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.
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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.
Colin Witcher
Barrister
Church Court Chambers
Colin Witcher, barrister at Church Court Chambers, is one of just 13 juniors ranked Tier One in Crime by the Legal 500. He shares a day in his life, explaining how he works closely with instructing solicitors to achieve the best outcomes for clients.
James Morris
Managing partner
Indemnity Legal
James Morris is the founder of the boutique insurance practice Indemnity Legal, a firm which acts solely for policyholders to resolve complex, high-value or high-stakes disputes with their insurers. He shares a day in his life with The Brief.
Teresa Payne
Managing partner
Parfitt Cresswell
Teresa Payne is managing partner of Parfitt Cresswell, a regional law firm with offices across the South East of England which also trades using the names Max Barford; Colemans; Jevons, Riley and Pope; Charles Coleman and Co; Copley Clark and Keene Marsland. She shares a day in her life with The Brief
Ashley Mott
Legal Services Director
Harper James
Ashley Mott is Legal Services Director at the fast-growing national firm Harper James. He explains how the firm works and tells The Brief how he spends his days.
Ruth Peters
Business Development and Marketing Director
Olliers Solicitors
As business development and marketing director at criminal defence specialist Olliers Solicitors, Ruth Peters plays a key role advising individuals who have been arrested and released under investigation or on pre-charge bail, as well as sitting on the firm’s board, and was named “Solicitor of the Year” at the 2021 Manchester Legal Awards. She shares a day in her life with The Brief.
Laura Keatley
Partner, Property Finance
Thomson Snell & Passmore
Laura Keatley is a partner in the property finance team at Thomson Snell & Passmore, the Kent firm which holds the Guinness World Record for being the oldest continually operating law firm still in existence. She shares her daily routine with The Brief.
Natasha Lewis
Joint Managing Partner
Lewis Denley
Natasha Lewis is the co-founder and joint managing partner of legal sector disruptor Lewis Denley, based in Horsham, West Sussex. She shares a typical day in her working life with The Brief.
Kathleen Harris
Managing Partner
Arnold & Porter, London
Kathleen Harris is managing partner at Arnold & Porter, London, and co-chair of the multinational law firm’s anti-corruption practice. She shares her daily routine with The Brief.
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