Careers News
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Samuel Clague Founder & CEO of The Stephen James Partnership, shares his initiatives to increase the representation of Black people in law.
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Partnerless: the new email for associates
22/11/2023
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I'm often asked by associates how can they increase their visibility at their law firm in order to secure a promotion. Here are my five top tips to raising your personal profile.
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Starting at a new law firm can be daunting whatever level you are at. Solicitor and leadership coach Ruth Fenton tells what to do to feel more integrated
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Is being a lawyer good for you?
29/08/2018
Is being a lawyer good for your wellbeing? Well, that all depends on you... says ex-M&A lawyer and now psychotherapist Jonathan Coppin -
Back from maternity: Five common challenges
28/08/2018
From less elasticity around stay late in the office to dealing with the ‘invisible bump syndrome’, career coach Emma Spitz tackles five common obstacles that female lawyers face when returning to work after maternity leave -
How to turn lawyers' trained self-interest into benevolence and create a better law firm culture in the process
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Making clients feel confident
12/09/2017
Arising from discussion and comment on last month’s piece concerning ‘professional service’ is the issue of client confidence. -
How to be a great supervisor
04/09/2017
Creating a supervisory relationship you can be proud of may take a little effort, but it is worth it. Whether you are managing trainees or newly qualifieds, here are seven tips to help. -
What ‘professional service’ means
15/08/2017
What do architects, auditors and lawyers have in common? No, this is not the opening line to an overdone and unamusing joke along the lines of the sort of attempt at humour often heard at a conference. -
Women in Law: five pieces of advice
08/08/2017
One of the questions I frequently ask experienced, successful women lawyers is, “if you could go back in time and give your younger self advice, what would you say to her?” Here is a distillation of their wisdom. -
This week systemic coach Zita Tulyahikayo and barrister James Pereira QC suggest five things you can do over the summer to enhance your well being and start creating the life you want.
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“I don’t get on particularly famously with any of the partners in my team and I’m concerned I haven’t got a mentor or a patron within the firm. Is this going to hold me back and what can I do?”
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Vinson & Elkins is increasing its salaries for newly qualified solicitors to £120,000.
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Slaughter and May is to retain 91 per cent of its September 2017 qualifying trainees.
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Ashurst raises NQ salary to £72,000
11/07/2017
Ashurst has raised its salaries for trainees and associates. -
Thinking on your feet during public speaking
11/07/2017
I recently spoke at a networking event on the most effective ways to develop meaningful business relationships and was asked a completely unexpected and somewhat unrelated question. -
Norton Rose Fulbright has raised its salaries for trainees.
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This week, systemic coach Zita Tulyahikayo and barrister James Pereira QC discuss the link between the way you think about stress and the effect that stress has on you.
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I joined Hogan Lovells (or Lovell White Durrant as it then was) as a trainee solicitor in 2000 and have been a partner in the financial services litigation team since 2012.