Tag: If I knew…
‘Much Of What I Thought I Knew, And What Other People Had Told Me, Would Turn Out To Be Wrong’
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‘In Those Days Getting A 2:2 Wasn’t A Great Concern’
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‘Will Your Husband Mind If You Have To Work Late?’ Asked The Magic Circle Partner Who Interviewed Me For A TC
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‘There’s a rich vein of humour which runs through the profession’
Back when I chose to be a barrister I really didn’t know a great deal...
‘I Wish I’d Known That I’d Eventually Get A Training Contract’
In the latest instalment of the ‘If I knew then what I know now’ series,...
‘I had no idea how important law was while I was studying it in individual slabs’
If I knew then what I know now, I’d have been keener to study law. At school I’d wanted to study history at university and only ended up reading law after an unforeseen episode, writes Gary Slapper
‘I’m Glad I Didn’t Know Some Things I Said In Court Were Prattish: Ignorance Gives You The Freedom To Experiment’
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‘It Has Taken Me Almost A Decade To Drop My Non-Public School Chippiness’
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‘I Fear That I Was Too Ready To Treat The View Of The Experienced As Gospel’
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‘I Naïvely Believed That If I Performed Well I Would Be Rewarded Accordingly’
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‘A barrister’s rhetorical flourishes can be seductive, but eventually they become an irritating distraction’
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‘So Why Be A Lawyer? There Are Many Bad Reasons…’
Ed note: This is the sixth in a series of posts where leading members of...
‘As Just A Normal Bloke I Couldn’t Imagine Myself Being Able To Make It Into This Exclusive Club’
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At The Criminal Bar You ‘Learn To Deal With Misogyny, Inequality And A Progressive Lack Of Quality’
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Privileged Colleagues Who Don’t Need To Self-Publicise ‘Will Always Resent You For It’
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‘I’ve Never Regretted Being Tricked Into The Law’
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‘The Chances You Don’t Take Are The Ones You Regret’
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