Alice Evelegh reveals why she quit her job in advertising to pursue a career in law

After five years working in advertising I was in need of a change. Holed up in a cosy cocktail bar with a few friends, I was indulging in a good moan about how fed up I was. I was bored to tears. Compared with the work stories my friends from university could tell, anything I added sounded trite, facile and empty. They kindly tried to cheer me up by reminding me that usually I loved advertising.