‘Quite unexpectedly, the skills and experiences you’ve had in your previous career make you a better lawyer and more successful. Having a completely different dimension to your personality makes you more interesting to the clients. It turns you into an asset.’ So observes James Anderson, almost-famous musician, and now head of Skadden’s European tax practice.
While Anderson may still be kicking himself over what he calls ‘the Radiohead misfire’, his view rings true for all of the lawyers interviewed for this piece. Perhaps his former career imbued in him a desire for recognition – he now features in the lofty ranks of The Legal 500’s Hall of Fame for corporate tax. Continue reading “Career changes: The measure of intelligence – Lawyers and the great career change-up”