Meet our Recruitment team
Alexandra Watson, Partner and Training Principal
Where did you train? TLT, Bristol
“At the heart of Michelmores’ Destination 2030 strategy is the attraction, development and retention of high-quality clients and high-quality people. Central to this is our graduate programme: we take the recruitment and training of our trainees very seriously and you can see that come to life with our consistently high retention rate on qualification and post qualification. We offer trainees opportunities to develop their legal and business skills, access to lawyers at the top of their field and real responsibility on interesting and varied client work. Trainees learn to work in an agile way from day one; this coupled with a flexible approach to experiencing seats across our different offices means an overall fantastic experience over the two-year contract. “Our selection process for both the vacation scheme and the assessment day are purposefully designed to give applicants the opportunity to get to know us and show us their potential. It also gives us the chance to really get to know our applicants well. Use the route you choose to ask questions, to see why we are so proud of our culture and why culture is a core pillar of our Destination 2030 strategy.”
Do you have a law or a non-law background? Non-law – I have a BSc in Geography from Bristol University, then did the PGDip Law and LPC at UWE. What do you like most about being a lawyer? As a corporate lawyer, there is nothing I love more than the (fun) pressure of being in the middle of a transaction, pushing to get it over the line and finding a solution where all the sides are happy with the deal that has been done. What do you like least about the legal profession? Historic restrictions on access to law has meant a lack of diversity and social mobility in the profession - something we are all committed to change for future generations. And too many Latin phrases… If you weren’t a lawyer, what would you be? Back at the beginning of my career, probably an accountant.
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