Ten Percent Legal Recruitment

in Careers Advice, CV Writing, Job Applications, Newly Qualified Solicitors, Training Contracts, Pupillage and Work Experience on 14/09/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

How to Improve your Chances of Success when making Job Applications – become a Borg

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…

in Careers Advice, CV Writing, Job Applications, Training Contracts, Pupillage and Work Experience on 09/09/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

Five Common Mistakes When Writing a CV

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…

in Careers Advice, Interviews, Job Applications on 03/09/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

Top 5 Tips for getting the most out of Interviews

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.…

in Careers Advice, Employers, Interviews, Job Applications on 03/09/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

Top 5 Tips for Getting the most out of Candidates

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…

in Candidates, Careers Advice, London and South, Regions on 03/09/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

New Candidate Update 3rd September – Ten-Percent and Interim Lawyers

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…

in Careers Advice, Employers, Legal Profession, Newly Qualified Solicitors, Salary Reviews on 05/08/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

Salary Myths and the Legal Profession

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…

in Careers Advice, Legal Profession on 05/06/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

Legal Recruitment News June 2015

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

in Careers Advice, Training Contracts, Pupillage and Work Experience, Uncategorized on 06/05/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

Finding a Job as a Barrister is harder than winning at Russian Roulette

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…

in Careers Advice, Legal Profession on 15/04/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

New Locum Guide Available

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…

in Careers Advice, Employers, Legal Profession on 15/04/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

The Death of 20 Days Annual Leave

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…

in Careers Advice, Employers, Job Applications, Legal Profession on 15/04/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

Mothers Returning to Work in the Legal Profession – A Missed Opportunity?

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…

in Careers Advice, CV Writing on 12/04/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

CV Review for LPC student at Anglia Ruskin University

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…

in Careers Advice, CV Writing on 12/04/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

CV Review for a 2nd year Law Student at a University

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 …

in Careers Advice, CV Writing on 12/04/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

CV Review for Final Year Law Student

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…

in Careers Advice, CV Writing on 12/04/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

CV Review for Newly Qualified Solicitor

Reading Time: 5 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 14021231 Address Tel: Email: Professional Profile Trainee Solicitor qualifying in June 2015 with experience in private client, personal injury, commercial, conveyancing and civil litigation. Looking for…

in Careers Advice, CV Writing on 26/03/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

CV Review – Law Student looking to secure a training contract or vacation placement 1

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 09021949 PORTSMOUTH I am a self-motivated, hardworking student at University of Portsmouth. I am currently studying for a degree in law and expect to gain my…

in Candidates, Careers Advice, London and South, Regions on 26/03/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

New Candidate Update 26th March 2015 from Ten-Percent Legal

Reading Time: 4 minutesTen-Percent Group Permanent and Locum Candidate Update March 26th 2015 New Candidates registered in the last 7 days: London 23032102 Employment and Commercial Litigation Solicitor, 1 year PQE looking in and around London and the Home Counties. 24030635 Personal Injury Locum Lawyer with over 9 years experience of a range of EL/PL and RTA work,…

in Careers Advice, Employers, Legal Profession on 04/03/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

The Baby Boom Locum Maternity Cover Phenomenon

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Annual Baby Boom Phenomenon and Locum Cover Every year we see a surge in maternity leave cover and requests for locums. This is known as the ‘Baby Boom’ time slot. For 6 weeks in March and April we go through a time when partners and HR managers call us to enquire about cover. It…

in Legal Profession on 04/03/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

Locum Hourly Rates – March 4th 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutesHourly Rates of Pay for Locum Solicitors and Legal Executives – March 4th 2015 update Locum hourly rate payment varies widely according to the demand, length of assignment, level of experience and advance notice available. Hourly rates go up during the summer (June-September). NB: These rates are intended as a guide only. Hourly rates can…

in Careers Advice, Employers, Job Applications on 27/01/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

How do we as a Legal Recruitment Agency check and verify candidates?

Reading Time: 5 minutesChecking Candidates As a legal recruitment agency in some aspects our life is very easy when it comes to checking candidates before submitting them for vacancies. Firstly, the Law Society maintain an online directory of all solicitors with current practising certificates. This means that a solicitor can instantly be identified and confirmed to be holding…

in Careers Advice, Employers, Legal Profession on 14/01/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

Top 4 Queries to our Website over the New Year

Reading Time: 4 minutesNew Year Resolutions for Lawyers? Every year we get a number of calls and emails from lawyers relating either to a change in practice or job, expansion or contraction, or new year resolutions – both employers and candidates. These are the top 5 queries since December 29th 2014: “I am a partner of a small…

in Legal Profession, Newly Qualified Solicitors on 08/01/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

What does COLP and COFA mean?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCOLP and COFA These two new abbreviations came into being some years ago and relate to compliance with Financial Conduct, Money Laundering laws and a raft of other regulations. At a lot of law firms this person will be the senior partner, no doubt overjoyed at yet another excursion away from fee earning to ensure…

in Careers Advice, Job Applications, Newly Qualified Solicitors on 15/12/2014 by Jonathan Fagan

Why are jobs listed by agencies on job boards and websites not always active?

Reading Time: 3 minutesThere are a good number of legal jobs on the web that have been listed by recruitment consultants that are not live. I can guarantee this. I reckon that for every 1 genuinely live vacancy with a finite deadline to be filled there will be 1 vacancy that is not. This means that 50% of…

in Careers Advice, Changing Jobs, Staying in Your Job on 15/09/2014 by Jonathan Fagan

How to Cut a Better Deal with your Current Firm and Stay Put

Reading Time: 3 minutesHow to cut a better deal with your current firm Working in a solicitors firm and getting paid the salary or package you feel you deserve are very often quite separate points. You probably accepted a salary offered when you first started with the firm some time ago and have seen little movement since. Indeed,…

in Careers Advice, Employers on 13/09/2014 by Jonathan Fagan

How to Retain Law Staff in a Busy Legal Job Market

Reading Time: 3 minutesHow to Retain Staff in a Busy Job Market With over 11,000 solicitors and lawyers on our books, Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment is usually well placed to see when a firm is doing the right things and when it isn’t. It costs a minimum of £4,000 each time a fee earner leaves a firm and joins…

in Employers, Job Applications, Legal Profession, Training Contracts, Pupillage and Work Experience on 27/06/2014 by Jonathan Fagan

What is the difference between a Paralegal and a Fee Earner in a Solicitors firm?

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis week an LPC graduate applied for a Conveyancing Fee Earner role in Central London through us (Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment). Before every other LPC graduate sends us their CV I should add that this candidate has over 12 months residential conveyancing experience in a solicitors firm already, which is why she is an extremely suitable…

in Employers, Job Applications, Legal Profession on 04/06/2014 by Jonathan Fagan

Rogue Recruitment Agencies and Phantom Jobs

Reading Time: 3 minutesPhantom Jobs and Rogue Recruitment Agencies Very recently the Law Society Gazette published an article online about phantom recruitment agents and jobs. The complaint appeared to be that candidates were attending interviews and then not hearing anything back afterwards. Another complaint appeared to be that recruitment agents were not responding to job applications with feedback.…

in Legal Profession on 01/04/2014 by Jonathan Fagan

OUR BEST 5 CANDIDATES FOR 1ST APRIL 2014

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is our Top 5 list of Solicitors, Legal Executives and Paralegals Candidate 8PR1L 500LS – Solicitor, speaks 5 languages, wills & probate following worth £175k, 5 years PQE, 29 years old, prepared to relocate to work, looking for a salary of £20,000. Candidate 8PR1L 500LS2 – Paralegal with 12 months experience in conveyancing –…

in Careers Advice, Job Applications on 20/03/2014 by Jonathan Fagan

Trying to avoid the Recruitment Agency – tips on how not to do it

Reading Time: 2 minutesI have just taken the most bizarre telephone call I think I have ever received as a recruitment consultant. It went like this: Caller: Hello, is that Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment? Me: Yes it is. Caller: I’ve seen an advert for a vacancy online – its for a paralegal position in Derby. Me: Oh right. Do…

in Job Applications, Training Contracts, Pupillage and Work Experience on 19/03/2014 by Jonathan Fagan

What Relevance does Voluntary Work have for Making Job Applications in the Legal Profession?

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis query comes up quite regularly with legal job applicants coming into the profession. So many times I have been asked by graduates and students why we have ignored their applications for specific vacancies that require say ‘2 months legal experience’. The conversation usually goes: Caller: “But I have 2 months legal work experience.” Me:…