Annual Reviews for Lawyers
Annual 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...
View ArticlePartnership Prospects
Once 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...
View ArticleHow to Survive the Recession, a guide for lawyers
Surviving a recession is a little like writing a blog – you have to constantly look at your save button to ensure you dont lose any work as I have just lost this article and am now retyping it! Top...
View ArticleCan you be a millionaire or very rich and work as a solicitor?
I have recently been reading a load of books on investment, personal wealth management and similar titles, and have discovered that there are a lot of different strategies for creating your own...
View ArticleCareer Planning
“I’ve heard a lot of talk about career paths – what should I be doing about this, and is it a good idea to plan 5 years in advance when working in a law firm?” It is very hard to know what a legal...
View ArticleWork Life Balance
Work/Life Balance seems to become a particularly important issue once solicitors get to about 3 years PQE, and realise that there is life beyond work, and other issues such as rearing a family, paying...
View ArticleI have been offered Salaried Partnership – should I take it?
“Recently my firm have offered me a role as a salaried partner and informed me that I am being promoted. My salary will remain the same because they cannot afford a paying fee but I will be invited to...
View ArticleHow to Dramatically Improve your Legal Career Prospects
This article is divided into three sections. The first is for law students, the second is for graduates and the third is for qualified lawyers, solicitors and legal staff. It is that time of year when...
View ArticleTen Ways to Get Fired
10 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...
View ArticleI Want to Get Out of Law And Am Completely Fed Up – Help!
I 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...
View ArticleShould I Stay or Should I Go? Updated Advice to Criminal Duty Solicitors
Should I stay or should I go? Crime Job Market Report I hope this article assists crime solicitors and does not depress anyone too much. We are getting close to the next duty solicitor rota deadline...
View ArticleBecoming a Legal Expert in 10,000 Hours – is it really achievable?
10,000 Hours Theory – can it work? At the moment there is a journalist who is trying out the above theory – is it possible to put in 10,000 hours and turn into an expert? – article is on the BBC...
View ArticleHow to Cut a Better Deal with your Current Firm and Stay Put
How 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...
View ArticleChanging Solicitors Firms during a Training Contract
We 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...
View ArticleShould I leave when I qualify? The dilemna for Newly Qualified – 1 year PQE...
Should I Stay or Should I Go? In April every year we are regularly contacted by newly qualified and 1 year PQE (post-qualification experience) solicitors who ask the following questions: 1. Should I...
View ArticleFake News – is there a Shortage of Conveyancing Locums vs Wills & Probate...
Candidate Shortages in Wills & Probate and Conveyancing – myths and legends As I write this brief article, I can reflect that I could probably have written the same article in any year between 2011...
View ArticleJob Offers and dangling Partnership Carrots
Job Offers and the Dangled Carrot of Partnership Dangling the carrot of a partnership when being offered a job or at an annual review is either because: 1. The firm genuinely like you, are genuinely...
View ArticleNever accept a counter offer from your current employer after you hand in...
Recruitment rule 223: Never, ever return to an employer you have just told that you will be leaving. Here’s the scenario; you get despondent at work and decide to look around for a new job. A firm...
View ArticleGetting More Work
We took a call a few weeks ago from a sole practitioner specialising in employment law and some other forms of litigation. He explained that his caseload was such that although he had enough work for...
View ArticleHow to negotiate a pay rise and how to deal with a request for a pay rise
We are often asked by candidates whether they should request a pay rise from their employer and how to go about doing it. It is an incredibly difficult conversation for both parties to have. What is...
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