I also love the relationships I’ve built over the last 28 years at the firm. I’ve worked with some clients for as long as I’ve been an employment lawyer, and being their trusted adviser is a privilege.
Employment law is ever-evolving, and people are unpredictable. My role is to help clients make the best decisions, balancing legal risks with commercial realities. It can be a high-pressure field, and I value that we encourage work-life balance at Blake Morgan. We recognise that 12 hours at a desk isn’t necessarily the best way to get results; people are at their best when rested and refreshed. We don’t just pay lip service to that idea; we live and breathe it.
I know what it’s like to feel that law isn’t ‘for people like you.’ Growing up, I had no real links to the law, and my career adviser told me I wouldn’t make it. As a firm, we are proud to work with various initiatives such as Growing Ambitions and the Lord Edmund-Davies Legal Education Trust to support young people in Wales without legal connections. It’s about giving them confidence and opportunities.
One of the ironies is that Lord Edmund-Davies, one of the most respected lawyers and judges of the last century, went to my school, and there was a bust of him in the assembly hall. Every day, I walked past it without knowing who he was.
