At that stage, my...

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My Legal Life: Mark Beer

Every summer from the age of 14 I carried the bags of Edge Ellison’s senior partner Digby (now Lord) Jones and loved everything about the idea of being a lawyer. Oxford University’s jurisprudence...

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My Legal Life: Mark Hynes

Law appealed to me as a kid growing up in the 1970s with shows like Petrocelli. I graduated from Leicester University, then attended law school in Chester and undertook my articles at Wells and Hind in...

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My Legal Life: Sarah Webb

My uncle, a Swansea solicitor, gave me my first job in the law as his secretary. I did law as a non-graduate with long articles, starting off doing criminal work in Shepherds Bush. read more Features |...

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My Legal Life: Shami Chakrabarti

When I was about 12 I had a conversation with my father – a debate about whether the Yorkshire Ripper ought to be hanged or not. That was the trigger for my interest in civil liberties and human...

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My Legal Life: Monique Fauchon

Law runs in the blood – my parents were lawyers, as was my grandfather. My legal training was simply being immersed in court work and learning on the job. There’s no better preparation. I love the...

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My Legal Life: Richard Charlton

I chaired a tenants association in Stepney, east London, and at the time the government was trying to take our homes away from us by force under the Housing Act 1988. By intensive lobbying and...

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My Legal Life: Sherina Petit

My grandfather was a solicitor, and my dad still is a solicitor, in Mumbai. During the school summer holidays, a great day out was to sit with my dad in the office. I have always wanted to be a lawyer...

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My Legal Life: Mark Stephens CBE

I was tricked into a legal career through a conspiracy between my father (an artist) and our lodger (in the music business) who thought I should have ‘a proper job’. I wasn’t so terribly disappointed...

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My Legal Life: Jane Keir

I didn’t have a strong urge to follow any of the subjects I did at A-level – French, history and politics. I knew I didn’t want to be a teacher or a linguist. My careers adviser said law had a broad...

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My Legal Life: Jasvinder Nakhwal

The idea of becoming a lawyer was first planted in my head by my parents who, typically for many of their generation, stressed the importance of education and entering a profession. I read law at...

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My Legal Life: Chris Godfrey

I used to watch Crown Court on television and loved the theatricality of the bar. I thought that was where I was heading. read more Features | Law Gazette

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My Legal Life: Huw Williams

I was fortunate to attend a Welsh grammar school which encouraged pupils to aspire to higher education and the professions. I found the constitutional aspects of studying history particularly...

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My Legal Life: Anil Rajani

During my time at school I loved acting and maybe the combination of that and watching too many episodes of LA Law were the determining factors of me pursuing a legal career. I joined Booth Bennett as...

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My Legal Life: Leo Dezoysa

When I graduated, I couldn’t face another exam, I just wanted to start working. But once I learned more about business, I decided a legal career would offer me the commercial edge I was looking for....

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My Legal Life: Carol Storer

I grew up in Scotland when debate was raging about devolution. At school, excellent history and English teachers engaged us in debates in class and eventually I represented my school in debating...

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My Legal Life: David Rowntree

Blur was winding down after a fairly well-publicised falling-out (which is happily now all mended). I had more time on my hands. A friend of mine at criminal firm Edward Fail Bradshaw & Waterson in...

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