In this section we have collated all the previously published articles and blogs written by Paul Gilbert, Jonathan Smith and guests.
This is a resource for you to browse and is free to view. The first articles were published in the early 2000’s, but retain a relevance that is still valid and informative today. The later pieces reflect the changing face of the legal profession and the threat/opportunity for the role of lawyers in business and in our society.
We hope you will find that their opinions add to the debates of the day and inform, challenge and occasionally provoke. Please also join them in that debate on Twitter and follow Jonathan @jdsofislip and Paul @LBCWiseCounsel.
A brief blog about CVs
I am not sure how many CVs I read a month; ten to fifteen would be my guess. Very often it is just to “cast an eye”, sometimes it is a more involved critique. It has prompted me to write a few words about CV writing generally. I do not believe there is a perfect… More
A day out with my dad
On 1 October I went to see a football match with my dad. We have done this hundreds of times. Dad has been a fan of Fulham FC since 1948, but we knew that this time it was for the last time. It made for a hugely emotional, but wonderful day which included, thanks to… More
#LawFest 2016
#LawFest is on the face of it entirely inconsequential. On Friday 19 and Saturday 20 August, just over fifty people came to a small theatre in Cheltenham Spa to participate in what might have looked on the surface a rather self-indulgent experiment. The wrong time of year, the wrong place, no obvious purpose, no CPD.… More
Your first in-house job interview
Much has been written about interviewing and a great deal of it is really helpful, but I have still not read anything that I think comes close to identifying the purpose of the interview from the perspective of the interviewee; especially if it is your first in-house legal role. I am not interested in the… More
Is this it?
It is probably my age, but this is a question that sometimes pops into my head. I’m uncertain why I grapple with it, but I am also quietly heartened when I hear it. I don’t assume anything is wrong when I hear the question in my head; I like to think that being human means… More