Cracking the wrapper from a fresh copy of The Lawyer is always an enormous treat. Admit it.
And one of my own particular favourite pages is the (often tragically passed over) 'People' page. Where would I be without news of the latest job hires? Where else could one learn that Alsters Kelley have hired two paralegals? Where to turn when you're worried about the future of Linklaters' Mark Middleton (worry not, dear reader, he's not left the Duchess of Silk Street. No, he's been made graduate recruitment partner instead).
And here's a nugget to get you through the first day of a delightfully-short working week. Michael Briggs, of Howes Percival, Leicester, has been named solicitor of the year for 2010.
"Solicitor Of The Year", I hear you cry. "Why wasn't I nominated for this honour?", as you chomp through your tongue with fury.
Well, wipe your fevered brow. It was awarded by the Leicestershire Law Society. So unless you practice round there, it appears you weren't eligible.
Triumphant scenes outside Howes Percival yesterday
But there's something fishy about this. Sure, Briggs is a handsome buck - fresh faced, white of tooth, clean shaven, with one of those haircuts normally preferred by non-league semi-professional footballers. And no doubt he has a fine legal mind.
But to win Solicitor of the Year 2010 before May is out? What feats of legal work has he undertaken? We are left in the dark.
Suffice it to say that young Michael has, inter alia, planted bulbs, taken to the catwalk, and hurled himself from a plane. With such feats of bravado, who can deny him his glory?
And one of my own particular favourite pages is the (often tragically passed over) 'People' page. Where would I be without news of the latest job hires? Where else could one learn that Alsters Kelley have hired two paralegals? Where to turn when you're worried about the future of Linklaters' Mark Middleton (worry not, dear reader, he's not left the Duchess of Silk Street. No, he's been made graduate recruitment partner instead).
And here's a nugget to get you through the first day of a delightfully-short working week. Michael Briggs, of Howes Percival, Leicester, has been named solicitor of the year for 2010.
"Solicitor Of The Year", I hear you cry. "Why wasn't I nominated for this honour?", as you chomp through your tongue with fury.
Well, wipe your fevered brow. It was awarded by the Leicestershire Law Society. So unless you practice round there, it appears you weren't eligible.
Triumphant scenes outside Howes Percival yesterdayBut there's something fishy about this. Sure, Briggs is a handsome buck - fresh faced, white of tooth, clean shaven, with one of those haircuts normally preferred by non-league semi-professional footballers. And no doubt he has a fine legal mind.
But to win Solicitor of the Year 2010 before May is out? What feats of legal work has he undertaken? We are left in the dark.
Suffice it to say that young Michael has, inter alia, planted bulbs, taken to the catwalk, and hurled himself from a plane. With such feats of bravado, who can deny him his glory?
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