North of the Stupid Line

Shanzu Beach in Malindi, Kenya

Mount Kilmanjaro

As many of you will know, I qualify as a solicitor today. Today is the culmination of nine years of hard work, and I thought it would be nice to tell you how I got here.

At the tender age of 14, I made the decision that I wanted to become a lawyer. A [...]

BSL translation coming soon.
There has been a spate of posts on Deaf UK and individual blogs recently discussing audism. Erick Ketcham, an American Deafist ASL user, has recently joined Deaf UK, and has contributed some thought-provoking posts on the following topics:

There are cultural differences between the UK Deaf community and the American Deaf Community;
There [...]

Yesterday was the last day of my secondment to Hugh James Solicitors, and I qualify as a solicitor tomorrow. The last 5 months at Hugh James have been immensely valuable. I have the confidence to go out there as a qualified solicitor and advise on employment law matters, including advocacy at Employment Tribunals. [...]

Fancy becoming Chair of the RNId? Here’s the job description and person specification:
RNID Chair of the Board of Trustees
Job Description
Principal Responsibilities

Leading the Trustee Board in fulfilling the mission and objects of the RNID
Ensuring that the Trustee Board acts reasonably and prudently in all matters relating to the RNID
Ensuring that all key issues and relevant [...]