(this report can also be found at www.ten-percent.co.uk/weeklyreport.htm) March 2010 has been a very good month and we are now not only optimistic of the market picking up, but also are aware that legal recruitment is back up and running…
Category: Monthly News
Recruiting a Business Development Manager – a good idea?
If you have looked at the Law Society Gazette in recent times you will have noticed that a) it has shrunk dramatically, although the jobs section has started to expand rapidly in the last few weeks, and b) the editor…
Legal Job Market Summary 1st March 2010
February 2010 has been a reasonable month, bearing in mind the effect the weather has had on the resurgence in recruitment, and we are quite optimistic at the moment that things are going to pick up over the next 3-4…
Jobs Market to pick up in 2010
Figures released today show that the UK economy has come out of recession with a reported growth of 0.1 per cent in the last quarter of 2009. This slight recovery could further boost employer confidence and accelerate the already increasing…
Should Legal Course Providers downsize their operations?
There has been an announcement today that the government withdrawal of funding for higher education is going to result in a lot of university places being withdrawn in the coming 12 months. This may or may not affect legal departments.…
Professionalising Recruitment – does it matter?
You may be surprised to read this, but firstly recruitment agencies have a professional body who regulate their conduct, and secondly it is possible to qualify as a recruitment consultant, up to graduate level. The professional body is the Recruitment…
67% of the Public think Will Writers are Solicitors
The Fellowship of Professional Willwriters and Probate Practitioners have released a survey showing that consumers are completely confused by will writers, with 67% of them thinking that to write a will you need to be a qualified solicitor. The main…
Legal Job Market Report – 1st February 2010
The Legal Job Market looked as if it was going to take off quite dramatically as December drew to a close. All the signs were there – firms wanting to interview over Christmas, indications of the recruitment freezes being lifted…
Typing – Outsourcing – Digital Recorder Guide
Outsourcing some or all of your typing work in recent times has got quite popular. It is now possible via software to set up an online typing management system, with recordings being directly uploaded from your offices to home-based typists,…
Legal Job Market Summary January 11th 2010
Legal Job Market Summary – 11th January 2010 As one would expect, December slowed down considerably in the run up to Christmas. However, again we have seen vacancies coming into us, including conveyancing, wills & probate, family, commercial litigation,…