LW blogs

LW blogs

We publish blogs throughout the year so please contact us with ideas. Below are some experiences of working through the pandemic and lawyers who have changed track to completely different careers. We are now concentrating on career planning blogs so whatever your area of law please consider writing.

Careers in the pandemic

Glynis Wright on steering her own firm and the Leicestershire legal community through lockdown when President of the local law society. www.legalwomen.org.uk/glyniswright.html

Jackie Mulryne, partner at Arnold & Porter, who was on maternity leave during lockdown. www.legalwomen.org.uk/JackieMulryne.html

Melinda Giles, Partner at Giles Wilson LLP, as a private client specialist, a key worker and dealing with often vulnerable clients. www.legalwomen.org.uk/melindagiles.html

Charity Marfuba who had to delay her New York Bar exams. www.legalwomen.org.uk/charitymafuba.html

Camilla Uppal, Aysel Akhundova and Eirian Whitehead who all were offered employment despite the pandemic and explain the ups and downs of Zoom interviews. www.legalwomen.org.uk/blogs.html

Career changes: as we all now work for longer many of us consider second and even third careers either connected to the law or using those skills.

Ann Crighton on how to shift your work path from solicitor to direct access barrister. www.legalwomen.org.uk/AnnCrighton.html

Courtney Plank who moved from childcare law to a tourist guide. www.legalwomen.org.uk/courtneyplank.html

Jennifer Ison who had run her own firm but then set up her own clothing company for petite professional women. www.legalwomen.org.uk/JenniferIson.html

You can find all the blogs on the website www.legalwomen.org.uk/blogs.html