Apr
8
Talent Management
April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Jitendra Valera writes in Legal week that knowledge and experience management is one of the top four most important strategic challenges faced by the UK’s leading law firms. This was identified following a recent survey of the UK’s 125 largest firms, 73% of those surveyed rated it as either a ‘very [...]
Nov
16
Assistant Retention
November 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment
James Baxter of Legal Business writes “As our annual survey finds, the biggest firms are now losing 25% of their assistants each year.
He points out that
once recruiter fees, partner time spent interviewing, integration and training costs are accounted for, the cost of an assistant resigning is close to an entire year’s salary for [...]
Sep
6
It’s my Law
September 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
As we move through September, we are coming closer to the launch of the JCL Elite service. We are lining up a number of senior positions within the magic & silver circle firms.
We have had a fantastic response from senior partners to the proposition of deploying a range of contract lawyers who can work [...]
Aug
17
Oh to be an American Lawyer
August 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment
A Yankee lawyer went duck hunting in eastern South Carolina. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer’s field on the other side of a fence. As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly gentleman asked him what he was doing.
The lawyer responded, “I shot a duck and it fell [...]
Jul
3
we may not make history..
July 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment
“ Gentlemen, we may not make History tomorrow, but we shall certainly change the Geography”
General Plumer to his staff on detonation of 450 tonnes of explosive – Messines Ridge, June 1917.
Fantasitc connotations –
May
9
All take and no give, I’m off..
May 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The Law Society is worried.
When people cease liking their jobs — and there is the prospect of another, better job elsewhere — they leave. And that is what has been happening at scores of large law firms. Young lawyers have been leaving in droves.
This is actually no surprise when you lift the lid. [...]
May
9
What young Lawyers really want
May 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment
A survey published in The Times highlights some of the issues that young lawyers face. Taken from a survey completed by the Law Society it identifies a number of key issues that they would like to address.
A work-life balance
A more meaningful and responsible job
Respect for productivity rather than long hours
Clarity over roles [...]
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