All Profile articles – Page 8
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'We have a glass of Prosecco on Teams on Friday at 4pm along with a de-brief about what’s been happening in our own worlds.'
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'As a newly qualified solicitor, I was not trained for "unprecedented times". I was not prepared for working completely on my own.'
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'Lockdown is an emotional rollercoaster. From worry, through boredom to moments of absolute hilarity.'
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FeaturePast in the present
Three decades separate the onset of Alexandra Marks’ and Charlotte Parkinson’s legal careers. What could they possibly have to say to each other? Quite a lot, we discover.
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'I hope when all this is over, I do not forget the lessons I am re-learning right now.'
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'My routine now includes virtual Friday night DJ sets broadcast from a fellow partner’s garden shed!'
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'Seeing my colleague Niall Murphy leaving ICU after contracting Covid-19 was affirming'.
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'This is the third lockdown/state of emergency I have lived through. The previous two were quite different.'
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'We were a close-knit firm before lockdown, and all the more so now. We ‘meet’ for virtual cinema nights, quizzes, and our children’s kitchen discos.'
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'I am working from home in the Lincolnshire countryside where the broadband connection is thankfully as strong as the local community.'
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'All you do is chat to people,' says my wife. 'Is that really what you do all day?'
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'I think it helps to see a smiling face, when you’re used to being out and about and meeting so many people.'
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'I hear about the impact of coronavirus all over the world – in the last few days the Philippines, Dubai, Tanzania and Vietnam.'
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'From being the "master of delegation" pre Covid-19, I am now in effect a one-man legal band.'
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'I am helping very vulnerable migrants to access accommodation and support at this frightening time.'
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'I've had to add more structure to my day, being intentional about taking breaks and still planning my weekend.'
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'In my 35 years of being a lawyer I have never known anything like this before.’
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'Appointment at the dining table to represent a client at the police station.'
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
‘Difficult commute this morning. Fell over the dogs in the kitchen en route to my desk.'
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ProfileHostile environment
‘This is not Dominic Grieve and Ken Clarke we’re dealing with.’ Shadow attorney general Shami Chakrabarti talks to Eduardo Reyes about her priorities in opposition, which include enhancing the rights of rape complainants and defending human rights from executive attack