Employment Law Seminars - Staff Interview

Welcome the latest feature on the Legal-Island website. Each month we'll interview one member of staff... and publish the results here! This month we spoke to Peter Gilpin, our Marketing Officer.

Is the glass half full or half empty? Half full... always optimistic! Culture vulture, sports fanatic or petrol head? Definite sports fanatic. Love trips to Anfield to watch the football (only when we win though). Blockbuster, romcom, thriller or musical? Probably blockbusters; Goodfellas is my all time favourite! Fiction or non-fiction? Non-fiction. I’d rather be listening to… Foo Fighters...Bring on T-Vital 2012 in Belfast!

My favourite country outside NI is… USA. Massive country, with lots to do! I went on to California a couple of years ago and loved it; see the picture below of me on the Pacific Coast Highway.

The most dangerous thing I’ve ever done is… I tried surfing in Portrush once and ended up getting swept out really far, not the best idea as I can barely swim!

How much tea or coffee do you drink in a day? A coffee when I wake, another during the day to pick me up, and a cup of tea in the evening.

A night in or a night out? A night out, then a night in.

What’s your poison? Any lager, Morgan’s and Coke or a Dark ’n Stormy on special occasions.

What’s your favourite food? Chilli Beef Penne Pasta from the Ramore Wine Bar in Portrush...You have to try it!

What's your favourite ice-cream flavour? Raspberry ripple...is that a girly flavour?

I couldn’t live without… I'm ashamed to say my iPhone...I use it to do everything, from organising my life to following the footie scores.

My greatest achievement is… Living abroad in France and then in Holland, it’s a lot more difficult than it sounds!

What i most enjoy about being in business is... The buzz you get from achieving results.

If I didn’t do my current job I’d be… at home annoying my parents. Indoor comforts or outdoor life? Indoor comforts. Although, when the weather is nice I do love a BBQ with a few beers. What would you like your epitaph to be? I haven’t really thought about it, ask me again in 30 years!