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Recruitment patterns

14 May 2009
Issue: 7369 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Employment
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News in brief

Business is booming for employment lawyers—recruitment is up 37% in the 12 months to May 2009, according to legal recruitment firm GRS. Corporate recovery work is another successful area of work as companies restructure, and GRS reports 20% more corporate lawyers being hired in the first quarter of 2009 than in the final quarter of 2008. Niche firms are beating magic circle firms when it comes to recruiting the best talent, with many lawyers seeing niche law firms as a preferable career option.

Issue: 7369 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Employment
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

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Private client team strengthened by partner appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

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NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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