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Five tips to become a Partner by 35
- 4 Sep 2018
Sam Walters, Director of Legal Recruitment at Robert Walters, shares five key tips to help you on your way to becoming a Partner by the time you are 35.
How to Apply for a Legal Secretary Role When Your Skills Don't Match the Exact Job Specification
- 3 May 2018
Find out some top tips to help you highlight your key skills and give yourself the best possible chance of securing your dream role
What skills do lawyers need to succeed?
- 31 Jan 2018
Lawyers can no longer rely on their academic achievements to secure themselves a role at a leading firm. Instead they need to demonstrate they can achieve long term success in a modern workplace.
Key Steps to Getting a Legal Secretary Job
- 24 Jan 2018
New Year, New Job? If you want to start your career as a Legal Secretary the Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs (ILSPA) are here to help.
Meet Lyn Lennox - An Outstanding Legal PA
- 19 Jan 2018
At SecsintheCity's PA of the Year Awards 2017 there were 2 Legal PA winners. Meet Lyn Lennox, Legal PA at The Law Society and winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award.
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Top tips for success at your NQ interviews
- 16 Jan 2018
Whether you’re due to qualify this coming Autumn or you’ve already started your job hunt, make sure you’re ready for your NQ interviews with our top tips for success.
SecsintheCity's Legal PA Winner Announced!
- 20 Nov 2017
Congratulations to Kathleen Riordan who won Legal PA of the year and Lyn Lennox who received the Outstanding Achievement Award.
ILSPA’s Legal Secretaries Diploma Course
- 17 Aug 2017
Our Legal Secretaries Diploma course is widely recognised by law firms and legal recruiters, and will provide you with valuable legal knowledge and practical skills...
Why the legal sector isn’t just focused on London
- 25 Jul 2017
Traditionally the beating heart of the legal sector, London was once seen as the number one location when looking for a top legal job. But with steep rents and the increase in regional demand across the country, London isn’t the centre of the legal universe any more.
Going Global - Living and Working Abroad
- 14 Jun 2017
Living and Working abroad is an increasingly popular choice for Legal professionals. We share the most popular locations from our Audience Insight survey, what difference age makes and give an overview of the benefits and downfalls of making the move.
Working in a SME firm? When will the robots come for your job?
- 6 Jun 2017
It’s a commonly held idea that the introduction of artificial intelligence (‘AI’) within the legal sector may lead to job losses. But is this actually the case, and just how are firms using AI, if at all, in their day to day business?
Law apprenticeships; a more direct route into the legal profession?
- 12 Apr 2017
In this article, we explore whether law apprenticeships are a more direct route into the legal profession and what routes are available to kick-start your paralegal career.
Flexible working; what are law firms saying?
- 24 Mar 2017
We have recently seen a steady stream of news from law firms regarding their views on flexible or ‘agile’ working. DMJ were interested to see whether this was likely to become the norm, or just the pattern amongst a certain type of firm.
Millennials and the law – How to retain a millennial workforce
- 21 Feb 2017
Reports have suggested that by 2020 as much as 50 percent of the global workforce will be made up of ‘millennials’ or generation Y workers.
The continued evolution of the paralegal role
- 4 Oct 2016
Given law firms’ ever growing reliance on paralegals it’s somewhat unsurprising that the role is becoming ever more closely aligned to that of a trainee and that a growing number of graduates are opting to gain experience in the area before applying for or undertaking training contracts.
Artificial intelligence and the law
- 26 Sep 2016
Michael Bailey, specialist legal recruiter at Sellick Partnership, gives his views on artificial intelligence, and its place within the legal sector.
Preparing for an interview in the legal sector
- 13 Sep 2016
Marsden Group gives advice on preparing for what could be one of the most important hours of your professional life
Why lawyers shouldn’t fear their robot colleagues
- 2 Aug 2016
Though there has been a lot of chatter in legal circles about the potential long term impact of artificial intelligence on the profession, one thing is certain, the programmes currently on the market are a long way from the level of sophistication that would be required for lawyers to be replaced by robot counterparts
Telephone interview tips for locums
- 27 Jul 2016
Key pieces of advice for locums when participating in a telephone interview
A look back at 2015 for local authority legal services
- 26 Jan 2016
With over three years’ experience recruiting into the public sector with Sellick Partnership, I have to say that 2015 has by far been our busiest and most successful year!
