54: Scott Lo - The Pros and Cons of Different Legal Careers (Interview)

The Study Legal English Podcast

🗒️ About this episode: In today's episode I interview Scott Lo. Scott is a solicitor with many years of experience working in large international law firms, local government and charities. He specialises in planning and environmental law and today we talk about different legal careers. We discuss the pros and cons of working in:

• Commercial law firms;
• Local Government; and
• Charities.

If you're considering working as a solicitor and want to find out what it's like to actually work in these different environments, this episode should help you gain an understanding of these. Interested in a career in international law? Check out this book: Smit & Waters' Guide to International Law Careers

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Chapters

1. OPENING (00:00:00)

2. INTRODUCTION (00:00:19)

3. WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF WORKING IN AN INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM? (00:03:30)

4. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY 'DESK-SIT' ? (00:05:55)

5. WHEN IS IT RELEVANT TO SEND AN EMAIL AT 1 A.M.? (00:06:52)

6. DO SOME LAW FIRMS HAVE A PREFERRED TRAINEE TYPE? (00:08:30)

7. DO LAW FIRMS HAVE DIVERSITY QUOTAS? (00:09:49)

8. TALKING ABOUT THE ‘CHAT’ (00:10:20)

9. OTHER CONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRMS (00:11:32)

10. ARE THERE SOME COMMON TRAITS FOR PARTNERS? (00:13:09)

11. WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT? (00:13:59)

12. PENSIONS AND RETIRING (00:16:42)

13. LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRAINEES (00:19:23)

14. WHAT ABOUT WORKING IN-HOUSE FOR CHARITIES? (00:20:35)

15. SCOTT’S OVERALL LEGAL CAREER TIPS (00:23:13)

16. TAKE AWAYS FROM TODAY’S INTERVIEW (00:26:59)

17. ENDING (00:27:50)