Amicus Agony
Dear Amicus Agony, I am a fourth year associate who was convinced that I was suited for a career in law up until the point when I graduated. Over the past few years, I realised that practice was not how I envisioned
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Dear Amicus Agony, I work in a small firm with a number of legal secretaries. When I first started in the firm as a junior lawyer, I got along well with all of them and I could always count on them
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Dear Amicus Agony, My practice is in commercial litigation. Sometimes, I worry that this gives me a narrow outlook on the economy as a whole since my time is spent focusing on the specific features of my clients’ cases. I do
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