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By DebbieH 09 Sep 2013 0 min read

Will hobbies help or hinder a law CV?

By Heidi Nicholson Opinions are divided on whether there is any purpose to the interests section of a CV The traditional view is that your hobbies and pastimes show something of you as a person and demonstrate how rounded you are which could help in your law job application The

By DebbieH 25 Apr 2013 0 min read

How to get promoted in law

Ambitious solicitors barristers paralegals and legal execs will have their eye on promotion opportunities from day one in a new job Others perhaps the more realistic will reason that much must be proved before the legal career ladder can be conquered Due to the relatively structured nature of the law

By DebbieH 18 Apr 2013 0 min read

Law Society to host admissions ceremony for established solicitors

In recognition of the fact that many solicitors didn t take part in an admissions ceremony when newly qualified the Law Society has developed a special ceremony for solicitors added to the role prior to The event will take place at the Law Society Chancery Lane in London on July

By DebbieH 11 Apr 2013 0 min read

Impact of the latest legal aid cuts

The Law Society has called the government s recent cuts from April to the legal aid budget devastating The society s president Lucy Scott Moncrieff commented As we are all too aware the reforms to the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders LASPO Act will affect appeals against cuts

By DebbieH 09 Apr 2013 0 min read

Flexi-time could be the key to law staff retention

Flexi-time schemes could improve staff attraction and retention rates in law firms according to the Douglas Scott Salary and Benefits Benchmarker The survey found that almost half of respondents put flexible working on the top of their wish list of benefits New extended family-related leave came into force in the

By DebbieH 25 Mar 2013 0 min read

Working for Norton Rose Fulbright

Leading international law firm Norton Rose Fulbright specialises in corporate and commercial law Its main focus is business law services to many of the world s leading financial institutions and corporations in particular banking and finance competition law shipping and trade commercial property dispute resolution intellectual property law insurance In

By DebbieH 13 Feb 2013 5 min read

Kirkland Ellis best for pay in Roll On Friday’s Firm of the Year Survey

US law firms dominate the top of the table for pay in Roll On Friday s Firm of the Year At the top of the list for pay scoring is US big-hitter Kirkland Ellis which last year bumped its NQ pay up to k Not surprisingly respondents cited the pay

By DebbieH 07 Feb 2013 0 min read

Working for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Forward thinking and intellectually rigorous is how Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer describes itself on the corporate website The kind of people the firm looks for tend to be open minded big thinkers strategists tacticians To work for Freshfields trainees and solicitors will need to be high-achievers determined energetic dedicated and highly

By DebbieH 06 Feb 2013 0 min read

Pinsent Masons sets up freelance lawyer service

International law firm Pinsent Masons has begun looking for lawyers for a new flexible resource service Vario from Pinsent Masons which it intends to launch to clients in the Spring It is essentially a freelance lawyer service which will offer businesses temporary legal professionals on an ad hoc basis Partner

By DebbieH 29 Jan 2013 5 min read

Working for Jones Day

Jones Day is the eighth largest law firm in the world by revenue and employs around lawyers in total It was founded in Cleveland Ohio in and has grown to become a highly regarded international law firm best known for its work in competition law restructuring real estate global disputes

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