She Always Knew She'd Do It. It Just Took 11 Years to Pull the Trigger ! Laura Spence

Laura Spence is a family lawyer. Divorce, finances, private children matters. She spent years working her way up through big firms including international corporate practices. And the whole time, in the back of her mind, there was always this idea. Then one day, going through old emails, she found one she'd sent 11 years earlier at university. It was to the first person she'd ever worked for, asking for advice on owning her own firm one day. He'd replied. She'd pinned it to the top of her inbox and forgotten about it. That was the moment she knew it was time. In this episode, I talk to Laura about leaving the corporate world behind and opening Hilton Spence, her own family law firm on the Wirral. She talks about the self-doubt that comes with going it alone, spotting a gap in the market that nobody else was filling, and why she believes the people going through divorce deserve something more personal than a corporate conveyor belt. It's an honest, funny, and really grounding conversation about backing yourself when the timing feels terrifying. Topics covered: Why Laura always knew she'd run her own firm one day The 11-year-old email that finally pushed her to act The difference between corporate law and what she wanted to offer Finding a gap in the Wirral market and going for it Self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and the internal critic Why she doesn't see other firms as competition What 13-year-old Laura would think of her now