Gone are the days when a well-compiled CV printed on smooth paper was enough to impress employers when job-searching. For many of us, CV’s were only ever updated when it came time to make a move, but now employers and companies are looking at LinkedIn profiles for ‘headhunting’ as well as in their selection and [...]
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Mentoring and Career Success
In leadership, there are many skills that contribute to being an effective leader. What sometimes gets forgotten is that mentoring is a vital leadership skill, which helps employees grow professionally. Not only does it aid in attracting and retaining talent but it says something about the culture of an organisation and its commitment to people [...]
Avoiding Distractions
When it comes to productivity there is no bigger ‘killer’ than distractions, interruptions and surprises that appear from nowhere and can throw the best laid plans out the window. Sabotaging your time and your energy, they can come in a range of guises from ‘supposedly’ urgent emails, panic stricken colleagues, random phone calls and ‘drop [...]
Depression in the Law
In the current edition of BRW (Nov 18-Dec 8,2010) it was reported that the issue of depression in the law starts much earlier than previously recognised. According to research conducted by the Brain and Mind Institute, 35 per cent of law students suffer high to very high levels of psychological distress and almost 40 per [...]
Your legal career…one (marketing) step at a time
It’s never too early to start working on your legal marketing skills. No longer is it just something the ‘partners’ do. Marketing and business developing skills are just as important as developing your legal skills.
Alternative Billing : Silver Bullet For Retaining Talent?
Ask any lawyer what they despise most about working in a law firm and without a hint of hesitation the response will undoubtedly be TIMESHEETS!!!! Whether directly or indirectly it can be a major source of consternation at all levels from partners to financial controllers to junior lawyers. In fact it is one of the [...]
From LLB to PM : One Degree, Multiple Careers
Regrettably in my line of work I see many dissatisfied lawyers who in one way or another didn’t properly investigate thoroughly the career options available. For many of these lawyers who are now accustomed to, if not ‘locked’ into a certain income level, the decision to make a career change is by no means an easy one and one that becomes much harder with the passage of time. This article provides some tips on how to go about researching alternative careers in the law.
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