Stepping Into a New Role at NLS
Ayomide Abraham joined our team in October 2023, and here’s her perspective on her experience with us so far.
SQE1 – My route to qualifying as a solicitor
I am currently a childcare paralegal at National Legal Service and am undertaking the SQE qualification route to qualify as a solicitor.
My journey to qualification as a solicitor at NLS
For me, the idea of studying and practicing law originated from my passion for human rights. I grew up watching my parents and grandmother who have dedicated their lives to advocating and helping others.
What Flexible Working Means to Me
As a Supervising Solicitor, I manage a team in the Family Department. I find that the management team are wholly supportive and trusting of the decisions we take as Supervising Solicitors.
What Flexible Working Means to Me?
The working landscape has changed. Where I used to travel several hours a day to get to work, most days, I now only have to make the arduous journey to my desk a mere few steps away. This is the same for many other knowledge workers – we are gifted extra hours in the day.
Flexible Working Approach at NLS – I Am More Than a Solicitor.
Having continuously worked since the age of 15, after having my own family, It became obvious that I needed to re-think things.
I am a Domestic Abuse Paralegal; I Wish I Had Been Able to Help My Friend When He Needed it
Five years ago, I met a friend who had arrived from Latin America to marry the love of his life in England. After a few months of marital bliss my friend told me his husband had started to abuse him.
Things Are Bad at Home During Lockdown – Will Social Services Take my Children Away?
Since the announcement in March last year, that England was going into full lockdown, the lives of most families changed overnight without warning.
Why I do What I do… Sheena Donlon – Head of Care
Being the head of the care department and a children panel solicitor, I am regularly instructed on behalf of the Guardian to represent a child/children in care proceedings.
A Day in the Life…Dora Castro – Domestic Abuse Paralegal
I joined National Legal Service as legal assistant in January 2019 and nine months later I was promoted to the position of a fee earning paralegal, with casework responsibility.
