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Apr 2024
40m 56s

Sara George

The Legal 500
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Will Tolcher, Global Bar Editor of The Legal 500, speaks to Sara George, Sidley Austin's lead crisis management and strategic response lawyer in Europe and vice-chair of the Employed Barristers Committee of the Bar Council. Will and Sara discuss Sara's journey from a criminal chambers in London, through the Financial Services Authority and elite English firms through to partnership at a US firm, as well as the role of employed barristers across public service and the private sector in the UK.

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