Every second child who is born on the planet wants to be a lawyer
Ken Murphy’s father wanted him to be a doctor, but his life took a different turn. The president of the Law Society talks about being the figurehead of a profession under pressure
Role: Law Society director general
Age:58
Lives: Monkstown
Family: married to Yvonne Chapman with three children
Hobbies: armchair and attending supporter of the Ireland football and rugby teams. Also an avid Leinster rugby fan and a self-confessed poetry buff
Currently reading: Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love, by James Booth
Independence is the most fundamental and treasured virtue of the legal profession. When challenged, it tends to be defended rigorously.
In recent years, ...
