Prior to 2020, agencies and the majority of businesses in the legal sector would typically interview a candidate in person for every stage of the process. Now that everything is remote for the most part, how does this impact your job search? 

We’ve pulled together some helpful information on how to get the most out of your remote job search experience. It’s likely that even when things return to normal, some of the practices that have become familiar to us over the pandemic, will remain in place.

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It’s been quite a ‘strange’ 12 months to say the least with the vast majority of us now working from home. We’ve spoken with countless lawyers at all levels since lockdown, but whether furloughed and returned to work, or if there has been no break, without exception all have experienced time away from the office during the past year.

We asked Family Solicitor, Nasbin Begum about this and she kindly agreed to share her experience with us!

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With the rise in popularity of Social media over the past 10 to 15 years, platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat are now so common, you would be hard pushed to find anyone who is not a member of at least one of these networks. On a more professional level, LinkedIn is being used increasingly and it is becoming the norm for lawyers and their firms to use it to promote their services, write articles and discuss current topical legal issues. [Read more…]

So, after honing your CV skills, carefully researching the market and applying for relevant opportunities, you have finally managed to get an interview with a law firm that will take your career to the next level, but, what next? How much prep should you do? What type of interview will it be? How many stages are there? Who will I be meeting? [Read more…]

Your CV is, to put it bluntly, the first impression you provide any law firm. The importance of this can not be underestimated no matter what level of
seniority you happen to be and so below is a list of frequently asked questions to assist in getting your ‘foot in the door.’

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