Reading Time: 2 minutesThe aim of a covering letter is to give the reader of your CV a very quick indication of all the salient points they need to know. For most people this will basically be your job title, how many years experience you have, how much money you want if you are being specific, the date…
Reading Time: 4 minutesTen-Percent offers a CV Writing Service, a CV Review Service, CV Writing Packs and the Complete Guide to Writing a Legal CV. All CV Services are provided by a qualified solicitor, recruitment consultant and legal career coach. For details please visit www.ten-percent.co.uk/careersshop Below is our summary guidance for CVs and covering letters for solicitors, barristers…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA common question we get asked by solicitors and executives is “what should I be doing with my career”? It is very hard to give a response to this. It really depends on what you are looking for out of your career, and whether you seek a high salary, status, or you have entrepreneurial ambitions…
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce the holy grail of career ambitions, partnership is not as important to a lot of lawyers for a number of reasons; firstly solicitors these days are often more interested in quality of life and spending time out of the office doing other things such as sleeping, eating and breathing. Secondly a increasingly larger proportion…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAnnual reviews & and salary reviews are one area of practice that a lot of lawyers deal with poorly as they fail to prepare for them, and do not appreciate the opportunity you have when attending them. Annual reviews can consist of an apologetic partner ticking boxes on a pre-printed form, whether to simply add…
Reading Time: 5 minutesHow to Prepare for a Legal Job Interview Dress Attending for interviews is your chance, and often your one and only chance to present yourself as a potential lawyer to the firm. It is important that if you are male that you wear a suit with a jacket, and a tie that is fairly smart.…
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the most common calls we get from solicitors, trainee solicitors, barristers and legal executives is “how much money should I be looking for?” Quite understandable, considering most lawyers do not work simply to help their clients, but to pay the mortgage! Most lawyers work in offices where each fee earner does not know…
Reading Time: 2 minutesApril was fairly predictable, With all the bank holiday interruptions and Easter thrown in, very little recruitment actually occurred in the month as most people seemed to take the opportunity to book annual leave at some stage. Recruitment went beserk for a few days each side of the compulsory breaks as firms and candidates attempted…