Career development

Articles

5 Nov 2024

Probate research is a special job requiring special skills

Ryan Gregory, International Manager at Finders International, shares his experiences of and thoughts on the skills necessary to carry out effective probate research

16 Aug 2024

Firm-wide adoption of LinkedIn: managing partners must lead by example

Simon Marshall explains why LinkedIn is essential for legal professionals to stay at the top of their game

13 Aug 2024

Carpe diem: taking control of your career and making the most of development opportunities as a junior lawyer

Emily Joss, Joint Vice-President of the Junior London Solicitors Litigation Association and an Associate at Russell-Cooke, shares her thoughts on how junior lawyers can make the most of development opportunities

26 Jun 2024

Quiet quitting: the rise of a subtle resignation trend in modern workplaces

With the latest State of the Global Workforce 2024 report from Gallup highlighting that a whopping 90% of the UK workforce feel disengaged at work and are “quiet quitting,” leading employment lawyers Daniela Korn and Praveen Bhatia of media law firm Tan Ward take a closer look at this growing trend and its impact on businesses

19 Jun 2024

Mastering the informal interview landscape

Calvin Gardiner and Simi Bains explore the shift from traditional interviews towards informal conversations in the legal sector

16 Apr 2024

Navigating the challenges and opportunities in the UK legal sector

Maurice MacSweeney speaks to litigators about their prospects for the year ahead as part of a whitepaper investigating growth challenges among leading law firms.

11 Mar 2024

Big law or boutique: what’s the best move?

James Lavan weighs up pros and cons over pursuing the boutique firm path

14 Feb 2024

Closing the gender gap at the partnership level of the legal profession

Tim Sales shares his experience of attempting to balance life as a partner committed to his career as a litigator and a father, and why highlighting such actions by males within the profession is important to closing the gender gap