As published in The Lawyer magazine ( https://www.thelawyer.com/difficult-supervisor/ ). (These tips are not confined to trainee lawyers, and can be used for different levels of seniority and in a range of sectors.) When you are a trainee solicitor with limited time in each seat, you want to make a good impression, fast. What do you do then when you are, unfortunately, assigned a particularly difficult supervisor? Difficult ? A difficult supervisor of course means different

As published in The Lawyer magazine ( https://www.thelawyer.com/leaving-law-which-alternative-career/ ) . So you have decided that law may not be the right career for you, and you have a few vague ideas of alternative jobs that you may want to do. This is a great start. However, the next step is a particularly hard one – choosing which career to pursue instead. Here are some tips to help. Lifestyle criteria This part is practical and realistic, and is an important first st