“Average Law Firm Seeks Average Lawyer” “Average law firm seeks average lawyer” Transparency in recruitment advertising Estate agents are famed for their liberal use of language when it comes to describing less than affluent properties. Anyone who has lived in the…
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How will ‘Gen Y’ lawyers impact law firm retention and recruitment?
How will ‘Gen Y’ lawyers impact law firm retention and recruitment? Following an interesting report from London Business School last year, reflecting on the expectations that ‘Generation Y’ professionals will change jobs more frequently, we have considered how this might…
Globalisation in the offshore legal market
Globalisation in the offshore legal market The offshore world has changed markedly since the turn of the century. Back in 2000 only the most cutting edge of firms operated in more than one location, and even then it was…
Stand out from the crowd
Stand out from the crowd With the advent of online advertising it is now unheard of (and generally unwelcome) for a CV to arrive by post. The ability to keep up to date with new vacancies and apply at…
Interviewing by video-conference
Interviewing by video-conference We have considered elsewhere the steps to take in order to maximise your chances of success at interview (see Fifteen Steps to Interview Success), but below we look at some additional tips to consider when that interview…
Fifteen Steps To Interview Success
Fifteen Steps To Interview Success Love them, or more likely loathe them, Interviews are unavoidable for most of us, but with the right preparation and approach you can significantly increase your chances of getting the job. Below are a…
Associates – Ten Steps To Partnership
Associates – Ten Steps To Partnership It used to be so easy – qualify into a good firm, serve your time as an associate and then wait for the invitation to the heady world of Partnership with its associated life…
Exiting a long term job
Exiting a long term job “Inertia – noun 1. a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged. (Oxford English Dictionary)” Far be it for a recruitment consultancy to suggest that people stay in jobs too long. In fact there…
Offshore Vacancy List (updated 29 Sep 2015)
Offshore Vacancy List (updated 29 Sep 2015) The offshore markets are busy and the firms are looking for lawyers with City/equivalent credentials across Corporate, Banking & Finance, Investment Funds, Financial Services, Insolvency, Commercial Litigation and Private Client/Trusts. There is even…
Ten tips on calculating your following
Ten tips on calculating your following Calculating your following is not easy. You need to walk a fine line between over promising and excessive caution. Too much and you could have questions to answer six months in, too little and…