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Career clinic: How loyal should I be to departing panel partner?

I’m a GC at a media business and the excellent relationship partner at one of my panel firms is set to move elsewhere. I worked across from her new firm back in my private practice days but frankly I didn’t have a very high opinion of them. Do I stick with the partner I trust; […]

On-demand webinar: Transforming service delivery: the new working patterns for lawyers and support staff to deliver a first-class client service

  To enable their staff to work remotely this past year, legal firms implemented many years’ worth of digitalisation almost overnight. In this process, a great deal of the admin work done by support teams was instantly automated, highlighting how dated the traditional lawyer-secretary working pattern in law firms was. This webinar looks at how […]

Presentation skills for lawyers: why your chair matters!

Last month I gave some tips on how to improve your video presentation, but ran out of space, so I am returning to the topic. This month it seems as though there may at last be some light at the end of the tunnel, a ‘crocus of hope’ if you will, which could mean a […]

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Career clinic: Should I put my faith in recruiters?

I’m a 2PQE in London. I’m not exactly planning to move on from my firm, but it never hurts to look at your options. How can I tell if a recruiter is worth my time? I get lots of calls, but half the time it seems the jobs that get pitched at me don’t even […]

Simple tips to improve your video presentation

How is your on-screen persona these days? Are you a smouldering presence captivating your audience, or has your video craft regressed, leaving you stranded like an unflattering screen shot frozen mid sentence by a poor internet connection?  Here to breathe colour into those pasty February complexions and rejuvenate the Zoom fatigued are some tips to […]