Becoming a lawyer in Scotland with Addleshaw Goddard

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Edinburgh training principal Lynsey Walker and trainees Suzie Wilson and Rijul Shah about their experiences and insights into becoming a solicitor in Scotland.

This week, we sat down with Edinburgh training principal Lynsey Walker and trainees Suzie Wilson and Rijul Shah to hear more about their career journeys so far, all in an effort to demystify the process and find out more about what it takes to make it as a solicitor in Scotland.

People in this episode

Guests: Lynsey Walker, Suzie Wilson, Rijul Shah

Topics covered

• law
• solicitor
• Scotland
• career journeys

Keywords

• Addleshaw Goddard
• training principal
• trainees

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Scotland, Edinburgh

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