“Is there a gender glass ceiling in London’s top law firms?” Statistics suggest Magic Circle lagging behind when it comes to making female Solicitors up to Partner when compared to the rest of London and other areas of the UK…
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Interview Tips – Partnership or Senior Level Roles
Interview Tips – Partnership or Senior Level Roles If this is your first time interviewing for a senior level post you are likely to notice some significant differences, particularly if the last time you interviewed was as a relatively junior…
Partner Interviews – How to write a business case without a big following
Partner Interviews – How to write a business case without a big following Partner Interviews – How to write a business case without a big following By some margin, the most common reason for Partnership interviews falling through is the…
When will I make Partner?
When will I make Partner? A decade of experience but no more secures Capital’s top legal partnership roles Ten years is the magic number for lawyers looking to be made partner in top law firms in London and the Midlands,…
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…
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…
Interviewing by video-conference
Interviewing by video-conference We have considered elsewhere the steps to take in order to maximise your chances of success at interview (see Fifteen Steps to Interview Success), but below we look at some additional tips to consider when that interview…
Associates – Ten Steps To Partnership
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…
Exiting a long term job
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…
Ten tips on calculating your following
Ten tips on calculating your following Calculating your following is not easy. You need to walk a fine line between over promising and excessive caution. Too much and you could have questions to answer six months in, too little and…