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Retirement for solicitors – From all to nothing

February 18,2020

I’ve worked with many excellent solicitors as they have approached retirement. They are the ones we turn to for their sage wisdom and years of expertise. Then the firm announces that they are retiring and *puff* they are gone. What a waste of experience, often just because the partnership deed says they must bow out... Read more »

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Employee Handbooks – What should they contain?

February 16,2020

One of my favourite pastimes is to read employee handbooks. Well ok, not favourite but I do find them fascinating. Much of my work involves finding out about, or crafting new, policies and often they are contained in an employee handbook. These are mostly available online these days, although some organisations prefer to continue giving... Read more »

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Starting up in business together – forget these at your peril!

February 14,2020

You’ve found a potential business partner. Maybe even your spouse or another family member. You’re bubbling with ideas as to how you can work together to produce a fantastic new product or service. It’s an exciting time and ‘the legals’ often get forgotten as no one can imagine anything ever being needed and besides, it’s... Read more »

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First Friday Lunch Club – March 2020

February 13,2020

Join us at the March First Friday Lunch Club, one of the best networking events for professionals in Brighton and Hove. This month we’re really excited to have the lunch at The Harbour Hotel on the Friday 6th March. Book your tickets here if you’d like to be there! The host for the March lunch... Read more »

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DON’T GO IN-HOUSE, GO HOME (& work from there)

February 4,2020

It was reported in last week’s Law Society Gazette that more & more senior associates are defecting from private practice to work in-house. Why? Work/life balance of course. This report probably reflected new year resolutions to re-balance life, to try & claw back a bit of personal time and space without compromising being a solicitor.... Read more »

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You don’t need to have a child to enjoy flexible working

January 28,2020

Having children is not a pre-requisite for working flexibly. There are many child free solicitors who crave a more flexible working life. Some practices look at those solicitors askance, wondering why on earth they need to work flexibly when they don’t have children to worry about. Imagine what it must be like to want to... Read more »

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Recruiters – Is there a binding agreement in place?

January 23,2020

When it comes to recovering placement fees, some clients may try to wriggle out of paying you because they didn’t expressly accept your terms of business. Basic contract law states that in order for a contract to be binding, it must be communicated to and accepted by the other party. However, a contract doesn’t actually... Read more »

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It’s a new dawn, its a new day, it’s a new life for me…and I’m feeling good

January 23,2020

I’ve had this song in my head since the turn of the New Year. It’s a great song and Nina Simone is a fabulous artist but for me, this is all about the timing. 2020 is not only a New Year and a new decade but it’s also a new way of working for me.... Read more »

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Dads who are solicitors deserve to have it all too

January 20,2020

I often write about solicitor mums, but I didn’t want this to be to the exclusion of dads. To suggest that solicitor dads don’t need the representation in the legal profession that mums do, wouldn’t sit comfortably with me. Feminism is incredibly important to me, but it is a means to equality, to which dads... Read more »

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How I Am Changing Women’s Lives – One Solicitor At A Time

January 12,2020

New Year, New Life How I Am Changing Women’s Lives – One Solicitor At A Time I guess that might be a bit of a sweeping statement, but it’s not untrue. And it started with my own. I had become a cliché of the working professional mother. Stressed, tired, guilt-ridden and unfulfilled. Every weekday had... Read more »

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