Kathleen Harris
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Kathleen Harris is managing partner at Arnold & Porter, London, and co-chair of the multinational law firm’s anti-corruption practice. She shares her daily routine with The Brief.
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Juliette Shaw
Founding Partner
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Manjinder Kang
Director
Kang & Co Solicitors
Manjinder Kang established Kang & Co Solicitors in 2016 as a specialist motoring defence firm. Now in the Legal 500 and top ranked in the UK’s Chambers and Partners, he tells The Brief about a typical day in his life as director and principal solicitor at a practice that deals with clients from all over the country who are accused of complex and serious driving offences.
Joanna Marklove
Director - National Insurance Team Manager
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Jo worked as a private practice lawyer (as have over 60% of the BCL Legal team) before making the move into legal recruitment in 2007. With over 15 years of experience, who better to discuss what the role looks like day-to-day and what it takes to make a good legal recruitment consultant.
Mei Lian
Finance and Restructuring Partner
Paul Hastings
Mei Lian joined global law firm Paul Hastings as Partner in 2020. She is recommended by the Legal 500 and has been recognised as the Best Lawyer in Insolvency & Restructuring at the Euromoney Europe Women in Business Law Awards.
Adrian Denson
Chief Legal Officer
Fletchers Solicitors
The Chief Legal Officer at Fletchers Solicitors, a Top 100 law firm that specialises in personal injury and clinical negligence work. It employs 500 people and has offices in Southport and Manchester.
Richard Abbott
Senior Counsel
Post Office Ltd
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Emma Thayre
Commercial Legal Director
Benefex Limited
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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.
Alex O'Connell
Legal Director and Company Secretary
Northern Gas Networks
After ten years at NGN, Alex O'Connell stepped up to Legal Director and Company Secretary. What's it been like?
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