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East London is where I grew up and from 2003, I worked as a legal secretary for a legal 500 firm in their conveyancing department on commercial, new build and residential matters for 8 years as well as attending night school for 2 years doing [...]
I grew up in London and studied law at Queen Mary University where I graduated in 2015. I gained experience as a paralegal between 2017 and 2022 in various areas of law working for firms and in-house. I obtained a training contract and particularly enjoyed [...]
I graduated from Anglia Ruskin in 2019 with a 2:1 and went on to complete my LPC and LLM with a distinction at BBP in 2020. During my Training Contract and since qualifying as a Solicitor, I have gained experience in several areas of law [...]
Originally from Essex, I moved to London to read law at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, where I graduated in 2019 with a First-Class Honours Degree (LLB). Following this, I then completed my Legal Practice Course with Masters at the University of Law (LLM) with Distinction. After completing my [...]
I grew up in Essex and began my legal journey at Middlesex University and then attended the UK’s largest law school, The University of London (College of Law – London, in my day!) and qualified in 2001. Over the years, I have worked in several [...]
In September 2023, Backhouse Solicitors announced that three of their talented team would be the first at Backhouse to enrol onto the Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship with BPP. A year on, we wanted to catch up with George, Zoe and Alexandra and share their story [...]
The Worker Protection (Amendments of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 is due to come into force on 26th October 2024. Ahead of this change, the EHRC are consulting on updating their guidance on sexual harassment and harassment at work to help employers understand their new [...]
I attended Greensward Academy in Hockley before going to the University of Winchester to study law. After graduating I continued my training at a law firm in Southend, close to where I live. I gained experience in several areas of law including Litigation and Dispute [...]
I spent my younger years living in Seven Kings until my parents divorced and then moved to Abridge. My career began as a legal cashier at a firm in Loughton and after some time I moved on to a job at the MOD. It turned [...]
As our new Prime Minister Keir Starmer settles into Downing Street, we reflect on the proposed changes that the new Labour Government plan to initiate. In this article we explore the key policy statements and pledges relating to employment law that featured in the Labour [...]
