Webinar: Your guide to living and working in the regions – Birmingham

Event date/time: Mon, 13 May 2024 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm


We are excited to be hosting an online panel discussion on how to succeed as a legal professional outside London.

Whether you are considering a career move or just embarking on your legal journey, our session will offer practical tips and guidance on the unique challenges and opportunities that come with working at a regional law firm.

Our guest speakers Jenny Farrington, Senior Associate, Gowling WLG, and Joel Nixon, Corporate Partner, Higgs LLP, will discuss their own journeys, followed by a Q&A session at the end of the webinar, hosted by Taylor Root Director James Brewster and Associate Director Chloe Matthews.

why join our webinar:

  • Get practical advice about living and working in Birmingham
  • Understand the local job market
  • Learn about benefits and drawbacks to practising law in Birmingham compared to London
  • Get your own career questions answered

If you’d like to attend, please register below.

MEET YOUr SPEakers

Jenny Farrington

Senior Associate
Gowling WLG
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Jenny is a Birmingham based Senior Associate in the Commercial, Development and Investment team at Gowling WLG. Jenny has over seven years’ experience in the real estate sector and has spent time working in both private practice and in-house.

Jenny joined Gowling WLG in 2022. Prior to this she was in-house Legal Counsel at Related Argent in London. 

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Joel Nixon

Corporate Partner
Higgs LLP
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Joel is a Corporate Partner at Higgs LLP. He has a wealth of experience advising clients in the private, third and public sector across a variety of transactions including mergers, acquisitions, disposals, reorganisations and joint ventures, as well as commercial contracting and projects.

Joel advises across all sectors, with a particular specialism in manufacturing and health & social care.

James brewster

Director | Head of Midlands | Law Firms
Taylor Root
jamesbrewster@taylorroot.com
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Chloe Matthews

Associate Director| Law Firms
Taylor Root
chloematthews@taylorroot.com
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