Moving to the Channel Islands as a Newly Qualified Lawyer
Moving to the Channel Islands as a Newly Qualified Lawyer Each year there are multiple opportunities in Jersey and Guernsey for NQ lawyers who have trained in a good commercial law firm. These roles are with some of the best…
2016 Regional Market for Newly Qualified Solicitors
2016 Regional Market for Newly Qualified Solicitors 2016 Regional Market for Newly Qualified Solicitors. by Jason Nottage, Director Origin Legal History As reported in my 2015 NQ update, the legal NQ recruitment market in the Midlands has changed substantially from…
Lawyers – Interviewing for an International Career Move
Lawyers – Interviewing for an International Career Move So, you have nailed the technical part of the interview; you have the skills and experience; you’re willing to relocate…the job must be yours right? Wrong. Whilst all law firms talk…
Development versus Infrastructure Planning
Development versus Infrastructure Planning Development versus Infrastructure Planning. Advice for junior planning solicitors. Views on the legal planning sector 2015/16 by Stuart Phillips, Origin Legal. Recruitment in the planning market in 2015 has continued on an upward curve with most…
“Have your legal cake and eat it…”
“Have your legal cake and eat it…” “Have your legal cake and eat it…a place where work-life balance need not be a myth” A 2014 survey by Lawyer2B1 produced the less than startling results that work-life balance remains a major issue…
Building An International Legal Career – Junior Lawyers
Building An International Legal Career – Junior Lawyers Building an international legal career – advice for trainees and junior lawyers Opportunities for newly qualified and junior lawyers to move overseas have never been better. Firms are investing heavily in…
Law Firm Partnership – Structure and Trends
Law Firm Partnership – Structure and Trends Law Firm Partnership – Partnership Structures For many lawyers, securing Partnership remains the holy grail of their career in the law, and in most cases, for good reason too. Despite the knocks that…
Lawyers…10 reasons to move to Dubai (and 5 reasons to think twice)
Lawyers…10 reasons to move to Dubai (and 5 reasons to think twice) The market is buoyant again and there are opportunities galore for lawyers from international firms. Here are some of the key advantages of a move to the Gulf’s…
This could change your life…
This could change your life… Lose the commute, earn more money, improve your Partnership chances, and get a sun tan…. Winter is on its way – can we whet your appetite with the prospect of a move to the Caribbean? …
“Average Law Firm Seeks Average Lawyer”
“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…
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…