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I am a mixed-raced individual who worked in China in five years (as a journalist \u2013 writing about D&I – and before that a kindergarten teacher) prior to becoming a lawyer. I am also a non-law student who self-funded my GDL.<\/p>\n

I trained at Baker McKenzie before moving to Kirkland as an associate. While at Baker McKenzie I was a member of the firm’s steering ethnicity steering committee.<\/p>\n

I grew up in a single-parent household, with an ethnic minority immigrant mother. So I am very aware of how difficult it can be to feel like you belong somewhere \u2013 whether that is school, university or the workplace.<\/p>\n

As someone who is now in a position of (relative) power \u2013 I feel that giving mentorship and opportunity is a core part of the role I now play in society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":25468,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNick P | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Aspiring Solicitors - Law Careers Diversity Advice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I am a mixed-raced individual who worked in China in five years (as a journalist \u2013 writing about D&I - and before that a kindergarten teacher) prior\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspiringsolicitors.co.uk\/ambassador\/nick-p\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nick P | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Aspiring Solicitors - Law Careers Diversity Advice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I am a mixed-raced individual who worked in China in five years (as a journalist \u2013 writing about D&I - 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