All Careers articles – Page 2
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FeatureCandidates for change
The lasting effect of the pandemic on law firm hiring policies – and a candidate’s options – looks set to be profound, writes Katharine Freeland
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OpinionMoving into environmental law
I want to act for clients seeking to protect the environment. What are the best routes in?
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FeatureGetting your secondment right first time
Know the organisation you’re joining, understand the culture and listen hard.
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OpinionLessons learned from finding my way back to the workplace
Natalie McEvoy, counsel at Slateford, shares her experience after a three-year career break.
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OpinionHow can I switch my specialism from conveyancing to real estate?
'I am looking for possible pathways available to help me gain the right experience and qualifications.'
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OpinionCan I seek flexible legal work after a career break?
I took a five-year career break. Is it unreasonable to expect to pick up where I left off, but with more flexibility?
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FeatureHorizon scans
Could ‘lockdown 3’ really be the time to consider changing job – or even specialism? There are plenty of opportunities out there, discovers Katharine Freeland.
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OpinionCounting on experience
I am over 50 and have completed the GDL. How do I identify firms that will value my experience?
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OpinionAiming to be a medico-legal adviser
What’s the difference between work as an expert witness and work as an MLA?
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FeatureFirst mover advantage
Leading industry figures tell Joanna Goodman what it takes to leap off the traditional career escalator into the fast-expanding world of legal innovation.
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OpinionHow do I identify firms that will value my experience?
I am over 50 and have leadership, management and a host of other skills.
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FeatureTools for the job
The stakes are high when recruiting in the middle of a global pandemic. Virtual interviews are the new normal but they come with complications, reports Maria Shahid.
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FeatureHow Beatrice beat the protectionists
Solicitor pioneer who transferred from the bar in the face of protectionism.
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FeatureHow to: Retire
Retirement can herald the happiest days of a lawyer’s life – or the start of a new career. Jonathan Rayner talks to three solicitors about how they have made the most of their golden years.
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FeatureA new world of work
As lockdown restrictions ease, the general consensus is that the government’s furlough scheme has only delayed inevitable redundancies. But many working in legal recruitment remain cautiously optimistic, reports Maria Shahid
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FeatureAlternative legal services provider
Excited by the business of law rather than black letter law? Then go and work for an ASLP. Katharine Freeland reports.