A solicitor’s career path can be a long one, with many twists and turns that can lead to more fulfilling work and greater success – but sometimes into a dead end.

My legal journey started with a dropped grade at GCSE. One of my 12 GCSEs was a ‘B’ in chemistry; not high enough to study the subject at A-Level, at my school, at least. Bang went my ambition to be a vet.

As the role of in-house legal teams shifts towards the centre of business decision making the support needed from its law firms and alternative legal services providers is changing.

If you are not receiving constant referrals from your financial planning partners, then are you not working with the right partners. Or are they perhaps not true financial planners at all?

A recent survey revealed that 59% of the population do not have paperwork protecting their loved ones in the event of their death.