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ARTICLE · 13 OCTOBER 2021

Lessons From A Month In Personal Injury

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Now that I'm (almost) a month into my training contract, it feels like it's the right time to take a moment to reflect on everything that I've learned from a jam-packed few weeks.

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Nathan Weich
Nathan Weich

Now that I'm (almost) a month into my training contract, it feels like it's the right time to take a moment to reflect on everything that I've learned from a jam-packed few weeks.

As a trainee in the personal injury and clinical negligence team, I've learned that, yes, there is actually such a thing as a 'waterslide expert' (and their evidence can make or break a case); that clinical negligence claims can take years and years to get to a hearing, if they ever do; and that you should never, under any circumstances, Google surgical procedures straight after lunch.

The one thing that has really stood out to me, however, is the passion that this team has for the work that they do and for getting the best result for their clients. It's why I can feel and share in their outrage when they discuss the occasions where the law fails to fulfil its obligations to victims of negligence.

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