What is your daily morning routine?
Prolonged warfare with the alarm, a battle of attrition that the alarm always wins, and finally, I succumb to defeat and its terms of surrender to get up and start the day.
What is your Laurence Simons office like?
The home working desk that I spent some money on to get custom-made. The desk can be raised and lowered and I have 2 screens so I can feel like a hacker from a 90s movie!
How did you come to be an Associate at Laurence Simons?
I worked with LS previously before the management buyout and knew a number of the management and employees from those previous years. I received a call to ask if I was interested in rejoining. The mix of compassionate leadership and experts in their fields creates a great environment to be a part of, so I said yes!
What does your role encompass?
Just before joining LS, I had recently had a neurodivergent diagnosis, so I was very aware that my own way of working is different from others. LS and, in particular, Samantha Knowles were brilliant at recognising this and creating a whole custom approach for me. They saw my potential but realised my neurodivergence can create challenges in approaches to work, so helped me build a position within the company that plays to my strengths and reduces the areas I find challenging. My role encompasses elements of candidate outreach, data management and ad hoc projects that require more in-depth research.
What projects are you currently working on?
Recently I have jumped into some interesting research around DE&I topics on law firms and their consolidation. Constantly running in the background is a project around reaching out to old candidates to help re-engage with those contacts and maintain the relationships LS have over multiple years.
Who do you work most closely with?
The Business Support Team has lots of interaction with the data management side of things, so there is lots of engagement there.
What do you enjoy about your work?
Catching up with old contacts is great fun; senior lawyers always have such interesting nuances to share about their area of law. I love the ability to retain these and share them with the next person I’m speaking to. It’s this expertise I love being a part of and matching it to our clients.
How do you socialise with the team?
GIFs in MS teams mostly; who needs a long sentence explaining your feelings when an animal-themed GIF is more accurate? Remote work life.
