Ex-Slaughter and May solicitor Jennie Rooney on how she wrote her first novel, ‘Inside the Whale’, during her training contract
Lots of people talk about doing things, but never actually do them. There’s plenty of that at a law firm. It was an odd environment to be working in, where everyone seemed to be thinking about where they’d rather be and what they’d rather be doing. Having started the book – something which admittedly took a while to get round to – I drew confidence from the fact that I was actually pursuing my ambition.
