What was your first-ever job?
Assistant in the Central Service Sterilisation Department at St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester.
What was your worst experience as a trainee?v
Finding out shortly before completion that I was selling the wrong house to the wrong person.
Where’s the best place to go if you want to find out what’s really going on in the office?
Reception.
What time do you usually leave the office?
I think it’s important to strike a balance between work and family commitments. I aim to be away between 7pm and 8pm.
What do you do at weekends?
Taxi driver for my children, Henrietta and Edward.
vWhat’s your favourite restaurant?
Bar Centro in Guildford.
If you weren’t a lawyer, what would you have been?
Travel agent.
Who was your mentor or role model?
Michael Smith, my senior partner at Titmuss Sainer.
What’s the best thing about your job?
Working with interesting clients.
What’s the toughest thing about your job?
Meeting the needs of clients while ensuring quality time with my family.
What’s your biggest work/career mistake and what did you learn from it?
Not working abroad when I was younger – carpe diem.
What car(s) do you drive?
Porsche 911 Carrera 4.
What book are you currently reading?
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell.
What’s on your CD player at the moment?
Tourist by Athlete.
What’s your favourite children’s book?
Nonsense Poems by Edward Lear.
