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The Working From Home Dilemma: Bums on seats?
Photo by Magnet.me on @Unsplash As 2021 draws to a close, the pandemic is in the throes of its latest wave of COVID-19, Omicron. With a...

Sardonic Solicitor
Dec 22, 20214 min read


The Great Resignation: Take this Job and Shove it!
Here I explore some recent thoughts on The Great Resignation, its ramifications and my experiences in the legal sector.

Sardonic Solicitor
Dec 18, 20215 min read


Creativity?
I have been watching a lot of YouTube videos over lockdown. It has shown a new light on creativity, its importance, and its absence in my pr

Sardonic Solicitor
Dec 4, 20215 min read


Parents’ guide to gamer speak: It’s a brand-new lexicon…Ya Noobs!
Join me as I share with you a cheat sheet for understanding your kid's gamer chat! It is a brave new world. Buckle-up!

Sardonic Solicitor
Nov 5, 20205 min read


The joys of completion meetings: sign on the dotted line, please
Join me as I share some completion meeting war stories. They are usually a mad last minute scramble to the finish line!

Sardonic Solicitor
Oct 29, 20206 min read


Weekly update calls: The douchebag standoff
A day in the life of a lawyer enjoying project weekly update calls. Know when to fight or duck for cover in these douchebag standoffs.

Sardonic Solicitor
Oct 22, 20204 min read


The 5.30 pm rocket: Law firms and the outdated culture of keeping you chained to the office desk
In this post, I share some experience of out dated attitudes of in law that lawyers must be chained to their desks all day and night.

Sardonic Solicitor
Oct 17, 20205 min read


Own up to your mistakes: Lawyers' confessions
Resist the temptation to cover-up or lie about your mistakes. Confess and tell the truth, it is always the best option!

Sardonic Solicitor
Oct 14, 20205 min read


Communication: From inkwell and quill to email – and back?
I explore the evolution of communication. We have come a long way from the inkwell and quill. But has all of that progress been positive?

Sardonic Solicitor
Oct 9, 20206 min read


Training contract: The Interview
Join me for walk down memory lane as I breakdown my experience of the training contract interview process.

Sardonic Solicitor
Oct 5, 20206 min read


Work-life balance in the age of remote working
Is there such a thing as the mythical hinterland of “work-life balance”? I explore this concept and consider this elusive goal.

Sardonic Solicitor
Oct 1, 20207 min read


The new blog: welcome to the Sardonic Solicitor
Hello and welcome to my new blog. Thanks for reading. I hope that you will enjoy this going forward. I appreciate your support. Why have...

Sardonic Solicitor
Sep 25, 20205 min read
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