I’ve had a really varied and interesting career so far. After graduating in law at Sheffield University and qualifying as a solicitor, I joined Camerons and after only a few years, became a partner and head of litigation at its central London office. Over a 15-year period there, I developed a specialist niche in construction law and dispute resolution.
I then had a complete career change. For the next 13 years, I worked as a government lawyer at the Treasury Solicitor’s Department (now Government Legal Department), initially as a construction law specialist working principally for the Highways Agency and the Ministry of Defence. Within a few years, I was promoted to the senior civil service and led a 30-strong team on matters of commercial contracts and litigation support. On paper, my life couldn’t have looked better. Trouble was, living that life was another matter.
