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a collection of Prompt and Career Development posts specifically for legal professionals.
The route to partnership is different for everyone. Some people may step into the shoes of a retiring partner and take over their practice/clients at an already established firm, others may wish to set up … Continue reading Becoming a Partner: The Routes to Partnership
I love having conversations with partners. It is great to find out about how they came partner, why they became a partner and the highs/lows of their route to partnership and of course being a … Continue reading Becoming a Partner: The Pros and Cons of Partnership
The lens through which we see the world dictates our perception of a situation and our resulting experience of it, including the level of stress we feel. Do you deal with stress negatively? Change your … Continue reading Stress in the Legal Profession: How to manage your Stress
Earlier this year the Junior Lawyers Division undertook a Resilience and Wellbeing survey of its membership and produced a report from the results which was presented at its annual conference in April. Out of a … Continue reading JLD resilience and wellbeing report
There are many advantages of using checklists in lots of different types of work, and the author shows a variety of situations where their introduction has had very good results. He discusses what type of … Continue reading The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
“Commercial Awareness” Two words you will have heard repeatedly over and over at law school, on your LPC, when applying for jobs, on your training contract, when applying for NQ jobs. You will have been … Continue reading The Importance of Commercial Awareness
Great news! You were succesful in securing a vacation scheme or other form of placement during the summer. So now you just have to make sure you make the most of the experience. Here are … Continue reading Top Tips for Success during your Vacation Scheme
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, Karen Jackson discusses how stress affects the mind and body and considers ways for firms to manage the issue: Stress is the feeling of being under too much … Continue reading How to: Manage Stress
Upon qualifying, solicitors tend to specialise in one area of law or ‘practice area’. In many other lines of work individuals are expected to choose a specialism or niche. Particularly if they want to progress … Continue reading How to Choose Your Specialist Subject / Practice Area