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SUB36 By Rob Kelly
John Pickervance
SHARING SUCCESS WITH THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE
When it comes to awards ceremonies, it is often about having a good time and celebrating with a glass of bubbly if you win.
But for John Pickervance, his Sub36 Professional of the Year success in 2020 did not have anything like a rock’n’roll style celebration.
John says: “It was during coronavirus pandemic, everything was digital, so I was sat at home in the kitchen with the laptop watching the event with my wife Rachael.
“When it got to my turn, there was a bit of suspense.
“I still have a laugh with Rachael saying that we would normally be all dressed up or having a nice drink but instead we were sat there, wearing comfortable clothes and watching on a laptop.
“When I won, we ordered a takeaway and then watched an episode of Thomas the Tank Engine with my one-year-old son Jack.
“It is quite funny when you look back at it, but it was just way things were.”
The partner at Forbes Solicitors says the award acted as a springboard for his career. He adds: “It was great linking up with all the other winners, talking to them and arranging meetings.
“It was a nice bit of positivity during the pandemic. It gave me a boost to keep doing what I was doing.”
Today, John, 36, is the head of the Lancashire headquartered law firm’s commercial department, advising businesses trading on a national and international basis.
He leads Forbes’ manufacturing and
Whether that’s the world or having kids now, I don’t know.
“There’s room for being driven and calm at the same time, and I channel my energy in a much different way now compared to before. I take a great deal of gratification out of seeing my team succeed.”
John represents Forbes on the board of Winning the award gave me a bit of extra
confidence as there was some really impressive people nominated for those awards. I think it strengthened me as an individual
engineering sector group and regularly works with clients within the construction, digital and sports sectors.
He began his career at Forbes in 2011 as a trainee and describes it as a “great firm for promoting organically” adding that it gives its people “the opportunity to grow and to run with ideas as well”.
He says: “I’m probably a bit rounder on the edges compared to five or six years ago.
directors of LawPact, an international network of law firms of which it is a member.
He says: “Around the time of the award, Forbes was doing a lot of work for clients who were trading overseas.
“It was a bit of a gap in the market, so we joined this international network of lawyers. I go to conferences around the world every six months and learn lots of things to bring back to the firm.”
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