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EJ Legal Ltd is on of the top legal recruitment agency in United Kingdom. Founded on 1992, EJ Legal has provided legal jobs to several lawyers in the country. We provide highly focused service in finding private practice solicitors jobs in London and Sout
2019-07-18 08:38
From a recruiter’s perspective, 2018 was another unpredictable but active year Read More
2018-10-23 15:52
The rapidly developing area of Fintech has been hard to miss in the news and top company rankings over the past few years. Whilst this is seen by many as the buzzword within financial servic… Read More
2017-08-31 14:25
Bucket and spade – check, speedos – check…… Work phone and laptop with full remote login capabilities… Hmmm Read More
2017-08-17 15:11
The six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman – agreed in 2016 to introduce VAT as a means to diversify government re… Read More
2017-06-15 09:24
While the initial outlay may be significant, the advantages of having an in-house lawyer are considerable, and can generate major efficiencies and other business benefits. Here are the key a… Read More
2017-05-24 09:58
If you really want to make the right impression and be that stand-out candidate, you absolutely need to present a business case that is detailed, tailored, punchy and robust Read More
2017-05-23 08:45
A couple of weeks ago I bumped into an old friend that I hadn’t seen for about 20 years (gulp). We gave each other a summary of our lives since school, including our current careers Read More
2017-05-03 17:03
So, let’s say you’ve been a Senior Associate or Counsel at your firm for a while now. You’ve pretty much been running your own practice Read More
2017-04-10 16:46
Keeping on top of the changes in the interim legal market
For the last 11 years, I have been specialising in interim recruitment within the in-house industry and have seen significant cha… Read More
2017-04-07 16:58
Following on from my last blog, I look at the factors worth considering if you are thinking of moving to another law firm Read More
2017-04-03 14:40
Leading legal recruitment specialists EJ Legal weigh up the risks and rewards of different UK law firm partnership options Read More
2017-03-21 15:20
When you work in law, it’s easy to be lulled into a false sense of security, thinking that you have a set career path that will progress smoothly Read More
2017-03-21 14:51
You are coming towards the end of your training contract and qualification is looming. The only problem is, you don’t know which area you want to qualify into. Sound familiar? It is th… Read More
2017-03-17 13:30
Examining the timescales in the recruitment processOne of the most common questions that I am asked by candidates is how long the process will take to find a new job. With that in mind I th… Read More
2017-03-14 14:16
It used to be that aiming to become a partner in a law firm was a given. It was why you put up with all the education, long hours and everything else Read More
2016-12-19 13:12
At first glance, it seems obvious: lawyers sell legal services. But consider the idea that a comprehensive understanding of the law is a superficial requirement Read More
2016-12-19 12:31
To build good teams, engaging freshly minted graduates is one way to go, of course, as is hiring qualified lawyers from other firms – a practice that is on the rise Read More
2016-12-19 12:20
Statistics from the Disabled Living Foundation describe over 6.9 million disabled people of working age in the UK, or 19 per cent of the working population Read More
2016-11-25 16:51
When it came to adopting email as a communication tool, lawyers took their time. Legal experts necessarily assign value to convention and precedent, and this seems to feed into their attitud… Read More
2016-11-18 18:27
The human resource management strategies embraced by large law firms run the gamut from the cynical to the effective, but many are at least ostensibly designed to improve work–life bal… Read More
2016-11-18 18:02
When the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) canvassed the in-house legal community for their latest large-scale survey, a recurring theme was the necessary expansion of skill sets in the… Read More
2016-11-04 07:59
2016-10-31 17:00
Choose the firm you work for wisely and your job satisfaction levels, work–life balance and overall well-being will be the envy of your peers. Choose poorly and you could face 40-plus… Read More
2016-10-18 13:34
In the face of changing client demands, increased competition, and the aftermath of a financial crisis or two, law firms are necessarily re-examining their tactics Read More
2016-10-13 12:44
For modern salaried workers, the opportunity to move to exciting locales constitutes an important part of the job offer Read More
2016-10-13 12:35
When we entertain the question of just what the effects of Brexit will be, what comes to mind most easily is the impact on ourselves, our work, our families Read More
2016-10-13 12:25
The Law Society of Ireland reported that 186 British lawyers were admitted to practise in the first six months of 2016 – that's more than three times the number in the same period last… Read More
2016-10-13 10:22
There was the vote, and then there were the aftershocks, including an uptick in in business for legal professionals Read More
2016-09-16 13:59
Leaving your firm in favour of a competitor can be step fraught with potential missteps, but nothing is more likely to burn bridges than what happens to your clients Read More
2016-09-16 13:50
June's referendum result triggered a drop in confidence and investor demand in UK commercial property, according to figures published by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Read More
2016-09-16 13:41
Launched four years before the iPhone in 2003, LinkedIn describes itself as the world's largest professional network, with over 430 million members Read More
2016-09-15 18:30
There has been much talk over the last few years over the UK's skills shortage, and particularly in light of London's burgeoning supply of professional roles Read More
2016-09-15 18:21
Notwithstanding the real and apparent turmoil (or opportunity, depending on your perspective), Brexit has made lawyers quite busy: there has been substantially more work since the referendum… Read More
2016-08-24 18:10
all changed, changed utterly: a terrible beauty is born
W.B. Yeats, Easter 1916
Yeats wrote these words exactly one hundred years ago in an entirely different context, yet they retain a ce… Read More
2016-08-24 17:59
Over the past five years there has been a steady increase in the number of in-house counsel using social media as a platform for conducting research and connecting with external lawyers. Ind… Read More
2016-08-24 17:41
The forty-nine per cent of British citizens who voted to remain in the European Union are being forced to parse the consequences of an exit (and so is everyone else, of course). Legal profes… Read More
2016-08-24 17:30
It is ever more common for European businesses that would otherwise rely on conventional European bank loans to resort to US debt financing. When BC Partners acquired Mergermarket, what sta… Read More
2016-08-24 17:09
It rolls off the tongue at cocktail parties where lawyers gather – 'Oh, we're opening a new office' – because a vaunted new space in some interesting locale is associated with po… Read More
2016-07-19 10:02
According to the IPSE, the EU's largest association for independent workers, the UK has over 4.6 million self-employed workers, a significant leap from the 1.9 million estimated in their pre… Read More
2016-07-13 15:39
In the business of law, clients are perennially looking for lawyers who offer the most value for money. Some graduates and aspiring lawyers will find they are called upon to be possessed of… Read More
2016-07-13 15:28
Virtual firms, or contract law firms, have been established in the US for several years at this point, and their presence is becoming more commonplace in the UK. This relatively new model of… Read More
2016-06-30 12:06
Mergers have been a sort of default strategy for partnerships unmoved by alternatives – or rather moved by the prospect of enhancing cash flow. It is a trend that persists, with a numb… Read More
2016-06-30 11:44
Becoming a partner in a limited liability partnership is arguably the pinnacle of a junior associate's aspirations, but while all partners are equal, some are certainly more equal than other… Read More
2016-06-15 16:22
Earlier this year when it was reported that the UK's Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Miami's Greenberg Traurig were in talks over a potential merger, it seemed to fit. Both firms have thri… Read More
2016-06-15 16:07
If you are a newly qualified solicitor (NQS) in London these days, the outlook for the immediate future is bright Read More
2016-06-08 12:50
Recent figures suggest that top law firms are still struggling to meet gender diversity targets. PwC's 2015 law firm survey revealed that only 17 per cent of partners in the top 25 law firms… Read More
2016-06-02 19:05
In an ever more saturated legal services market, what's the magic formula for firm growth? Successful mergers depend on more than how much work new partners can bring in or the clients they… Read More
2016-06-02 18:54
A vote for the UK to leave the European Union could have a dramatic bearing on the career landscape for lawyers and judges practising in Britain. Pro-EU lawyers held an anti-Brexit event in… Read More
2016-05-18 15:25
For most of us, taking on a new full-time role comes along with its fair share of anxieties regardless of how positive we feel about winning the job. Can I figure things out in time to avoid… Read More
2016-05-18 15:15
The Middle East: a region replete with high-net-worth clients, dotted with regimes that are virtually free from tax on income or profit, and standing proudly as an important economic hub wit… Read More
2016-05-11 13:13
The multiple draws engendered by the establishment of the Dubai International Financial Centre more than a decade ago were more than enough to provide an attractive platform for internationa… Read More
2016-05-11 13:03
Office expansion by law firms with an international presence (or ambitions) in the Middle East centre on Saudi Arabia and Dubai in particular. In March of last year, Manchester-headquartered… Read More
2016-05-03 11:16
Research by the Law Society in 2011 found that at least a quarter of the top 20 UK law firms were planning to make a cash call on their partners. In 2014, new rules introduced by the Treasur… Read More
2016-04-21 15:21
In 2014 The Lawyer carried out its first comprehensive review of the debt positions of UK law firms. The sample of limited liability partnership accounts revealed a stark divide between firm… Read More
2016-03-22 15:17
Almost no one pursues a career at a big law firm without knowing what they’re getting into: long working hours, forgone holidays and stressful projects are par for the course. The cult… Read More
2016-03-22 15:02
When it comes to recruiting and retaining assistant solicitors and associates, things have become more difficult for the top UK and US global law firms over the last three to five years. The… Read More
2016-03-07 12:56
Since 2011, major US law firms have gradually been expanding their London offices, often bringing firm culture and idiosyncrasies with them. The US model, which focuses on profitability, is… Read More
2016-02-29 18:04
The charge is often levelled at legal industry: it moves slowly. Conservative by nature, lawyers adopt a wait-and-see approach to changing landscapes. That sort of wisdom, though eminently r… Read More
2016-02-29 17:33
As far as diversity goes, disability is a most under-represented category among lawyers, with less than 1 per cent at large firms registered as disabled. This figure drops even more at small… Read More
2016-02-03 17:47
A shrinking pool of legal work during the financial crisis meant fiercer competition and necessarily sharper marketing efforts. As business has picked up, certain firms have breathed a sigh… Read More
2016-02-03 17:33
Whether law firms operate better using traditional management methods or more modern approaches is less of an open question these days. With a legal landscape in flux - the intense merger ac… Read More
2016-02-03 17:17
All careers involve an element of occupational stress, but lawyers seem to face more than their fair share. As they are so often engaged only after a serious problem arises or once negotiati… Read More
2016-02-03 16:59
Subsequent to handling the complexities of the law, lawyers are faced with another significant challenge: collections. And it's a challenge that looms larger at the end of the fiscal year. A… Read More
2016-02-02 13:33
A career in law is a long road. While getting into law school is rightly lauded as a respectable achievement, it is merely the first hurdle to be overcome on the path to legal success Read More
2016-01-06 18:07
Allow us to define a rainmaker as a lawyer who attracts high volumes of clients or at least a sufficient number of highly valuable ones. Whether through charisma, know-how or focus – o… Read More
2015-11-12 14:48
In recent years, a number of top international law firms have expanded their offerings into the African continent. Some have formed alliances with local firms while others have opened entir… Read More
2015-11-12 14:36
These days, it is difficult to imagine being pinned down to one job, or even career, for the remainder of one’s working life. Employees spend 4.6 years in any one job on average, so gi… Read More
2015-10-16 11:05
If you are considering a move in-house from private practice, it is worth reviewing all aspects of what this change might mean for you - below are some of the common views of differences bet… Read More
2015-10-09 13:57
Gone are the days when lawyers sat behind their desks expecting mere legal experience and the passage of time to further their careers. Today, lawyers need to be business people. Now more th… Read More
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