WELCOME TO MORETOLAW
Are you happy in your current legal role but would like to know about your future options? Are you considering moving jobs within the legal sector? Are you thinking about a complete career change? Have you already made a big career move? Or do you just want a quick break from work? If any of the above apply then this site is for you....
Moretolaw is a unique site run by City/ex-City solicitors who want lawyers to have effective access to all the career options that exist for them, both within and outside of the legal sector. We are here to inspire you to take the next step in your career and we hope to give you some good food for thought.
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We feature lawyers who have made considerable job and career changes themselves, both WITHIN LAW and OUT OF LAW. We also have a CAREER ADVICE page, including details of careers consultants, a JOBS page and a TIME OUT page. We hope that you find the site helpful, entertaining and interesting. If there's anything else you'd like to see on the site then please let us know.
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Features on ex-lawyers who have left the law to do something new - inspiration for those toying with the idea of becoming "ex"...
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WHAT'S NEW?
INTERVIEWS - we have a "green" theme this week
Our OUT OF LAW interview is with Carlo Buckley, who left corporate law at Baker & McKenzie for the world of organic food. He is now the Managing Director of Mr. Organic, which manufactures and imports various organic products from Italy - available from the likes of Abel and Cole. You can read about him here.
Our WITHIN LAW interview is with Begonia Filgueira who worked at Freshfields for a number of years before setting up her own business using her background as an environmental lawyer. Her company has recently been re-branded as Eric (Environmental and Regulatory Information Centre) and you can read about her here.
MTL BLOG
Our blogger is back. You can read what he / she has been up to since the summer here and you can read an introduction to the blog here.
SOME LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IDEAS
(obviously all courtesy of ex-lawyer MTL interviewees and all available by internet from your desk!)
Stocking-filler collection of cartoons about leaving law
Exciting detective story for children
Popular cookery class at The Bertinet Kitchen in Bath
Books, books, books (from somewhere other than Amazon)
Something nutritious for the face
Something luxurious and fashionable
and of course, good old Carbolic gifts