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 […]
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 […]
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 a rare opening for a Property lawyer offshore. A snapshot of our current live vacancies is below: Cayman Islands: Banking & Finance (3-6 pqe) Asset Finance (3-6 pqe) Corporate (3-5 pqe) Corporate […]
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 […]