The Brief talks to

Tom Ferguson

General Counsel & Company Secretary

Well Pharmacy

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

Baljinder Singh Atwal

Legal Advisor - Property & Commercial

West Midlands Police & Chair of Birmingham Solicitors' Group

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.

Karen Bexley and Anna Beaumont

Joint Chief Executives and Co-founders of Bexley Beaumont

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.

Mike Elston

Chief Counsel Europe & International

BAE Systems Air

In conversation with Mike Elston, Chief Counsel Europe & International at BAE Systems Air and Mark Levine, Director In-House at BCL Legal, on the impact of the Covid pandemic.

Chris Bishop

Managing Partner

Slater Heelis

Managing partner of Slater Heelis; Chris Bishop, spoke to The Brief about how the firm has adapted to home working while maintaining productivity levels and safeguarding employee well-being.

Siddique Patel

Family Law Partner

gunnercooke LLP

Siddique Patel, who recently joined gunnercooke as a Partner, is one of the country’s foremost authorities in the field of Islamic family law. He talks to The Brief about a career built upon understanding the complex interplay between religious and secular law.

Sara Hanrahan

Planning Partner

Lewis Silkin

Lewis Silkin's new planning partner, Sara Hanrahan, tells The Brief about the firm’s long-term strategy, the changing face of planning and her route into the law.

Zahra Pabani

National Family Law Partner

Irwin Mitchell

From Leicester Polytechnic to Tier One of the Legal 500, Irwin Mitchell’s new National Family Law Partner tells The Brief how she rose to the top, and what she does to stay there.

Donna McGrath

Founder

The Lawyers' Coach

Heading into 2020, what are the three biggest challenges facing law firms?

Emily Powell

Partner

Hugh James

Hugh James partner Emily Powell talks to us about a career that has taken her from representing drug dealers on one of the country’s meanest streets to providing crucial advice on multi-billion-pound public sector procurement projects.

Clare Jackman

Partner

Ashfords

How a round-the-world trip that took her to Sydney, prompted Clare’s career to becoming one of the foremost experts in international trademark law.

Tricia Grace

Corporate Services Director

IMServ

In this in-depth interview, we chat to Tricia Grace about her new role at IMServ, why she chose a career in-house, how she took a revolutionary approach to the legal function at Cordant and much more.