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New Service for Law Firms – Job Specification and Description Writing

If you have a look at our vacancy database, you will see that some of the vacancies are as vague as “conveyancing solicitor sought by mid-Somerset practice”. Quite a lot of candidates ask us why these descriptions are so vague, and it is usually because firms are very vague. Often a conversation with a firm will be something like “I want a conveyancing solicitor, can you get me some CVs?” We only find out more about the vacancy by sending in CVs that may or may not be appropriate.
 
New for 2010 – we will write job specifications and descriptions for firms and companies looking to employ legal staff as part of the service.
 
Simply email your vacancy to us in any form you like, and we will prepare a job specification and send it back through to you. Email cv@ten-percent.co.uk with the subject “Job Spec”.
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How to Employ Staff without any Risk – 5 Top Tips

 
We are often asked this question when giving advice to law firms, and there are a few very simple pointers:
 
1. Interview using Competency Based Interviewing Techniques.
For a list of over 150 of these, please email us at cv@ten-percent.co.uk with the Subject: Competency Based Interview Questions.
 
2. Get a Guarantee of 12 months rebate from your Recruitment Agency
Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment offer a unique guarantee with any introduction – pay monthly – if a candidate leaves your obligation to pay finishes at that point.
 
3. Always offer a Probationary Period
Make sure your probationary period includes the option for either side to give 1 weeks notice.
 
4. Google the potential employee’s name and take up references
We know of a company who did this and discovered that the perfect candidate for a job had been arrested for a stalking offence a few months beforehand. Make sure the reference is from the most recent employer.
 
5. Do what you promised for the new employee
Hold regular meetings, find out how they are doing, give them everything you promised, keep a check on them daily or weekly. Ask other staff members how they are doing.
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Wednesday 16th June – Legal Career Guidance – £3 per minute – Central London

 
Ever thought about speaking to an impartial legal career coach? Jonathan Fagan, MD of Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment, Solicitor (non-practising) and Recruitment Consultant, will be at the St Pancras Novotel on Wednesday 16th June.
 
You can come and see him with any queries regarding your CV, your career, future plans, leaving the profession, changing fields of law, getting into the profession, forthcoming interviews etc.. The maximum time for a session on this day is 1 hour.
 
You will get copies of our CV Guide and Interview Guide, a free CV review and 20% off any of our careers services.
 
To register an interest and book a slot, please email us: cv@ten-percent.co.uk with the subject heading “16th June” and we will email you back with available slots.
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Unlimited Legal Recruitment?

Ten Percent Legal Recruitment has been at the forefront of online recruitment since 2000, introducing the UK’s first online candidate database for law firms to view directly and  request CVs from.  We have decided for 2010 to introduce a new way of working which will suit small to medium firms who may be looking to recruit more than once within a 12 month period.  For a one-off fee we will allow you to contact as many candidates as you want to through our database, whether by letter, e-mail or telephone, and to recruit without any further charge. 

You can view anonymous but detailed CV’s for each candidate as well as a brief description outlining their skills and experience. You can also communicate with the candidate without them knowing who you are and vice versa. Our database covers solicitors, legal executives, licensed conveyancers and experienced fee earners. We also have details of secretaries and paralegals available as well. For further details and to request a quote please visit http://www.ten-percent.co.uk/low-cost-legal-recruitment.html

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A Career Away from Law

Moving away from the legal profession is a very big decision for a lot of lawyers, and one not to be taken lightly. It is something that comes up time and time again during our private career coaching sessions with clients, usually when lawyers get to about 3-6 years PQE or more.
 
If you are considering your options, think about the following:
 
1. Is it your job or your profession that is making you consider your options? Decide very carefully indeed…
2. Have you had thoughts about something you would like to do? If not, think. It is no good leaving the legal profession without any thought as to what you can do instead.
3. Have you got your financial commitments covered for a period of time?
4. Have you been to get experience in the profession you are thinking about going into?
5. Have you sat down and thought through all the factors affecting your decision making?
 
More to Law is a good starting website, together with Alec for free careers tests online. Our career coaching service is available at www.ten-percent.co.uk/career.htm