Women in law – Successful, Super Women

Juggling a successful career with raising a family is challenging, but with the right support, it can be done. 

We’re proud to have some amazing women in our firm who are mothers working in law and have successful careers. As part of our celebration of women in law, we are shining the spotlight on some of the inspiring, pioneering female colleagues at Gordons. We’ve spoken with Ambreen Ahmed, a solicitor in the Personal Law department.

Mothers Working in Law

Ambreen’s story

From a very young age, I had always wanted to qualify as a solicitor, but after graduating from Leeds University with an LLM, it took me quite a while to secure a training contract. I then took time out to have a family, but always intended to return to practice as soon as I could.

At Gordons, I have always found my team to be accommodating of the fact that I had young children when I first started. Sometimes it was hard when one of them was ill or the carer couldn’t look after them that day. However, as long as I was able to manage my workload, I was given the option of working from home whenever I needed to. This was really helpful and meant I could carry on practising as a solicitor and take care of my children at the same time.

More importantly, I don’t feel that I have been treated any differently by my team because I am a woman and a mother with a young family. I really believe I have had the best of both worlds – practising at a reputable firm in an area I really enjoy and taking care of my children.