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A day in the life of ... Rebecca Stevens (Head of Family Department, Withy King LLP)

Date:4 NOV 2015
Rebecca Stevens Head of Family Department Withy King LLP

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What is your position and what do you do on a day-to-day basis?

I work at Withy King LLP; my position is Head of the Family Department in the Swindon office. I specialise in children law including both public and private cases usually on behalf of children but also on behalf of parents so my day usually involves being in court for most of the day. After court I head back to the office and 'start' my day all over again by meetings with clients answering emails and posts and dealing with any staffing issues.

How long have you been in this role and what brought you here?

I trained with Withy King and started my training contract in 2008 before qualifying in December 2010. What brought me here is...

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