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A day in the life of ... Henry Brookman (Senior Partner, Brookman Solicitors)
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Henry Brookman Brookman SolicitorsWhat is your position and what do you do on a day-to-day basis?
I am the founder of the firm and its Senior Partner. Family law is a fascinating mix of trying to help people solve some of the deepest problems in their lives with using the law creatively to achieve that. My day is a blend of talking to clients dealing with the stream of paperwork that is created by litigation managing the business and making sure that everyone around me is working effectively and happily.
How long have you been in this role and what brought you here?
People question my sanity in leaving Australia to work in London. The weather is rather different but the human problems are the same. I started my career in a two-partner rural practice in South Australia dealing with everything
– crime family farms estates
– you name it. But as time went on I realised that family law is perhaps the field that brings you closest to issues that matter most deeply to people which is why I found I...
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