Today I left practice, never to return (see below). Amongst the things I shall not miss (and in no particular order) are the following:
- Difficult clients
- Doing the same things I've done a thousand times before
- Working 9 to 5
- Waiting around at court
- Completing Form Es
- CPD
- Having to follow crass rules
- Preparing court bundles
- Wearing a suit!
Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
ReplyDeleteGood luck. I am envious.
ReplyDeleteFreelance what? Tell us more.
ReplyDeleteWell done, John. I didn't regret it.
ReplyDeleteGood luck John. Hopefully you were given a decent send-off?!
ReplyDeleteSam: Thanks. Don't be envious, until I bring in enough to live on!
ReplyDeleteNick: Writing on family law mainly, but looking for any opportunities...
Carl: I hope I don't too...
headless: Thanks. No send off - left quietly, as I wanted.
Good for you, I am sure you won't regret it. I have always enjoyed your posts, even as a non-solicitor, and of course - as a bit of a technologist myself - I admire your pragmatic and astute use of appropriate(?!) technology. Anyway, well done, and I look forward to reading your posts from the world of freelance.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that. Hopefully, I will now have time for more posts.
ReplyDeleteBig change can be a wonderful thing - although admittedly my mid-life shift was into practice ;-)
ReplyDeleteExciting times ahead of you then, and I'm confident, successful ones.
Bon chance
NL
Many thanks, NL. Yes, you did it the other way round. Weird. ;-)
ReplyDeleteAs usual, last to the party - but may I now take the opportunity of wishing you all the very best in your freelance endeavours!
ReplyDelete( Did you leave the office and chuck all your books/papers/ring coffins etc up into the air, stamp up and down on them for a bit, smooth down your tie and walk off into the sunset?!?! What a lovely thought!!)
Thanks Minx - now why didn't I think of doing that?
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the ranks of the great unemployed. I don't earn enough for a living being freelance, but the freedom more than makes up for that.
ReplyDeleteThanks, John. I'll try to remember that... ;-)
ReplyDeleteWell done, and good luck. Everything I know about family law has been learned here.
ReplyDeleteThanks, BB. Good job you're not a family lawyer then!
ReplyDeleteNo way! Congratulations I guess. I am now a little worried about all the things in your bulleted list IF I should manage to find someone crazy enough to give me a training contract!
ReplyDelete:)
Thanks. You should be worried... ;-)
ReplyDeleteSeriously, good luck in your search for a contract.
Congratulations. I hope the book is a success and there is sequel.
ReplyDeleteMinx wasn't last to the party, it took me a whole couple o'days to spot your blog post. Why? Because I go to work every day. And it sucks, to some degree. So congratulations and best of luck to you John, you're in a better place (your house). But make sure you stay socialised, I know if I spend a couple of days at home without seeing anyone I get even weirder...
ReplyDeleteFiona: Thanks. Thinking about a sequel...
ReplyDeleteUE: Thanks. Not sure I could get any weirder...
Best wishes to you John. I hope you enjoy your freedom.
ReplyDelete