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Career & Law

Why Lawyers Need to Think Like Business Managers

Lawyers can no longer just spot risks — they must think like business managers. Learn why governance, stakeholder engagement, and solution-oriented advice make legal teams a competitive advantage.

Reflections

Being Bored and Beating Digital Distractions

Breaking free from digital distractions is hard. Here’s how I’m learning to embrace boredom, reduce phone time, and be more intentional.

Reflections

Job Hunting Overwhelm and the Power of Slowing Down

After a whirlwind week of job hunting and endless conversations, I’m pausing to reflect on the lessons, themes and advice that stood out.

Career & Law

Why I Failed with Job Hunting (and What I’m Doing Instead)

Part of me was relieved when I got made redundant. That feeling lasted exactly as long as the bills started piling in. Here’s what happened when I finally stopped hiding behind perfect cover letters.

Reflections

Getting Back to Writing its a Ghostly Experience

I spent weeks learning SEO, backlinks and social media strategy for my last blog. The result? Five posts and serious burnout. This time I’m doing things differently - consistency over perfection, writing over optimisation.

Career & Law

Getting the boot

I want to share with you the day I got made redundant and the following few days.  Many people before me have been made redundant, and many others will get made redundant in the future, so what happened to me is not out of the ordinary or unusual.  A lot

Life & Family

Visiting London thoughts

Thoughts about my recent visit to London with my family.