Jonathan Fagan

in Careers Advice, Changing Jobs, Job Applications, Staying in Your Job, Training Contracts, Pupillage and Work Experience on 12/08/2013 by Jonathan Fagan

I Want to Get Out of Law And Am Completely Fed Up – Help!

Reading Time: 3 minutesI want to get out of law and am completely fed up, what can I do? This relates to a number of queries that have come into the Ten Legal Careers Centre over the last six months, although the level of enquiries of this nature has dropped (excluding crime solicitors). Redundancy or threat of redundancy…

in Changing Jobs, Employers, Job Applications, Staying in Your Job on 12/08/2013 by Jonathan Fagan

Ten Ways to Get Fired

Reading Time: 5 minutes10 Ways to Get Fired Not that this comes up very often, but it is harder to get fired from a job than you would imagine. That said, a recent experience with an employer in North Wales indicates that it is possible to be fired for wearing a pink shirt, getting pregnant (the same employer…

in Employers, Legal Profession on 12/08/2013 by Jonathan Fagan

Role of Recruitment Agencies in the post-recession world

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat Role do Recruitment Agencies have in a post-recession world? Recruitment has always been at the more risky end of the service sector in relation to effects of recession. I can remember starting my consultancy Ten Percent Legal Recruitment back in April 2000 and speaking to an elderly lady who was working as a police…

in Legal Job Market Reports on 12/08/2013 by Jonathan Fagan

Legal Job Market Report August 12th 2013

Reading Time: 2 minutesA new MarkIt Report shows strongest growth in the Service Sector since 2006. The July 2013 report by MarkIt and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) shows that the UK service sector expanded at its quickest pace for over six-and-a-half years in July as new business continued to rise strongly amid evidence of…

in Changing Jobs, CV Writing, Job Applications, Training Contracts, Pupillage and Work Experience on 03/07/2013 by Jonathan Fagan

What should be included in a covering letter or email for a job application?

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is the advice I have recently given to a career coaching client looking to put together the perfect covering email or letter. It really depends on the circumstances in which you are using these, but generally you should be sending CVs as attachments and a covering email to go with the CV which should,…

in Legal Profession, Relocation on 29/06/2013 by Jonathan Fagan

How to Convert Australian degrees into UK degrees and vice versa

Reading Time: 2 minutesConverting Australian degree grades into UK degree grades and vice versa. Converting UK degree classifications into Australian degrees and vice versa is not straightforward. Firstly Australian degrees are not split into 2.1 or upper second class degrees and 2.2 or lower second class degree levels. Australian students and graduates tend to be quite surprised when…

in Legal Profession, Training Contracts, Pupillage and Work Experience on 27/06/2013 by Jonathan Fagan

Areas of Law to avoid getting work experience or a training contract in unless you are a sado-masochist

Reading Time: 5 minutesAreas of Law to Avoid unless you are a sado-masochist The title of this article speaks for itself. These are the areas of law to avoid getting work experience in, finding paralegal work or applying for training contracts in 2013. Crime LSC funded Immigration Personal injury LSC funded Family Law Social Welfare and Mental Health.…

in Legal Job Market Reports on 04/06/2013 by Jonathan Fagan

4th June 2013 Legal Job Market Report

Reading Time: 3 minutesLegal Job Market Report (part of the June 2013 Legal Recruitment News by Ten-Percent Legal – www.legal-recruitment.co.uk for the full online journal). The job market in April and May has been busy. Very busy indeed. It appears that the property market is back on the move again, or at least a good number of conveyancing…

in Legal Job Market Reports on 09/04/2013 by Jonathan Fagan

Legal Job Market Report April 2013

Reading Time: 2 minutesJob Market Update – April 9th The job market in March has been a game of two halves. In the run up to Easter it was rather quiet, with little going on. The Easter break seemed to have an effect on concentrating the mind a little bit and as we have returned things have got…

in Training Contracts, Pupillage and Work Experience on 24/03/2013 by Jonathan Fagan

Is it possible to get your own training contract?

Reading Time: 2 minutes—–Original Message—– From: Sent: 19 March 2013 17:15 To: Jonathan Fagan Subject: Setting up a law firm To whom it may concern, I am currently doing my LPC, and me and a few of my friends want to set up a law firm. We understand how difficult this can be and the financial implications but…

in Legal Profession on 20/03/2013 by Jonathan Fagan

What are Magic Circle law firms?

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat and Who are Magic Circle Law Firms? The Magic Circle law firms are all based in London, all massive global operations, and employ well over 5,000 solicitors between them. The firms are: Allen & Overy Clifford Chance Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Linklaters Slaughter and May These firms have a combined turnover of well over £4…

in Legal Job Market Reports on 05/03/2013 by Jonathan Fagan

Legal Job Market Report March 2013

Reading Time: 3 minutesJob Market Update – March 5th Also viewable as part of the Legal Recruitment Newsletter at www.legal-recruitment.co.uk The job market has been hijacked in February by outstanding skiing conditions in France. I have to confess spending a pleasant week in the Alps enjoying the steady fall of fresh powder every morning and discovering the joys…

in Careers Advice, Job Applications, Training Contracts, Pupillage and Work Experience on 07/02/2013 by Jonathan Fagan

Tips for getting the most out of Vacation Placements in Law Firms

Reading Time: < 1 minute5 top tips for getting the most out of your vacation scheme with a solicitors’ firm If you have any additional suggestions, please email them across! 1. Make notes every day on everything you do – very useful for future application forms and also for remembering at interview. 2. Speak to as many people as…

in Interviews on 04/02/2013 by Jonathan Fagan

Interview Question – What sort of response would your referees give?

Reading Time: 2 minutesInterview Question – What sort of response would we get from your referees about your professional and social manner? This question is asking you to consider the way you come across as a professional and also in a social environment. It is not asking you to give any details as to the type of reference…

in Uncategorized on 17/01/2013 by Jonathan Fagan

Legal administrator/receptionist, Ramsgate, Kent

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA firm with branches across Kent have a vacancy for a part-time receptionist/administrator, to work two or three days a week at their busy office in Ramsgate in East Kent. You must have the experience and skills to fit straight in to a busy High Street office, dealing with a wide range of clients and…

in Legal Job Market Reports on 08/01/2013 by Jonathan Fagan

Legal Job Market Report January 2013

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLegal Job Market Report January 8th Good morning and a Happy New Year to you. The market report for January is extremely short. December was possibly one of the quietest months we have ever seen in 12 years of trading. Whether this is because the staff at most law firms (and ourselves) spent half of…

in Legal Profession, Training Contracts, Pupillage and Work Experience on 04/01/2013 by Jonathan Fagan

What is the difference between contentious and non-contentious legal work?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteQ: What is the difference between contentious and non-contentious legal work? A: Contentious legal work relates to legal matters that take place between two or more parties, such as a court hearing or a tribunal hearing to resolve a dispute. Non-contentious legal work relates to transactions occuring between one or more parties, such as the…

in Legal Job Market Reports on 05/12/2012 by Jonathan Fagan

Legal Job Market Report December 5th 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutesGood morning and welcome to the December edition of Legal Recruitment News from the Ten-Percent Recruitment Group. The market report for December is fairly short. Permanent recruitment has been very quiet indeed since the traditional half term break at the end of October. We had a spurt of family and children panel member posts coming…

in Legal Job Market Reports on 02/10/2012 by Jonathan Fagan

Legal Job Market Report October 2nd 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutesLegal Job Market Report October 2nd The market report for September is a little more detailed than July/August. The locum market has quietened down – instead of the usual 10-15 new assignments we have been getting in over the summer the number has gone down to about 3 or 4. September can often either be…

in Changing Jobs, News on 07/09/2012 by Jonathan Fagan

Duty Solicitor Rota Slot Shop deadline open

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCrime Solicitor Duty Solicitor Rota Slot Shop is open for business for CDS12 Deadline Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment has been working with crime firms for over 10 years on duty solicitor, higher court advocate and police station vacancies. We have set up an online Rota Slot Shop for Duty Solicitors. So many firms are now using…

in Legal Job Market Reports on 05/09/2012 by Jonathan Fagan

Legal Job Market Report September 5th 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGood morning and welcome to the September edition of the Legal Job Market Report from the Ten-Percent Recruitment Group. Our websites include Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment, Crime Solicitor Recruitment, Interim Lawyers, Legal-Recruitment and many more. Our September edition of Legal Recruitment News can be found at www.legal-recruitment.co.uk The market report for August is brief. We have…

in CV Writing, Legal Profession, Relocation on 04/07/2012 by Jonathan Fagan

Conversion Table for US GPA to UK class degrees

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS Degree Classifications versus UK Degree Classifications Converting overseas degree classifications on CVs to the local equivalent is vital, particularly in the UK. Table for converting US degree classifications into UK degree classes. This is very important for US graduates wanting to work or train in the UK to try and use the UK equivalent…

in Training Contracts, Pupillage and Work Experience on 22/06/2012 by Jonathan Fagan

I’ve finished my law degree – what next?

Reading Time: 3 minutesFinishing your law degree is a massive achievement. The fact that you may have managed to get a 2:1 or a 1st Class Degree is wonderful and you are probably glowing with achievement right at this minute. If you got a 2:2 or Third Class Degree you are probably fairly depressed although even these are…

in Job Applications, Legal Profession on 13/06/2012 by Jonathan Fagan

Does a Masters Degree improve Employment Prospects?

Reading Time: 4 minutesI have recently seen an advert in the Law Society Gazette for a well-known London university offering law graduates a chance to enhance their career prospects by taking one of their Masters Degrees. A question we regularly get asked by candidates is whether taking a Masters Degree will increase their chances of success in the…

in Legal Job Market Reports on 12/06/2012 by Jonathan Fagan

Legal Job Market Report June 12th 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLegal Job Market Report June 12th May and early June have been up and down like a yo yo, although I have been writing this since March 2008 for every newsletter we have sent out! We see pockets of very frenetic activity, followed up with a long gap without very much occurring. The main points…

in Job Applications on 22/05/2012 by Jonathan Fagan

Overseas Qualifications and converting to the UK equivalents

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI have been involved in advising US and overseas lawyers/graduates in applying for UK based roles so many times and application forms can be very difficult indeed to complete. The main thing is to make sure that you assimilate to the UK standards, with A levels rather than High School graduation certificates, degree classes instead…

in Training Contracts, Pupillage and Work Experience on 13/05/2012 by Jonathan Fagan

Commercial or High Street Solicitors Firm Work Experience?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe answer to this is fairly simple. Apply to commercial law firms if you are looking at training contracts with commercial law firms. Apply to the high street law firms for the same reason. If you have a 2.2 or lower, you should be aiming at high street firms. If your academics are good and…

in Job Applications on 10/05/2012 by Jonathan Fagan

Writing Covering Emails or Letters – big mistakes to avoid

Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the biggest mistakes candidates often make is to assume that recruitment consultants read covering emails if they are anything more than about 3 paragraphs long. As recruiters we are looking for very specific information in a covering email and have very limited time to read anything at all without heading straight for the…

in CV Writing, Job Applications on 03/05/2012 by Jonathan Fagan

Writing a strong Statement for Job Application Forms

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWriting a Good Statement for Job Application Forms If you complete job application forms for local authorities or the judiciary, they often come with a supporting statement, statement of qualities, information to support your application, etc.. etc.. These are all the same thing, and there is a simple technique for ensuring successful completion. 1. Take…

in CV Writing on 03/05/2012 by Jonathan Fagan

Should I include my Date of Birth or Marital Status on a CV?

Reading Time: 2 minutesShould I include my date of birth or marital status on a CV? This is a question that comes up time and again. Why would anyone advise to include a date of birth or marital status on a CV? Well, I always recommend considering it, and I know that careers advisers across the country will…