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Douglas Alexander a Minister in the Government? |
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Douglas
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Park Mains High School
Renfrewshire |
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Many
lawyers have done well in the world of
politics. Douglas has impressed many with his quick
progress as an MP. Former Prime Minister, Tony Blair,
is an admirer and did not hesitate to make Douglas a Minster in the Labour government at a young
age. The current Prime Minister Gordon Brown
has retained him as a senior Minister. (more) |
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Q. How did
Elish Angiolini make legal history in 2001? |
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Elish
Angiolini
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Elish
made legal history in 2001 when she became the first
woman to serve as Solicitor General for Scotland.
She grew up in Govan in Glasgow and after graduating
from Strathclyde University, began her training with
the Procurator Fiscal Service. She has worked in
courts around Scotland as well as advising the
government on important matters of law. |
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Q. Why is
'attention to detail' an important skill for Aisha Anwar? |
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Aisha Anwar |
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Portobello High School
Edinburgh |
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Attention to detail is an important skill for Aisha
as she often deals with highly complex business
disputes. She must be good at it judging by the
success she has enjoyed! Aisha works in Edinburgh
for top law firm, Maclay Murray and Spens.
She was School Dux at Portobello High before
studying law at Edinburgh University and following
this up with a Masters degree from Oxford
University. (more) |
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Q. At which
two universities did Ross Allardyce study law? |
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Ross Allardice
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Perth Academy
Perth & Kinross |
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Rob
showed great talent while still a law student first
at Cambridge University and then Dundee University
by winning a host of prizes and distinctions.
He then completed his training at the major Scottish
firm Dickson Minto W.S. Ross has since moved
to top international law firm, Kirkland & Ellis LLP,
where he is a corporate associate in the London
office. Ross has worked on a number of highly
complex but very interesting business deals. (more) |
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Q. Sarah
Baillie is also a qualified _____ ______as well as a solicitor.
Complete. |
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Sarah Baillie
Banchory Academy
Aberdeenshire |
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Before studying law at Edinburgh University, Sarah
graduated with an Honours degree in Environmental
Planning from Strathclyde University. As a result,
she became one
of only two practising solicitors in Scotland who is
also a qualified Town Planner. This means Sarah is
well placed to advise clients on planning and
environmental issues for
multi-million pound land developments. |
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Q. Why is it
important that Ken Baird has a head for figures and detail? |
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Ken Baird
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Ken is
a highly talented finance lawyer and a partner in
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, one of the world's
leading international law firms. He leads the
firm's restructuring and insolvency practice and
must have a head for figures and detail because he
works on highly complex business deals where
mistakes can cost a great deal of money. Ken
studied Law at Glasgow University and has
since qualified as a solicitor in both Scotland and
England. (more) |
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Q. In which
US State did Hazel Barclay complete an internship after leaving
university? |
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Hazel Barclay
Mearns Academy
Aberdeenshire |
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Hazel
graduated from Aberdeen University with a law degree
before spending a summer in the USA completing an
internship for the presiding judge in the 13th
Judicial Circuit of Alabama! Hazel learned a
lot from the experience and shortly afterwards began
as a trainee solicitor in the Aberdeen office of one
of Scotland's largest law firms. |
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Q. Leo Blair
went to the same school as Sir Alex Ferguson. Name it. |
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Leo Blair
Govan High School
Glasgow |
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Tony
Blair's father, Leo, was adopted by a Govan shipyard
worker in the 1920s. He attended Govan High School,
where Sir Alex Ferguson was also educated. During
the Second World War he joined the army and rose to
the rank of Major. In the years that followed,
Leo became a top lawyer. He hoped to become an MP but ill health prevented
this. In the 1990s, he watched his son became one of
the most powerful Prime Ministers in history. |
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Q. What type
of law did Tony Blair specialise in before full-time politics? |
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Tony Blair
Fettes College
Edinburgh |
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Tony
Blair was born in Edinburgh but spent most of his
childhood in Durham. His father Leo (see above) was a
barrister so it was no great surprise when Tony also
decided to study law. He went to Oxford University
and eventually become a barrister himself. He specialised in employment and industrial law before
opting for full-time politics. Like many lawyers,
Tony Blair
performed well in Parliament. A rapid rise followed
taking him all the way to No. 10 Downing
Street. |
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Q. Pauline
Bradley has worked in three different sectors. Name them. |
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Pauline Bradley |
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People
who are successful corporate lawyers are normally
happy to continue with their legal career. However,
Pauline decided to see what she could achieve
in in the world of corporate banking. Having
made this unusual move, she quickly made a name for
herself and went on to fill a top post at
Bank of Scotland. She later became
Chief Executive at Kenmore Property Group Ltd. |
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Q. What was
Robert Brown's job in Dumbarton? |
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Robert Brown |
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The Gordon Schools
Aberdeenshire |
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Robert
gained a 1st Class law degree at Aberdeen University
and then trained with an Aberdeen law firm. He
became a Depute Procurator Fiscal in Dumbarton
before joining Ross Harper Solicitors where he was
appointed as a Partner. Robert has a strong
interest in politics and in 1999 was elected as an
MSP for the Glasgow Region. |
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Q. What is
John Buchan probably best remembered for? |
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John Buchan |
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Hutcheson's Grammar
Glasgow |
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John Buchan studied Classics at Glasgow
University and then Law at Oxford University. He
was a brilliant individual. Indeed, during his
life he became a diplomat, barrister, journalist,
historian, poet, statesman and novelist!
Perhaps he is
best remembered for his famous novel The
Thirty-Nine Steps! |
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Q. What does
Pamela Buxton feel is one of the big challenges of the legal
profession? |
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Pamela Buxton |
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Pamela
has enjoyed an interesting and unusual career since
qualifying as a solicitor, including a spell as an
in-house lawyer with a large whisky company,
followed by a move to London and one of the world's
largest and most successful legal firms, Lovells.
Pamela's ability, along with her knowledge and
experience of commercial law, led to her being
appointed as a Partner at Lovells and she regularly
worked on high-level business deals involving
millions of pounds. However, when her young
family arrived, Pamela decided to adopt more
flexible working patterns. She stepped down as
a Partner and returned to Scotland where she now
enjoys time at home with her children but still acts
as a Consultant to Lovells, working remotely and on
a flexible basis. Pameal is delighted to
have found a way combining a family and career which
is something she feels is definitely one of the big
challenges of the legal profession! |
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