Although I attended university in Sheffield, I always knew that I wanted to move to Manchester when I came to start my training contract. I come from the area originally and knew it to be an exciting and friendly city in which to live. For someone entering the legal market, it offers a wide range of quality legal work, that is increasingly comparable with that carried out in the capital.
As well as hosting local branches for a number of major national firms, the region also boasts a thriving tier of successful regional practices based in Manchester, Liverpool and beyond. Top-end work that would once have been destined for London is increasingly being retained by these ambitious local advisers.
