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 usually a couple of returning lawyers sat in a small representative office somewhere in the square mile. Cayman firms practiced Cayman law […]
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 impact the legal profession. With modern law firms being run more commercially, and routinely cutting their staff numbers when business dictates, it can be of little surprise if the Partners […]
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 […]
Opportunities for corporate lawyers in New Zealand
Origin Legal International is working in collaboration with a New Zealand based legal recruiter on a number of vacancies for mid-senior level Corporate/Commercial Associates. Openings exist in the leading law firms in the market and span the Auckland, Wellington & Christchurch offices. This is an exciting and potentially life-changing opportunity. That New Zealand offers a […]
Planning Law Recruitment Update June 2015
Is the demand for talent set to continue? by Stuart Phillips In my last update in December I wrote about the elevated rise in demand for talent at all levels across the planning sphere and predicted that we may begin to see a “war for talent” as practices look to service an increased avidity from […]
Solicitors Qualifying in 2015 and 2016
2015 Regional Market for Newly Qualified Solicitors. Background The legal NQ recruitment market in the Midlands is changing and has been changing over the last 15 years. Historically if we look back to 2000-2005 the NQ market would not start gathering pace until June, July, August. Retention rates at law firms were high as was […]
Campaign for a leading Commercial Real Estate Practice in Oxfordshire
Origin were appointed by a leading commercial real estate practice in Oxfordshire with a hugely successful track record to run a recruitment campaign to meet their growth plans. For further details please contact Stuart Phillips on 01206 233504 or at [email protected] Click here to download the PDF Advertisment