From Litigator to Men's Mental Health Champion: Nicholas O'Neill's Journey in Law

In this episode, Orlagh is joined by the current Chambers Director at Oriel Chambers, Nicholas O'Neill. Although not involved with the Bar until much later in his career, Nick has had a keen interest in the legal sector throughout his studying and working life. After studying law at university, Nick went on to practice for 20 years as a litigator, before getting into chambers management for the last 15 years. Outside of his main role at Oriel, Nick does a lot of great work focusing on men's mental health in the legal profession - acting as a champion for LawCare and heading the Merseyside Men's Legal Wellbeing Group. He gives his insights on the major differences in careers in law firms vs chambers, rallying members around a collective cause and the new-gen barristers' passion for mental health.