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18 Apr 2016

Historic seachange but figures still don't stack up.

It’s nearly 100 since women were first allowed to practice as Solicitors, as a result of the Sex Disqualification Act which was passed in 1919. Fast forward to 2016...

30 Mar 2016

The Benefits Conundrum

There has been a year on year enhancement of packages but although benefits are improving they are failing to engage - time for some thought?

24 Mar 2016

The top 10 inflationary buys for Lawyers

The Office or National Statistics has announced that it has changed some of the items in its basket of 700 goods and services. Removal can be a sign of the times

21 Feb 2016

Gravity - what's stopping NQ Solicitors from floating off?

You may have seen our article about trainee Solicitor salaries featured in the Law Gazette, Lawyer & by Legal Cheek.

20 Feb 2016

Brain drain tempered by property prices?

According to the Law Society figures, legal like many other business sectors is experiencing a brain drain.

21 Jan 2016

What the Price of Oil Could Mean to Legal

There seems to be plenty of noise now about the potential for the global economy being derailed by low oil prices.

21 Dec 2015

Networking Rebooted

Last Friday we hosted the second of our ‘Networking Rebooted’ IT Forums over at JMW Solicitors in Manchester to talk about cyber breaches and security.

26 Nov 2015

Graduates Leaving Law Firms at the Altar

1 in 5 legal graduate job offers are turned down according to a survey released by the Association of Graduate Recruiters.

30 Oct 2015

Is it Back to the Future in the War for Talent?

Although most commentators called the end of recession at the end of 2009 it appears that the legal sector is still suffering from the after effects.

27 Oct 2015

There will be blood

With Halloween around the corner, some of the team at Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment decided to mark the occasion by spilling a bit of blood.

26 Oct 2015

Things to consider when moving In-house

We’ve put together a list of 3 things you might like to consider when making the move away from Private Practice.

21 Oct 2015

How to make networking easier

Qualification Career Consultant, Andrew Fieldhouse, has shared some tips on how to make networking easier.