In our Law mini-series podcast, Rachel Gaunt Employability and Careers Consultant for the Law School, talks to experienced professionals from both legal and non-legal sectors about their career experiences and advice.
Gordon graduated from the University of Exeter with an LLB in (Euro) (German), English, German and European Law, an LLM in European Legal Studies and a PhD in European Law. He is now working as Principal Counsel Competition for Siemens Energy in his home country of Germany. In this episode hear about Gordon’s experiences of studying and working in a different country, this includes how he came to complete a PhD, his varied career; including his experiences of working in private practice compared to in house, his transition from working in the UK to Germany and his general tips on studying and securing employment in the legal sector.
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