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In discussions about mental health, one word that crops up, again and again, is ‘resilience’. Our resilience is our ability to bounce back from adversity and deal with problems in a positive way. At work, as well as in other...

As you will know if you are a Court of Protection solicitor, Court of Protection is a very close-knit niche of the legal sector. In a sector where everyone knows everyone, you might feel hesitant to explore new job opportunities...

Let’s face it, recruiters generally aren’t held in the highest esteem by the general public. As a recruiter myself, I’m not really interested in recruiter bashing and helping to perpetuate the negative stereotypes of recruiters that seem to do the...

I recently had the pleasure of tagging along for a ComplexHR Carshare. The idea was that I’d use the opportunity to interview the Helens for our ‘Realm Talks To’ feature. However, from the moment I stepped into the car and...

I love recruiting family solicitors . They are a fantastic bunch of people, social creatures that are brilliant at networking (they really do love talking!) who know absolutely everyone. But what makes them love their jobs? I’ve specialised in family law...

Back in November of last year, I wrote a blog about the issue of employee attraction and retention within the legal profession . I suggested that it would almost certainly be on the list of most managing partners’ three biggest challenges...

The term ‘commercial insurance’ means different things to different people (and different firms). At some firms, the term will be all-encompassing, covering everything from property damage to professional indemnity, while other commercial insurance teams will focus on a single strand...

Start of Cycle: ‘Just grab anyone. If they have a pulse – that’ll do!’ End of Cycle: ‘We’ve decided we’d like you to work from home. Preferably for someone else’ Like every story, a firm’s employee lifecycle has a beginning, middle...

So you have just completed the interview process and received an offer for your dream job, which is everything you have been working towards in your career. But elation soon turns to doubt as the impostor syndrome kicks in. A...