Andrew Macklin joined Apex Group as its general counsel in April 2019, after a brief stint as interim head of legal at digital bank Monzo. Before that he worked as an associate at Slaughter and May before joining White & Case, helping to launch an office in the Middle East, and then working as a partner at Latham & Watkins.

Here he discusses his transition from private practice to in-house and gives his top advice to those considering making a similar jump.