Due diligence for your career Like everything in life there are some excellent recruiters out there, some decidedly average and some downright awful. The problem that you have as a candidate trying to decide which one’s which when choosing one to help you with your next career move. It is difficult to tell from just …
The words lawyer, solicitor and barrister immediately conjure up in the general public’s mind a (very) well paid, fairly genteel and stress free job. They picture long lunches with clients and wood panelled offices with large oak desks and afternoons on the golf course. That may well have been the life of a lawyer in …
Tip 1: Make Your CV Relevant Don’t worry about your CV being longer than 2 pages if it is crammed with relevant examples of work you do – as a lawyer you should focus on career highlights as well as showing the breadth of your knowledge giving examples of your fee earning as well as …
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Like everything in life there are some excellent legal recruiters out there, some decidedly average and some downright awful. The problem that you have as a candidate is trying to decide which one is which, when choosing one to help you with your next career move. It is difficult to tell from just from looking …
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Tip 4: Your CV is a Door Opener to the Perfect Law Job Your CV is a door opener – make it sell you and what you can do for the business you want to join. Don’t be afraid to use bullet points to make your CV highlights easier to find and read. Firms are …
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Tip 7: Be Realistic Be realistic – big salary jumps, retraining into a new area of law and promotions in status to Partner are the exception rather than the rule. If you are a commercial solicitor at a leading Legal 500 practice you are simply not going to get more than a token rise when joining another …
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Tip 8: First impressions count First impressions count – smart dress, a firm handshake and good grooming go a long way. Solicitors are meant to be confident people. The way you dress reflects the sort of person you are – properly shined shoes, neat hair, clean fingernails, good clothes and confident greeting are all parts of the …
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Tip 10: Be patient Be patient – your dream role with your dream firm might not be on offer right now – so be prepared to hold out and wait rather than make a wrong career move. You do not want to have lots of moves on your CV in your legal career. You are much …
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Up until recently our whole legal system from a career perspective was geared up to a Darwinian race to the top. Lawyers would work harder than their colleagues in order to impress the Partners in the hope they would rise through the ranks of Associate and in time be invited into the inner sanctum of …
550 lawyers placed, 200 testimonials and 3 years QED Legal celebrates its 3rd birthday this October. We placed our first lawyer 2 weeks later and have never looked back. We have now grown to 15 consultants, have placed 550 lawyers successfully into new roles and are one of the few agencies who offer a full …