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A day in the life of ... Sonny Patel
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What is your position and what do you do on a day-to-day basis?
I am a Partner of the firm and I’m based in
Expatriate Law’s new office in Singapore. We advise British expats in respect of English divorce and family law in an international context.
With the anchor of our team in London and progressive use of technology we already have many years of experience conducting cases in the English courts for clients all over the world. Our physical presence in Singapore will enable us to develop close working relationships with local lawyers and provide face to face advice to clients who live in Singapore and across South East Asia.
My typical day in Singapore is not so different to a typical working day in London: studying case papers preparing advice notes and pleadings client calls and meetings research and preparing articles supporting junior members of the team speaking to third party experts and lawyers in different jurisdictions. However being 7 hours ahead and working for clients in multiple time zones means that my working day often expands well outside of usual...
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