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There can be an infinite number of reasons given from employers to job applicants when giving feedback after an unsuccessful job interview. One in particular seems to stand out as the most frustrating for people to hear and that’s: 'you’re too experienced for the job'.
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News this week that CMS Cameron McKenna has essentially changed its shopfront by openly laying out a new charging scheme - with some very interesting 'rules' - relates to what we've been writing about at LSN recently so much I felt compelled to write this blog.
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The recession has had an impact on legal recruitment, leaving employers at risk of missing genuine talent, says Richard Hooper
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LPO has been around for some time, initially making headlines about 10 years ago, and it was pretty controversial. But can they really compete with law firm internal knowledge people, if they're correctly used?
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Law firms are increasingly getting to grips with the concept of rewarding high performance - but just as they are, the introduction of ABS will throw up more new challenges.
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October finally sees the introduction of the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR). To say that this is a long-awaited development would be a bit of an understatement.
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Just because you're a 17-year-old intern, doesn't mean you can't change the world. And just because a law firm engages in an intern-related CSR effort, it doesn't mean the benefits aren't huge - and authentic, and legitimate to boot.
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There is a certain amount of hubbub in the legal press and the community of late about the concept of bringing your own computer to your workplace. It's even being discussed on LSN's LinkedIn group. But it's not just conversation. I attended a seminar recently where IT directors were asked if they currently run a BYO policy and, surprisingly, a few hands shot up.
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The world of legal software appears to be going through a bit of an odd phase right now. The announcement that Microsoft is muscling in on document management with SharePoint, in conjunction with Clifford Chance, is almost exciting. Almost.
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Let me take you back to 8 December 2009, when I made what can only be referred to as a schoolboy error by saying in our blog that "I promise never to mention Billback again".
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One of the first questions a law firm is likely to ask of a prospective marketing director or agency will be: "What’s your experience of professional services marketing and the legal industry in particular?"
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If you, like me, end up doing several things at once all the time, every day, two things will have occurred to you a long time ago (probably at the same time).
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We do so much digital content now at LSN it's hard to think about what would happen if it all disappeared without breaking into a cold sweat.
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LPO has been around for some time, initially making headlines about 10 years ago and it was pretty controversial.
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It seems a lifetime ago now, but back in the glory years before the recession there was a lengthy period when the legal accounts sector was considered to be very much a 'candidate-driven' jobs market. An above-average jobseeker would have their pick of the jobs, and employers would have to act fast to secure them.
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