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Saleem Fazal from Taylor Wessing talks to The Brief about his legal career, the importance of social mobility, and how Liverpool is a natural fit for a firm that specialises in life sciences and technology.

In conversation with Tom Ferguson, General Counsel & Company Secretary at Well Pharmacy and Mark Levine, Director In-House at BCL Legal.

Bal Atwal joined the in-house team at West Midlands Police in November 2020. He tells The Brief about the opportunities to make a positive contribution that his new role offers, and a career built on pride in his city.

The best of both worlds: The Brief talks to Karen Bexley and Anna Beaumont about the launch of their business in early 2020, and their vision to combine the best elements of fee-share and traditional law firms.

Stephen Green from Knight plc’s Commercial team discusses his career, why he’s moved back into private practice and his time working at the 2018 football World Cup in Russia

We catch up with Jennifer Kafcas about her role at McGuireWoods

Trowers’ Katie Saunders shares her insight into the trends that are driving the construction market, what makes the firm special and much more

We speak to Ben Goodman about working in-house at one of the world’s leading consumer products companies

Opinion View all Opinion

James Cook

Partner and Head of Planning

Blacks Solicitors

James Cook,partner and head of planning at Leeds-headquartered Blacks Solicitors, shares his thoughts on how recent planning changes will impact on our towns and cities as we begin to ease out of lockdown and move to a post-Covid world.

Lorna Jack

Chief Executive

Law Society of Scotland

Lorna Jack, chief executive of the Law Society of Scotland, explains how her organisation has adapted through the pandemic to shape policy and support the nation’s legal sector.

David Jones

Executive Partner & Head of Litigation

Glaisyers Solicitors

The Head of Glaisyers’ Legal 500-listed Litigation practice predicts a future driven by technology, Brexit and the unwinding of government coronavirus measures.

Jodie Hill

Managing Partner

Thrive Law

Managing Partner of multi-award winning Thrive Law talks to us about how leaders must be alive to the mental health challenges faced by their teams during this third lockdown.

Movers & Shakers View all Movers & Shakers

For the latest legal appointments, promotions and moves across the UK…

Salary Survey & Benefits Table

A Day in the Life... View all A Day in the Life

Stephen Halloran

Director and Solicitor Advocate

Lawtons Solicitors

A day in the life of Stephen Halloran, co-founder of Lawtons Solicitors, a leading criminal defence firm, ranked as a national leader in criminal defence work by Chambers & Partners.

Candy Johnson

Head of Intellectual Property

Shaneel Group

Candy Johnson is Head of Intellectual Property at the Shaneel Group, a family-owned Watford-headquartered business that, under licence, produces, markets and sells an extensive range of perfume and cosmetic brands.

Michael Astle

Senior Director, Legal Affairs

Quotient Sciences

Michael Astle heads the legal team at Quotient Sciences, a company that provides a unique set of services to the global pharmaceutical industry. He shares a day in his life.