A day in the life of ... Danny Chapman

Danny Chapman is the Practice Manager at 36 Family winner of the Clerking Team of the Year Award at the Family Law Awards 2017.

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

I am the Practice Manager a post which in the old days would have been called Senior Clerk. My main responsibility is to manage the practices of my barristers. But that doesn’t just mean filling their diaries with as much work as I can lay my hands on. It’s more about supplying them with the kind of work that will enhance their careers making recommendations to them about how they can improve their profiles and also helping them to find the right work-life balance: very easy to overlook. I feel that if a barrister or anyone for that matter is happy in their life this will provide the best platform to showcase their talent and to give their absolute best to any task.

I am also charged with trying to build the profile of the team by arranging and attending events whether they be...

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