Suits, Law and Order and the Good Wife portray law as a glamorous, dynamic and glitzy profession, but what is it really like working for a law firm? Is the reality a little less New York City skyscraper and more about the long hours and personal sacrifice required by lawyers?
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Your New Year and New Legal Career
The new year brings about renewed feelings of hope, ambition and inspiration. We set new year’s resolutions to…
Why Digital Lawyering Matters to Law Students
The growth of new technologies in the workplace is leading to significant change within the legal profession.
With nearly one third of law firms in England and Wales located within the boundaries of M25 and pay checks certainly being higher, these preconceptions have their foundations in fact.
But what if London isn’t for you? Rosie Hare, recruitment manager at Roythornes Solicitors, explains why…
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More Applications to Legal Roles, As Pay and Job Opportunities Improve
Candidates appear to be growing in confidence, despite looming political uncertainty, making now an ideal time to…
The Role of Paralegals in the Future of the Legal Services Sector
Paralegals are emerging as a go-to profession. The manner in which the legal sector is developing means that fewer…
New research from CV-Library has revealed that a shocking 61.5% of legal employers have experienced inappropriate behaviour from their employees in the workplace, with 62.5% having to fire someone as a result. Is this happening at your business?
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Dressing for Success in the Legal Sector
Oscar Wilde once said that “looking good and dressing well is a necessity”; what we wear and how we dress matters.
Women in Law: Becoming a Judge in a Male Dominated Sector
At the Women in Law Conference last year, we had the amazing opportunity to sit down with Alexandra Marks to…