Career development

Articles

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

13 Nov 2023

Open for business? Britain's constricted immigration pathways for entrepreneurs

Britain's current immigration options for entrepreneurs are thin pickings compared to the previous broader routes, argues Ben Maitland

11 Nov 2023

SJ Interview: Hannah Ambrose

Hannah Ambrose is an international arbitration partner at Herbert Smith Freehills. She talks to Solicitors Journal about her practice and the Law Commission's recent proposals to update the Arbitration Act 1996

22 Sept 2023

The battle for talent – promoting diversity

Jody Tranter explores how championing non-law graduates and diversity of thought could help close the talent gap

4 Sept 2023

Survey reveals the 10 most important soft skills for a successful law career

There has been a shift in the demand for workplace skills in recent years. Whilst an in-depth knowledge of the law is fundamental to a career in the legal sector, soft skills are not something to be overlooked.

3 Sept 2023

Are you right-sourcing?

Lawyers across the board, are grappling with a challenging future. Change is needed to thrive. However, a question all legal professionals should be asking themselves is: are our teams right-sourcing? Alexandra Morris explains.

9 Aug 2023

Neurodiversity in the legal profession

Psychologist Clare Reynolds examines the importance of awareness about neurodivergent conditions within firms and supporting employees