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EVERSHEDS MAKES JOB HUNTING EASYCity firm Eversheds has added a recruitment tool to its Web site which aims to make job hunting as quick and straightforward as possible for potential employees.

The eversheds.complete recruitment page lists dozens of vacancies across the firm and is updated daily.

A trial saw a 100% increase in the average volume of the firm's on-line applications.LINKS: www.eversheds.com

MORE VIRTUAL COURT TOURSCJS Online, the Web site of the criminal justice system, has added 14 virtual court tours to its 'Juror Online' service.

Users will be able to choose from 16 tours, including a number of Welsh language versions, from Chester to Woolwich in south London.

The move forms part of a complete redesign and upgrading of the site.

Since Juror Online was launched in December, the number of visits to the Web site has jumped from 12,000 a month to 650,000.LINKS: www.juror.cjsonline.org

PROBATESDIRECT SHORTLISTED FOR AWARDYorkshire company probatesdirect, launched by solicitor Alan Benstock, was shortlisted for the best business to consumer Web site at the Yorkshire Internet Awards.

The site allows users to apply for a grant of probate over the Internet.

Mr Benstock, a partner at The Lister Partnership and vice-chairman of the Law Society's probate section, said: 'We believe that through probatesdirect, the bereaved can concentrate on remembering the deceased while we take care of all their legal work fast and efficiently.'

MORRISON'S CHINESE WHISPERSUS firm Morrison & Foerster has launched a Chinese language Web site with the aim of enhancing its business development efforts in the China market.

LINKS: www.mofo.com.cn