“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 for lawyers. Among mainstream commercial law firms, whether UK or US, national or Global, no more than 30% of respondents believed that their […]
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? If you’re unsure, perhaps this suitably glossy video (courtesy of one of the islands estate agents) of Seven Mile Beach […]
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 number of tips that have served lawyers well over the years. You’ll never need all of them but by preparing properly, […]
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 of long-lunches and lucrative drawings. Well, no doubt many older lawyers would dispute the accuracy of that assessment but it is […]
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 is a strong case to say that a long-term career in one firm, with the right levels of progression, consistently […]
I’m a City lawyer, get me out of here!
People often discuss the challenges of securing Partnership in the City but what happens when, after years of training, you find yourself amongst the elite of the City’s Associates only to discover this isn’t quite what you thought it would be? Here is our ten point guide to what to do Don’t panic – we speak […]
Planning Law recruitment update Winter 2014/2015 by Stuart Phillips
Recruitment into the Planning law sector has continued at an elevated level throughout 2014. Many firms are continuing to grow fuelled by increased confidence and optimism in the economy and the burgeoning real estate sector. The predicted race for talent acquisition has also encouraged more lawyers into the area which bodes well for the future. […]