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A Day in the Life of ... Dr Rob George (barrister and lecturer)
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What is your position and what do you do on a day-to-day basis?
I have two jobs one as a barrister practising from Harcourt Chambers and the other as a lecturer at University College London. They mostly fit well together although some weeks are pretty manic! Every day is different - sometimes I'm teaching marking or doing research for an academic paper; other days I'm in court or preparing an advice for a client. I love how varied it is and how the two sides feed into one another.
How long have you been in these roles and what brought you here?
In these particular roles about 2 years but before that I was doing a doctorate and then a post-doc in Oxford researching relocation disputes and other aspects of international child law. I've always had an interest in family law after spending a couple of days marshalling the father of a friend of mine who was then a district judge while I was at school. He still sits (now as a Circuit Judge) but it's not a part of the country I get...
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