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Work is a central part of our lives… after all, on average we spend 90,000 hours at work during our lifetime.

In under 4 minutes find out why the Channel Islands are a viable place for relocation (not accounting for slow readers).

For many lawyers, it’s that time of year again; trying to find the time to complete your annual appraisal and perhaps a chance to discuss your current salary and whether there is any possibility of an increase this year.

The number of working female solicitors in England and Wales has exceeded men for the first time according to new figures.

The summer holiday recruitment round officially finished last week, with DLA Piper and Pinsent Masons making significant moves in London, while Eversheds Sutherland  and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan continued the recent wave of Asia hires with additions to their IP and litigation offerings r...

You only need to dip into the news each day to appreciate that there remains an enormous amount of uncertainty around almost every aspect of Brexit.

Over the last decade we’ve seen the advent of the ABS, the non-equity partnership model, the PLC and the virtual law firm. Whilst representative of a shift away from “traditional” law firm structures, these instances are still the exception rather than the rule.

Understandably, many people find discussing salaries uncomfortable and embarrassing during an interview. However, most interviewers expect some bartering and, if it motivates you to put more into the job, it is worthwhile for both the applicant and the employer.

Chadwick Nott sat down with Simon Villanueva of Volvo Group UK to talk all things in-house. Simon is the Legal Director at Volvo Group UK, Ireland, and Benelux. He is responsible for delivering compliance and managing legal risk. This is what we learned.

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City laterals were active last week in a bolstered global recruitment round, as McDermot Will & Emery was joined by Capsticks and Bates Wells Braithwaite (BWB) in making London plays.

Why Lawyers Want To Move In-House

Contract work is not for everyone all the time.

Your personal online brand can be just as important as the suit you wear to an interview.

Recently a surprisingly popular column in Legal Business took a jaded view of the state of leadership in major law firms. The nub of our argument was that the law firm c-suite had descended into technocratic managerialism over genuine leadership, leaving once bold institutions to put off crucial ...

What is a PSL and what do they do?

Linklaters and Allen & Overy (A&O) have joined Magic Circle peers Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance to hike associate salaries in the US as competition to recruit top-flight lawyers heats up.

You’ve made it! Six years of hard work have paid off and you’re finally fully-qualified.

We know that legal consulting isn’t for everyone.  By doing your research, you are in the position of controlling your own career, assessing the pros and cons against your current permanent role and empowering you to make that decision, not your employer.