The Brief talks to

Mary Nowell

Managing director

BCL Legal

Mary Nowell, managing director at BCL Legal, talks to The Brief about her career to-date and why she made the move from paralegal to legal recruiter back in June 2005.

Joy Wilkinson

Director, Legal and Compliance

IPL International Procurement

Joy Wilkinson is legal and compliance director at IPL International Procurement, part of the Asda family. She tells The Brief what she loves about her role, and what it takes to succeed as an in-house lawyer at one of the largest food processing businesses in the UK.

Karima Noren

Co-founder

Privacy Compliance Hub

Google’s former head of legal for emerging markets, Karima Noren went on to co-found the data protection platform Privacy Compliance Hub. She tells the Brief about a career that has included working for the world’s most exciting company at its most exciting time, and why she now believes in the paramount importance of privacy.

Emily Ashton and Catherine Harris

Senior legal counsel

Dunelm

Emily Ashton and Catherine Harris work in the legal team at the homewares and furnishings retailer Dunelm. They tell The Brief about what inspired them to pursue careers in the law, the key characteristics of successful in-house lawyers and what they enjoy about working for a growing FTSE 250 retail phenomenon.

Andrew Nugent Smith

Managing Director

Keller Postman UK

Andrew Nugent Smith is the managing director of the multi-claimant litigation specialist Keller Postman UK. He tells The Brief about his firm’s strategy, the market for class actions in the UK and the role collective redress plays in providing access to justice.

Jason Romer

Group Managing Partner

Collas Crill

Jersey-based Jason Romer is group managing partner at a leading offshore law firm. He tells The Brief about accessing high quality work, the possibility of working for an offshore firm while living onshore, being a “political hot potato” and creating “an environment where brilliant people are proud to work.”

David Ward

Partner

Blacks Solicitors

David Ward was appointed a partner in the employment team at Blacks Solicitors in 2019, aged just 31. He talks to the Brief about developing niche practice areas, winning at the Employment Appeals Tribunal and his career path at one of Yorkshire’s biggest independent firms.

Alison McKee

In-house Director

BCL Legal

Where have all the lawyers gone? BCL Legal In-house Director, Alison McKee discusses... "The lawyers we speak to are looking for flexibility, high work quality, a great culture and competitive packages."

Simon Bruce

Partner

Dawson Cornwell

Simon Bruce, partner at Dawson Cornwell, tells The Brief about acting in some of the most high-profile family cases to have come before the English Courts, including the ground-breaking 2010 Radmacher v Granatino matter, and why, despite having six reported Supreme Court cases to his name, he believes mediation is preferable to litigation.

Kevin Athow

Head of Legal & Compliance

BSH UK & Ireland

BCL's In-house Managing Director, Mark Levine interviews Kevin Athow, Head of Legal & Compliance at BSH, UK & Ireland...

Geraint Thomas

Partner, Head of Disputes Team

Laytons ETL Global

Geraint Thomas, Partner & Head of Disputes Team at Laytons ETL Global, tells The Brief about the practice he leads and the potential importance of the tort of abuse of process in holding non-CPS prosecuting authorities accountable for their actions.

Kasia Findley

Sole In-House Legal Advisor

ANS Group plc

Kasia Findley began her legal career with ANS Group as a Paralegal, becoming their Sole In-house Legal Adviser. Her golden nugget of advice: "You must genuinely understand the business, how it works, how it makes money."

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