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ARTICLE · 07 JUNE 2023

Podcast: My 51-Year Career With Appleby - John Bisson, Part 3

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Today our Jersey podcast series Let's Talk Law: Jersey, focusses on the impressive career of Partner John Bisson, who has been at Appleby for 51 years.

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APPLEBY LET'S TALK LAW: JERSEY S03 E04

Today our Jersey podcast series Let's Talk Law: Jersey, focusses on the impressive career of Partner John Bisson, who has been at Appleby for 51 years. Join John as he offers his vision of what the future holds and offers advice to young people starting out in law in the final part of his podcast trilogy.

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