Can a mentor truly make a difference
Mentoring schemes were just not de rigueur when I graduated. If they had been, maybe I would not have sat on the department head’s chair when he led me into his glass office for...
Category: Legal Recruitment
Experienced Conveyancing Solicitor joins Hoowla in their mission to modernise conveyancing
Experienced Conveyancing Solicitor joins Hoowla in their mission to modernise conveyancing Online conveyancing case management software provider Hoowla welcomes Natalie Williams to their growing team. As an Ex conveyancing solicitor, Natalie has a wealth...
Legal recruiter’s portal launch and Master Vendor status
Legal recruitment consultancy Douglas Scott has launched an online recruitment portal aimed at reducing costs and speeding up hiring in the UK’s medium to large-sized law firms. The portal – provided at no cost...
Award wins for Douglas Scott
It was a double celebration for Manchester legal recruiter Douglas Scott last night, as the company was recognised with two awards at the prestigious Recruitment Business Awards.
Introducing the new Defero Law jobsite – BETA testers wanted!
Over in Defero Law Towers (not a real place) we’ve been toiling (relatively) away setting up a new job board for legal recruiters to post their lawyer and solicitor jobs, legal support staff jobs...
Costs Of Recruiting Commercial Lawyers On The Up
Douglas Scott has seen a huge rise in the demand for corporate and commercial lawyers as the UK industry recovers – and on the back of this is seeing changes in job negotiation trends....
19% swing in salary changes for Residential Property Lawyers
The residential conveyancing market has bounced back after a near wipe out during the recession that followed the property crash in 2008. Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment recently reported an average 150% year on year increase in demand for Fee Earners across all regions.
7 Things You Should Know Before Hiring a Solicitor
1. Find a Legitimate Solicitor Solicitors are some of the most highly regulated and monitored group of trained professionals in the UK. In order to stay in practice, they are normally required to register...
