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Partnership no longer a key career goal
Our research, ‘A ticking time-bomb’, reveals a large number of lawyers have no aspirations to reach partnership. Four out of ten lawyers in private practice plan to stay in the profession but are not aiming to make partner. Read more »
Progression is the key
When we questioned lawyers from across private practice, in-house and the public sector, career progression was seen as by far the most important criteria when looking for a new role. Read more »
Accounts teams remain small but stable
Law firms’ accounts departments are remaining stable despite media reports on redundancies affecting support functions. While this has been the case amongst many law firms, where support functions are usually hit first, it’s unusual for this to involve the accounts departments. Read more »
Employment lawyers reap the benefits in a depressed economy
2008 may not be remembered for the high times if you’re a conveyancer or a capital markets lawyer, but for employment lawyers, workloads are piling up. We have seen a growth in demand for employment lawyers across every sector in the last few months – from private practice to the public sector and in-house. Read more »
Industry sectors define in-house lawyers’ fortunes
Up until recently, the in-house market has been relatively sheltered from economic conditions but the last couple of months have signalled a change in fortune for some industries. Read more »
Law firms maintain strength in the current climate
While certain specialisms have been badly affected by the credit crunch, it is encouraging to report that law firms are determined not return to the early 90s when mass redundancies and hiring freezes were the name of the day. Read more »
The public sector faces up to the credit crunch
The last couple of months suggest that the credit crunch is finally beginning to impact upon the public sector, albeit gradually, and only across certain specialisms. Central government remains very busy and vacancies in central government agencies are still plentiful, however local authority is now beginning to feel the pinch. Read more »
Where have all the Aussies gone?
Changes to immigration law and the current economic climate are contributing to a slowdown in Australian lawyers choosing to live and work in England & Wales. Read more »