Should I become a locum solicitor? Deciding whether or not to take up locum work
Reading Time: 4 minutesAdvice on deciding whether or not to become a locum solicitor from Jonathan Fagan, MD at Ten Percent Legal Recruitment and Interim Lawyers.
Careers Advice
I’m a solicitor with five years PQE – what should I do next?
Reading Time: 5 minutes5 years PQE solicitors – what to do next. Article from Jonathan Fagan MD at Ten Percent Legal Recruitment.
Salary Guide for Lawyers February 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLawyer salary guide for February 2024 from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment, including rates for England and London.
Salary Guide for Solicitors January 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSalary guide for solicitors and legal employers in relation to jobs offered and salaries indicated, from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment.
Four Day Working Weeks – Can They Work?
Reading Time: 7 minutes4 day working weeks – how do they work, what are the key considerations. Article from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment on 4 day working weeks.
Career Planning – Fine Tune your Career
Reading Time: 4 minutesFine tuning your career. 10 top tips from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment & Interim Lawyers for career planning.
Horrible Bosses and the January Phenomenon of Staff Giving Notice
Reading Time: 7 minutesHorrible bosses cause an exodus of staff every January, which is easily preventable by not being a horrible boss! Top tips for being a nicer person, a horrible bosses test and advice on not losing staff in January each year.
Careers Update – CV Discussions
Reading Time: 3 minutesCV advice and careers update from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment, work visas, offshore solicitors, video CVs and legal assistant transitions.
Salary Guide for Lawyers, November 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEach month we publish a list of any salary levels we become aware of from employers in relation to jobs offered and salaries indicated. This is our November 2023 guide.
Solicitor & Legal Executive Salary Level Guide October 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSalary guide for solicitors and legal executives for October 2023 from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment. Salary levels updated monthly.
How does the economic cycle affect locum & permanent work?
Reading Time: 4 minutesHow does the economic cycle affect locum & permanent work? Article from Jonathan Fagan, MD at Ten Percent Legal Recruitment on the typical annual economic cycle and its effect on recruitment.
Making strategic career decisions for lawyers – create a career plan
Reading Time: 3 minutesAdvice on career plans for solicitors from Jonathan Fagan, Director of Ten Percent Legal Recruitment.
International lawyers looking for work in the UK – can Ten Percent Legal help?
Reading Time: 2 minutesCan we help international lawyers? An article by Ten Percent Legal Recruitment.
Changing from conveyancing to a life of crime – a good idea?
Reading Time: 3 minutesChanging from conveyancing to crime – a good idea? Advice for solicitors changing practice areas from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment.
Should I tell a potential employer why I am leaving my current employer?
Reading Time: 2 minutesShould I tell a potential employer why I am leaving my current employer?
In most cases, the answer to this is no, absolutely not. This is because the overwhelming number of people leaving employers is due to either a personality clash, a perception that they are poorly paid and can get better money elsewhere. or unpleasant working conditions.
I am writing a CV for the first time. How long should it be?
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow long should a CV be for lawyers – advice from Jonathan Fagan, expert legal recruiter at Ten Percent Legal Recruitment, UK specialists.
Thinking of a career in law? Article for 15-17 year olds
Reading Time: 7 minutesGetting into law – article for 15-17 year olds looking to start a legal career, from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment.
Locums – get paid promptly or else
Reading Time: 3 minutesLocums – get paid promptly, or else – an article by Ten Percent Legal and Interim Lawyers for locums and would be locums,
I’m at a crossroads in my career, I’m 10 years qualified, and I’m fed up in my job. What should I do?
Reading Time: 4 minutesFed up with your legal career? An article packed full of advice for solicitors thinking about changing jobs or making a career move. Ten Percent Legal
Can you help me revolutionise the legal profession?
Reading Time: 3 minutesCan you help me set up a law firm to change the legal profession? Article from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment and Jonathan Fagan.
Why do we not put specific locations on our job postings?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhy do we not put locations on job postings? Article by Ten Percent Legal Recruitment, specialists for permanent and locum solicitor jobs.
Getting into Law
Reading Time: 4 minutesIts that time of year again when we get telephone calls from potential lawyers and their parents, asking how to get into law.. Article by Ten-Percent Legal on getting work experience.
How much does it cost to become a partner of a law firm?
Reading Time: 4 minutesCost of becoming a law firm partner. Article by Ten Percent Legal Recruitment and Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers.
What makes a good legal CV?
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat makes a good legal CV? Article and advice from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment.
Effective Interview Techniques for Employers
Reading Time: 5 minutesEffective Interview Techniques for Employers, a guide by Ten Percent Group of Legal Recruitment Websites for solicitors and legal executives.
What is a reasonable pay rise?
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat is a reasonable pay rise? Article from the Ten Percent Group, specialists for solicitors and legal executives.
What field of law has the best paid jobs?
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhich fields of law pay best? Article from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment for law students and lawyers looking at choosing law areas.
Recruiting an unaffordable candidate – what can I do?
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat can I do to recruit an unaffordable candidate? Article by Ten Percent Legal Recruitment for law firms and employers.
I’ve been working from an office for 40 years, so why can’t others?
Reading Time: 4 minutesOne of the key issues in relation to offering flexible hours and remote working is the attitude of well established law firm owners, particularly in the smaller sized SME sector, where the recruiting partner or manager is very often the owner of the practice.
Can a lawyer be a millionaire?
Reading Time: 2 minutesCan a lawyer be a millionaire? Article by Jonathan Fagan, MD of Ten Percent Legal Recruitment and a non-practising solicitor.