Comments on: Why I ditched the office to become a ‘digital nomad’ lawyer https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/ Legal news, insider insight and careers advice Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:51:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: David https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1205625 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:51:57 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1205625 😂 sorry couldn't resist it. You are so right - it's about having the courage to carve out your future rather than be carved by it. And Catrin isn't boasting - she came top of her year overall! [besides the 2x A and 2x A* at A levels].]]> In reply to Offshore Lawyer.

‘envy’ not ‘jealousy’ – law lecturer 😂😂 sorry couldn’t resist it. You are so right – it’s about having the courage to carve out your future rather than be carved by it. And Catrin isn’t boasting – she came top of her year overall! [besides the 2x A and 2x A* at A levels].

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By: David Meltzer https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1205624 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:45:39 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1205624 In reply to Miss Maldives.

Yes, but there’s 24 hrs in a day, besides better weather while you work, no?

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By: Offshore Lawyer https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1199167 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 08:16:27 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1199167 Amazing! I suspect the majority of the negative comments are down to jealousy and nothing more. Inspirational post and shows those looking to enter the legal profession (as well as those in the thick of it) that in this day and age, you don’t necessarily need to sacrifice your life/travel dreams for the role!

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By: Glen https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1199035 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 10:47:08 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1199035 Very inspirational. Who wants to be stuck in an office all day when you can work from anywhere. Technology will rapidly reshape the industry, all you really need is a laptop these days.

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By: Check before you fly https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1198992 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:14:10 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1198992 In reply to Adv Pervin contractor.

Step 1 is surely to check the visa/entry and tax requirements of the country from which you want to work digitally, irrespective as to where you might be tax resident.

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By: Anonymous https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1198969 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 05:30:57 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1198969 In reply to Observer.

The rise of the solicitor-influencer. Only suitable for overpaid transactional corporate types I suspect. Also i wonder how the clients feel about her using the public WiFi in a cafe?

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By: Admirer https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1198968 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 05:27:22 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1198968 I absolutely love this, I am not qualified yet but due to my personal circumstances I have been struggling and knowing people are already modernising the industry, gives me so much hope!

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By: Adv Pervin contractor https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1198967 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 05:21:44 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1198967 Really felt good reading your article well offices are boring at times and many egos at times clash with your work goals even if you have done the work very nicely you are expected to sit late to please the bosses who can keep on pushing their work on you and earn the credit for them selves I am talking about India.

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By: Miss Maldives https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1198935 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:24:24 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1198935 Don’t get the appeal of sitting in the Maldives/Thailand/insert some other desirable location, but having to ignore it in order to bill my 8hrs on a 13inch laptop.

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By: Alpaca & Alpaca LLP https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1198928 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 14:53:40 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1198928 In reply to Observer.

It was the alpaca that pushed for it.

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By: Cat https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1198926 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 14:19:00 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1198926 In reply to NoTaxLawyer.

As you say, it comes down to where and how you want to spend your time

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By: Observer https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1198922 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:21:57 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1198922 What an odd, self-published / self-aggrandising article.

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By: Chad https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1198919 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:07:13 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1198919 “a world-leading offshore law firm”. This really tickled me. Hahahaha

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By: NoTaxLawyer https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1198907 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:11:53 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1198907 It doesn’t say much for your legal talents, if you haven’t yet worked out how to legally work as a digital nomad tax free. That should have been step one, if you have become country independent, you can also be paying zero tax legally depending on where you go and how long you stay. No brainer

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By: Cat https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1198899 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:01:36 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1198899 In reply to Anonymous.

You still have to pay tax in your home jurisdiction even if you travel a lot for work 🙂

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By: Anonymous https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1198898 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:46:17 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1198898 Where might a digital legal nomad be resident for tax purposes..?

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By: Wanderlust if you must https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1198896 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:02:35 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1198896 Excellent – why not. Go for it – it beats the office.

Also, I’m still giggling at myself for thinking the alpaca was a greyhound until I saw the whole picture hehe!

Nothing wrong with a pet alpaca…

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By: Anna https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/08/why-i-ditched-the-office-to-become-a-digital-nomad-lawyer/#comment-1198895 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 08:53:27 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=208573#comment-1198895 “mahogany-panelled offices”

What? This isn’t the 80s. The majority of law firm offices are overly bright, soulless, sterile, modern, characterless, hellish places.

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