Answering Uncomfortable Questions With My Girlfriend - Q & A
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- čas přidán 20. 07. 2024
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Answering everything from when we're getting engaged to whether I feel like I earn enough money, this Q&A includes much laughter, some discomfort and a strong dose of Beth grilling me (and enjoying it more than even she expected) 😂
We discuss everything from our relationship (and coping with long-distance) to whether I'm happy working in corporate law. Beth did the hard yards splitting this up into some juicy sections, so feel free to skip around as you think will be interesting, or sit back, relax and watch me sweat... like literally, we filmed this in the middle of the heat wave 😝
00:00 Intro
00:33 Quick-fire round
05:02 The big questions
13:14 Big-dollar questions
18:24 Productivity & books
23:09 Corporate lawyer life
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About Me
I'm a trainee lawyer, part-time CZcamsr, son, brother, startup founder, boyfriend, black coffee drinker and plant dad. I graduated from Cambridge University (where I studied French and Spanish), topped my law school class and now work for a corporate law firm in London as a trainee solicitor (which takes up a lot of my time)!
Around that, I'm a big fan of discovering new ways of thinking, of balancing work with life, and of performing to the very best of my ability. Ohh, and being happy. And I try to share all that on this CZcams channel 😀
Fun fact: I believe we massively overplay the role of “natural talent” 😮 AND… I also believe that TOGETHER, WE ARE ALL CAPABLE OF POSITIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY AND SUCCESS.
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Really enjoying your content, and it’s even better with Beth …. PS getting a backpack for my daughter for Christmas, so one of the bags will be “at Uni in NZ”
Amazing stuff you two. Well done 😁
Great video. I'm a bit late to the party watching, but I stumbled across your account a while back but am now a loyal subscriber and really love your content. I have gone back and watched so many of your videos. You're inspirational. Beth is lovely too.
Thank you for answering my question on uni !!
28:40 Agus here, first of all don’t worry about the misread, I’m Spanish and it’s pretty normal for foreigners, you were one of the closest ones actually. Thanks for including my question, we were all wondering.
Of course it had to be one that combines 5, maybe I should ask which of those 5 in the next Q&A 😅
Videos with the two of you are simply golden!
Bllsht - fake life fake laptop choice.
Girlfriend has him under her thumb and he won't like this when they're married. Divorce
Very engaging video... Didn't realise 30 mins done...Good work... 😀
After the Oct 23/travelling video, came straight back here to rewatch your sweating Liam 🙌😄
Part-time evening law student in the U.S. here. I find the Barrister's lone existence you mentioned rather interesting. In the U.S., civil trial attorneys operate within an entire team. It's not uncommon to have up to 10+ attorneys/paralegals work on a large civil matter in the years leading up to the trial--as a result of the stakes (and stress) being extremely high, a sense of camaraderie blooms. I wish we had an trainee/apprenticeship system in place here in the U.S., but perhaps one day. (I, too, am interested in antitrust law, although more on the litigation side.) P.S. Beth is absolutely lovely; I love her accent.
Yeah but trial attorneys aren't really that different from solicitors who work in teams... the lawyers can just do the office work AND the law talking. There are just no silly wig wearing, cloak donning middleman hahhaha. Though in the uk barristers can work in "chambers" which are a team, where I come from, Ireland, barristers are all self employed and work solo!
There is an American show called 'Mad About You', you two just remind me of Paul and Jamie, he gives a long answer and she's like, "I only asked if you want a sandwich" lol You two are brilliant !!! Loved this video
After long time watching you
Which team did you qualify into? (ie. what area of law have you specialised in?)
Long distance - which Uni did Beth attend? And what is your”Menos” (Less?) business?
As a lawyer in BigLaw, I'd be terrified to share these details with CZcams. Brave is what you are, Liam.
Why ? Do you think it could affect his career? (I genuinely don’t get it)
@@frenchfriez1027 I am speaking from a US/BigLaw perspective. In my experience or maybe my firm, it's a little too personal to share some of these details on YT without having a colleague bring it up in the workplace. Your colleagues aren't your friends so, yeah well.
@@tempest9172 ok. I see. It’s a shark industry
@@frenchfriez1027 Yes. Shark Industry is the best way to describe it
@@tempest9172classic USA approach. No where else would be like that. Nonsense.
mate you looked stressed at the proposal questions 😂😂
You are the polar opposite of me on the Myers Briggs test haha
im curious how Beth got into tv production
As a woman I just wonder how on earth you could work in corporate law and have a family…does it get easier to manage your working hours as you climb the ladder?
From my brief time in a top ten solicitors firm in London, I know that quite a few partners were divorced, others worked insane hours (one had a sleeping bag in the office), while others delegated vast amounts of work to associate solicitors.
@@dominiclondesborough3222 tbf partners should be delegating vast amounts of work. Their job is to bring work in and supervise, not do the grunt work.
Why are you writing as a women? That sounds rather antifeminist, connecting here actively women and family. Would you have also written: as a man I just wonder how on earth could you combine corporate law and family. I don’t believe so. It seems a little bit that you have outdated role pictures in your mind. Or maybe I am wrong, but it seems for a little bit like that.
@@mikeelliott886 You're absolutely right, Mark, that partners should delegate and supervise. However, part of competent delegation is to optimise the level of workload allocated to each associate (based on their current workload and experience), to ensure that it's humanly sustainable and doesn't lead to burnout/nervous breakdowns/errors made under time-pressure. Not sure about the phrase "grunt work" but I know what you mean.
@@alinawelser8338 of course women and family are connected. Perhaps my word Choice was poor but as a mother myself a career path in corporate law would seem extremely difficult. I think it is tough for mothers (& fathers) to strike a balance between career and family and the lifestyle explained in this video must magnify that. Outdated or not that is the reality of being a mother, you have other priorities to balance…as would a father of course. My question is really as you move up the career ladder would that balance be easier to strike because it doesn’t sound like it in the junior grades.
How old are you? If I may ask… because you said “now that we are old “ at some point in the video ;)
I’d love a woman like Beth, class and beauty rolled in one
Your girlfriend is SO beautiful!
You don't like cats. Explains a lot!
Hi
Your girlfriend is one of the most beautiful girls I have ever seen!
The really important question is: When will you get a dog? Screw marriage, that's way more important!
Tiramisu is my favourite desert by a long mile
Hahahaha - I do LOVE a tiramisu.... maybe need to re-film this.......
@@liam.porritt Any excuse to go back to Paris ;-) Beth may not be pleased
Yeah, everyone's like lock her up bro.......
It better happen in Southeast Asia or we all be pssstttttttt
:)
He should start getting ready for the wedding. If he thinks he will meet a better woman the answer is likely not (speaking as a guy in his 30's who studied finance at Uni with some regrets in my personal life). If he thinks his family/personal life will automatically plan itself he is wrong too. If he think's his sperm and testosterone will be strong forever he is wrong too (decreases by 1% in your 30's). The girl needs to put a time limit for him to propose ( I told the same thing to my sister) and the guy needs to create contracts on the side as a gig (for instance entrepreneurs would love to have a discount on a private placement memorandums)
The Big Questions... Who do you think will cheat first??
Him... Lawyers have a certain pull with women lol. Plus he's a guy so, "age like wine" type
@@mr.j3371 yeah but she's hot and works in TV and there's a lot of attractive blokes around in TV... And intersting guys... Lawyer spends 14 hrs a day reading contracts the most intersting he can make himself is to learn French...??
@@channiedhillon ah you are forgetting online dating. Opens the pool wide. Some pictures and put your profession on there, also lawyers are the most swiped on tinder, add to it the secrecy of dating online. Im still betting on him. Also he’s hesitant to get married soooo that’s a lil sus 🤷♂️
@@mr.j3371 hahaha... OK... I leave it there. I got nothing else :)