Adrian Slater
Partner and solicitor specialising in insolvency
Nelsons
Insolvency partner Adrian Slater joined Nelsons' Nottingham office in 2024. He shares a glimpse behind the scenes of his professional life with The Brief.
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Natalie Lang
Partner, Head of Court of Protection Department
Ramsdens Solicitors
Natalie Lang, the Legal 500-recommended Head of the Court of Protection Department at Ramsdens Solicitors, joined the firm at the start of her career in 2005 and is now responsible for trainee solicitors across the company, on top of her legal practice. She shares a day in her life with The Brief
Jamie Hanley
Partner-in-charge
Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP
Jamie Hanley is the partner-in-charge of the London office of US firm Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP, and a litigator with a particular interest in ESG. He shares a day in his working life with The Brief
Yulia Barnes
Managing partner
Barnes Law
Yulia Barnes is the managing partner of Barnes Law, a commercial law firm based in the heart of Mayfair. She shares a day in her life with The Brief.
Danielle Ayres
Partner
Primas Law
Danielle Ayres is a partner in the employment team at the North West commercial firm Primas Law, and has a particular specialism in matters relating to pregnancy and maternity discrimination. She shares a day in her life with The Brief.
Alison Neate
Head of professional liability
Smith Partnership
As head of professional liability at Midlands-based Smith Partnership, Alison Neate specialises in professional negligence claims. Her journey with Smith Partnership began in 1994; she is now an owner of the business and today she shares her daily routine with The Brief.
Richard Port
Family law partner
George Green Solicitors
Richard Port MBE, family law partner at George Green Solicitors
Avril England
Partner and national head of employment
Gateley Legal
Avril England, partner and national head of employment at Gateley Legal
Alistair Myles
Founding partner
Ribet Myles
Alistair Myles is one of the founding partners, along with Julian Ribet and Laura Geraghty, of specialist family law boutique, Ribet Myles LLP. He shares a day in his working life with The Brief.
Louise Thompson
Partner – commercial contracts, data protection, technology
Trethowans
Louise Thompson is a commercial contracts and data protection law specialist based in the Southampton office of the south of England firm Trethowans. She shares her daily routine with The Brief.
Jeremy Scott
Partner – Head of Regulatory Corporate Defence
Lupton Fawcett
Jeremy Scott heads a team that deals with corporate and criminal regulatory offending throughout Yorkshire and beyond. He shares his working schedule with The Brief.
Garvey Hanchard
Partner
Bloomsbury Square Employment Law
Garvey Hanchard is co-founder of Bloomsbury Square Employment Law LLP, a West End boutique which focuses on employee matters. He shares a day in his working life with The Brief.
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