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A day in the life of ... Peter Watson-Lee
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What is your position and what do you do on a day‐to‐day basis?
After many years of full-on family law work at the coal face of high street practice I have just retired and without wanting to make you all jealous as of just now my day-to-day life is total relaxation!
How long have you been in this role and what brought you here?
I qualified 40 years ago. In those days we all undertook a broad range of litigation. Over the years we began to specialise and a time came when I made the conscious decision to turn the litigation department of my firm (Williams Thompson in Christchurch Dorset) into a specialist family law practice. The practice of family law has changed beyond recognition and much for the better. Highly aggressive correspondence has been banished and the more co-operative approach now prevalent is so much healthier for all concerned.
Any memorable stories from your career...
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