Attending my second Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) National Committee Meeting this morning on behalf of Manchester Trainee Solicitors’ Group Manchester Trainee Solicitors Group (MTSG)👩🏼‍⚖️☕️ Looking forward to catching up with other JLD representatives and discussing consultations and policy updates taking place in the profession.

If you read one thing this year, please let it be this post by Joanna Hardy-Susskind. It is without a shadow of the doubt the best thing that's ever appeared on this blog. It is just stupendously, heartbreakingly, achingly brilliant. thesecretbarrister.com/2022/07/21/gue…

Tonight I watched a screening of Prima Facie. It is a play which looks at how our legal system treats women who have been sexually assaulted. It was incredible and shines a light on a very real and urgent issue. Jodie Comer is exceptional National Theatre Live 🌟 #primafacie

‘The thought of giving birth to a baby and then you’re expected to return back to work the next day is beyond me.’ keeley Lengthorn explains why she’s campaigning for paid leave for parents if they suffer a miscarriage before 24 weeks. Click the video to listen in full:

Had a great evening at Manchester Trainee Solicitors Group (MTSG) William James Recruitment Summer Social last night ✨🍸

Now is definitely the time for a reform of cohabitation law - it is hugely overdue! Cohabiting families need better legal protection and for the law to be made clear.#cohabitation #nosuchthingasacommonlawmarriage #familylaw #familylawexperts

Cohabiting Couples are receiving 'inferior protection' upon the breakdown of relationships and many just do not understand their rights, the system or the complex property rules which often govern their relationships.

Had a great evening with fellow IM Manchester trainees at junkyard golf last night. So nice to catch up in person 🏌🏼‍♀️☀️

Oh, Manchester ❤️

8am breakfast of dreams at Dishoom ☕️🍳 Setting us up for our final day in our 3rd seat 👩🏼‍💻 Helen Barker

Today marks the start of my fourth seat in the Irwin Mitchell Personal Injury & Med Neg department 🥳 I had an amazing six months with the Public Law & Human Rights team. It was lovely to receive this treat in the post following some positive client feedback during my time in the seat 🙌🏻 Irwin Mitchell Careers

“I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong,” . #thequeen #queenelizabeth

Throughout the change in all of our lives, Her Majesty The Queen has been a constant. Her reign of 70 years has shown the greatest sense of duty. Until her last days she served the country with grace and dignity. “Thank you Ma’am. For everything” ❤️

Following the release of this year’s #Legal500 guide, we're proud to have 27 teams with top tier rankings. Including 115 colleagues being recommended with 30 of these being recognised for the first time! Learn more about this year’s rankings: bit.ly/3UMOfg

Very grateful to have been shortlisted for a Manchester Young Talent Award in the Rising Star category! Looking forward to attending the awards in November 🥳

It has been a great couple of weeks for Manchester Trainee Solicitors Group (MTSG) 🥳 We have had new committee members join us and had our launch event for 2022/2023. I’d highly recommend becoming a member of MTSG if you are a trainee solicitor/paralegal/apprentice in the Manchester area ☺️🏙

The best WFH colleague today 🐶❤️

Such an amazing night at Manchester Young Talent Awards 🥳🥂 JCI Manchester

As a woman, I find this photograph of world leaders attending #cop27egypt *deeply* unsettling in 2022. #COP27

Networking down under 🇦🇺🌏 I attended the International Law Section’s Young Lawyers Summit in Sydney yesterday. Such an insightful day and the views weren’t too bad either! #networking #legalprofession #internationallaw