Reading Time: 4 minutesHow to have a Successful Career as a Legal Secretary Most people do not grow up thinking, “When I start work I want to be a legal secretary”. It is more common to think, “When I grow up I want to be a lawyer”. But these days legal secretaries in some law firms actually earn…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sometimes get queries from trainee solicitors asking if it is possible to change law firms during a training contract, and whether they ought to do it. Our advice is always the same; jump through the burning hoop of the training contract with as minimal fuss as possible and only change law firm if your…
Reading Time: 3 minutesVery recently, a candidate got in touch about a vacancy, explaining quite apologetically that she was returning to work after a break and could she be considered for the post. As a recruiter, I have to be honest and say that whenever anybody tells me they are returning to work I almost involuntarily sigh because…
Reading Time: 3 minutesImproving chances of success when applying for a job – become a Borg Whilst working as recruitment consultants, we often get asked by candidates what they can do to improve their chances in relation to a specific job that they may be considering applying for. Very often there are a whole raft of things that…
Reading Time: 5 minutesFive common mistakes when writing a CV. Here are five very common errors that arise from CVs we receive every day of the week into Ten Percent Legal Recruitment. Some of them are glaringly obvious, others are not so straightforward. 1) Not putting any contact details on the CV This is very common and a…
Reading Time: 4 minutesTop 5 Tips for making sure you get the most out of interviews. These tips apply as much to senior members of staff and managers as they do for junior staff. They are designed so that you get the most out of the recruitment process when you apply for jobs with a law firm. 1.…
Reading Time: 5 minutesTop 5 Tips for making sure you get the most out of candidates applying for your posts. These tips apply as much to senior members of staff and managers as they do for junior staff. They are designed so that you get the most out of the recruitment process when they apply for jobs with…
Reading Time: 2 minutesLegal Job Market Update August has been fairly predictable – plenty of locum roles coming in, a few permanent positions starting to be registered (this will pick up in September) and still a busy legal job market. It has been very difficult to source conveyancers for immediate starts over the summer, but we have availability…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCandidates Registered in the last 7 days 02091811 Residential and Commercial Conveyancing Locum Solicitor available from the 7th September for 2 weeks and then from the 28th September onwards. 02091740 Wills and Probate Solicitor Locum available 2-3 days per week until the end of September and then full time. 01092030 Commercial and Residential Property Locum…
Reading Time: 4 minutesSolicitor Update 21st August 2015 We have over 11,000 solicitors and legal executives registered with us for permanent & locum vacancies and recruit at all levels. Conveyancing locums available nationwide (from Sept onwards – very little availability left for August dates). South East, South West, East Anglia and Home Counties 18081819 Wills and Probate Solicitor,…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe have over 11,000 solicitors and legal executives registered with us for permanent & locum vacancies and recruit at all levels. Conveyancing locums available nationwide. South East, South West, East Anglia and Home Counties 05081002 Conveyancing Fee Earner with over 10 years experience looking around Northants, Oxon and surrounds. Post-exchange work in particular. Permanent. Also…
Reading Time: 3 minutesLegal Job Market Update – August 5th 2015. This is our first update since the start of June, so the job market report covers two months. June and July are very busy times for us, both on the locum side and permanent. The locum side remains very busy going into August. Conveyancing and commercial property…
Reading Time: 2 minutesSalary Myths and the Legal Profession The legal profession is plagued by salary myths. How many times have high street solicitors been speaking to acquaintances and informed that as they are a solicitor they must be earning loads of money, at least 6 figures? How many law students still start their degree course thinking that…
Reading Time: 4 minutesNew Candidate Update for June 30th 2015, from Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment and Interim Lawyers Locum Recruitment We have over 11,000 solicitors and legal executives registered with us for permanent & locum vacancies and recruit at all levels. Conveyancing locums available nationwide. South East, South West, East Anglia and Home Counties 24062102 Wills and Probate Locum,…
Reading Time: 4 minutesJune 22nd 2015 – Candidate Update from Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment We have over 11,000 solicitors and legal executives registered with us for permanent & locum vacancies and recruit at all levels. Conveyancing locums available nationwide. London 12061608 Conveyancing Solicitor, NQ level, looking around SW, W and Central London. 11060955 PI, Litigation, Employment, Contentious Probate and…
Reading Time: 4 minutesCandidate Update dated 10th June 2015 – recently registered candidates with the Ten-Percent Group. We have over 11,000 solicitors and legal executives registered with us for permanent & locum vacancies and recruit at all levels. Conveyancing locums available nationwide. London 10060937 Employment and Litigation Solicitor looking in central London for a suitable role. 2 years…
Reading Time: 3 minutesLegal Job Market Update June 2015 This job market report covers both April and May 2015. The two months are usually characterised by large peaks and troughs. Firstly we get Easter, which generates a large peak of job vacancies followed by troughs around the holiday weeks. Secondly we have May Bank Holiday, which follows the…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe June 2015 version of Legal Recruitment News is available at www.legal-recruitment.co.uk – click here to go straight to the newsletter. It includes our Legal Job Market Update and Locum Rates for June 2015. You can sign up to receive our newsletters every month or so via email as well. Simply email us at cv@ten-percent.co.uk
Reading Time: 4 minutesCandidate Update dated 21st May 2015 We have over 11,000 solicitors and legal executives registered with us for permanent & locum vacancies and recruit at all levels. Conveyancing locums available nationwide. London 14051011 Locum Professional Negligence, Claimant and Defendant Complex PI and Employment Solicitor from city background. Available for assignments in London and Essex. 14050852…
Reading Time: 4 minutesCandidate Update 14th May 2015 from Ten-Percent Legal and Interim Lawyers We have over 11,000 solicitors and legal executives registered with us for permanent & locum vacancies and recruit at all levels. Conveyancing locums available nationwide. London 13050925 Office Manager with over 4 years experience in a solicitors firm looking around London. Permanent. 12052225 Housing…
Reading Time: 5 minutesThinking of studying for the BPTC? (BPTC stands for Bar Professional Training Course – formerly the BVC Bar Vocational Course – also known as IWMLP – an Incredible Waste of Money for a Lot of People)? The cost in 2015 of studying this ‘course’ is £18,500 according to the University of Law (formerly the College…
Reading Time: 4 minutesCandidate Update dated 28th April 2015 We have over 11,000 solicitors and legal executives registered with us for permanent & locum vacancies and recruit at all levels. Conveyancing locums available nationwide. London 27041849 Family Solicitor looking for part time work in South West London. 2 years PQE, permanent. 27041128 Conveyancing Solicitor looking at roles in…
Reading Time: 5 minutesWe have over 11,000 solicitors and legal executives registered with us for permanent & locum vacancies and recruit at all levels. London 22040902 Conveyancing, Commercial Property and Wills & Probate Locum Solicitor with 20 years experience and availability for all of June and July. London 21041624 Residential and Commercial Conveyancing Locum Solicitor available immediately for…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow to be a Locum – new .pdf guide We have produced a new free guide on how to be a locum. This includes sections on getting work, realistic expectations, hourly rates, popular fields of law, payment, insurance, umbrella companies and much more. You can get additional information from the www.interimlawyers.co.uk FAQ section for both…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Death of 20 days Annual Leave There are still a number of law firms out there who offer 20 days annual leave. Occasionally this crops up and it is probably useful to know that by offering 20 days annual leave you are risking losing staff to the competition and not being able to recruit…
Reading Time: 3 minutesMothers returning to work – a missed opportunity? The legal profession very often lags behind other sectors for recruitment practices and HR trends. Firms have tended to be inflexible about hours, reluctant to recruit part time staff and hesitant to offer alternatives to salary increases. It is not surprising therefore that parents returning to work…
Reading Time: 3 minutesLegal Job Market Update April 2015 March was busy. This is quite normal as we get near to Easter and the end of the financial year for a lot of firms. The locum market picks up with a good number of short term assignments coming in as well as more summer bookings. Permanent vacancies also…
Reading Time: 3 minutesHere follows a CV review. We offer free CV reviews provided you are happy for us to publish our feedback on the website and your CV in full. CV REVIEW IS AT THE FOOT OF THIS CV – NO FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE CONTENT OTHER THAN THE PARAGRAPH AT THE BOTTOM. Candidate 010141129 Name Address…
Reading Time: 3 minutesHere follows a CV review. We offer free CV reviews provided you are happy for us to publish our feedback on the website and your CV in full. Candidate 03062139 Address: Telephone (Mob): Telephone (Home): Email: Date of Birth: Marital Status: Single Sex: Male Nationality: British Driving Licence: Full driving licence EDUCATION 2014 – 2016 …
Reading Time: 4 minutesHere follows a CV review. We offer free CV reviews provided you are happy for us to publish our feedback on the website and your CV in full. Candidate 22022159 Name Address Home: Mobile: British DOB Personal Profile A hard-working, honest and punctual individual who always maintains a very high level of commitment and works…