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A day in the life of ... Rachel Roberts
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What is your position and what do you do on a day-to-day basis?
I am the Managing Partner of the
Stowe Family Law Leeds office. I manage a team of 10 solicitors and 1 trainee all of whom specialise in family law.
My role is pretty varied on a day to day basis. I split my time equally between doing the day job i.e. advising clients and attending Court etc and doing the managerial side of my role. This work entails supervising the team and their work particularly the junior members. On a day to day basis as well as people management I am also responsible for ensuring the financial performance of the office – a lot of my time is concentrated on business development. I really love the variety that being in a management role brings.
How long have you been in this role and what brought you here?
I have been a Managing Partner for 2 and a half years but have been with Stowe Family Law for over 17 years. I did my training contract with the firm and then worked my way...
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