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NLJ PROFILE: Dr John McMullen, Stone King

18 January 2019
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Stone King partner & visiting professor of law at Durham University Dr John McMullen discusses his newfound love of legal technology

What was your route into the profession?

Via a law degree at Cambridge. My tutor for labour law was the late Professor Bob Hepple, who inspired me to practise in employment law.

What has been your biggest career challenge so far?

Adapting to new technology; but now, I embrace it, improving client service and opening up new ways of working.

Which person within the legal profession inspires you most?

Probably Baroness Hale of Richmond: the first woman and the youngest judge to become a law lord.

If you weren’t a lawyer, what would you choose as an alternate career?

A writer or a journalist, I think.

Who is your favourite fictional lawyer?

Atticus Finch, the fictional character in Harper Lee's novel of 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird.

What change would you make to the profession?

Addressing the changes in demographics and values, and to accelerate the pace of legal technology and innovation

How do you relax?

Lots of things: theatre, opera, cinema and travel.

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