by Tracey Wood | Dec 22, 2021 | Work/Life
The past two years have served as a stark reminder that very few things in life are certain. That doesn’t necessarily make it any easier to manage change, especially when plans you’ve been looking forward to are disrupted without warning – again. Dashed expectations...
by Laure Latham | Mar 4, 2020 | Trending, Women in Law, Work/Life
Every year for World Book Day, we feature lawyers turned authors on The Attic. In the past, we’ve interviewed a space lawyer turned science fiction author and a sole practitioner turned romance novelist. This year’s selection of female lawyers turned...
by Laura Vosper | Feb 20, 2020 | Trending, Women in Law, Work/Life
Here at The Attic we are always interested to meet lawyers-turned-entrepreneurs and are delighted to have had to opportunity to talk to Sarah-Jane Butler, now CEO of Parental Choice. Having qualified at a Magic Circle law firm and worked for over 10 years in the City,...
by Laure Latham | Nov 22, 2019 | Trending, Work/Life
What is the mental load of Christmas? Book the Christmas night out. Arrange the venue. Sort the menu. Organise the free drinks and the bar. Set the dress code. Book taxis. Send invites. Chase numbers. Chase numbers some more. Marshall people. Organise the Secret...
by Laure Latham | Jul 4, 2019 | Flexible Working, Latest Trends, Trending, Working in Law
Around 2013, a new kind of flexible worker emerged on the photo-sharing social media platform, Instagram. Taking the concept of flexible (and indeed worker, although that is another article) to an entirely new level, accounts such as @wheresmyofficenow waved goodbye...