ORIGIN LEGAL INTERVIEWS Terence Ritchie FROM EMW Law Last week we sat down with Terence Ritchie. Terence is a leading Real Estate partner who has joined EMW Law this week. We wanted to explore with Terence his thoughts and feelings following…
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SCOTLAND, LAND OF THE BRAVE
Scotland, land of the brave *Cheers Scotland* #YouRock In the words of Billy Connolly “There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter.” But don’t let that dampen your ideas on making the move (or staying put). Joking apart, Scotland…
Planning law hires and transfers
2019 was another busy year for moves in the planning sector. It is always a challenging area to recruit into, with the main challenge being the small number of teams leading to fewer applicants for the available roles that are out there.
A move to the Channel Islands: Advice for a Newly Qualified Solicitor
A move to the Channel Islands: Advice for a Newly Qualified Solicitor “With net NQ starting salaries up to 60% higher than in the regional market, it’s easy to see why an ever-increasing number of trainees are beginning their legal…
Maintaining Momentum in Legal Recruitment
Maintaining Momentum in Legal Recruitment My first manager in recruitment often said: “time kills all deals”. Although this is a well-worn cliché from the 1990s (I started in this business before email was a ‘thing’) it remains just as true…
A Vision of Happiness in the UAE
A Vision of Happiness in the UAE To the cynical mind of the average Briton, a state-sponsored National Programme for Happiness and Positivity 1 might conjure up an image that sits somewhere between Yes Minister and Soviet-era propaganda. Yet this…
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…
“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…