In local authorities they are more management focused. With private practice you can match the people to the need. If I've been instructed on a job I can make a case to hire another member of staff. With a local authority you have a structure that is rigid. Here at Eversheds there is more of a team, as well as a national team.
Partners also advise juniors.
But she admits that she found it hard readjusting to having several clients. You're acting for a lot of different clients. Each one thinks that they're the only one. With a local authority your client has more of an understanding of what you've got on. It has been brought to your attention that an employee in the accounting department may be financing their mortgage payments from company funds.