Linklaters corporate partner Roger Barron explains his fashion rut and name-drops P Diddy

Why did you become a lawyer? I was initially inspired to study law by a combination of Crown Court and Rumpole (a bit like Judge Judy and Ally McBeal), followed by vacation schemes at a criminal practice in Yorkshire and a small Covent Garden firm. I enjoyed this but there was always a part of me that was attracted by the commercial side and by the buzz of international transactions.