You may be familiar with the 2019 David Epstein book entitled Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialised World. The author makes a general argument against focusing too narrowly early on in one’s career. With this in mind, I would...
There can be nothing more frustrating than a poorly structured recruitment process. Whether your practice is conducting recruitment in-house, or using the services of a specialist recruiter, an effective process will greatly improve your chances of securing that ideal candidate. It...
The general advice for lawyers starting out is to work in as many areas of the law as possible in order to discover an area that brings you maximum enjoyment. However, when it comes to mid-level lawyers, they can to easily find...
As another year rolls into place for the legal profession in New Zealand I was going to put together a few words about achieving a better work-life balance in 2023. But, the more I thought about this phrase (which I have been guilty...
As a law practitioner you may well have found that your career path over the past few years has been a bumpy one - both health wise and economically. For some practices this period of change has resulted in a detailed review of...
When demand for staff is running high, chances are an anticipated new employee will receive a counter offer. A counter offer describes the situation whereby an existing employer receives a resignation letter and decides to offer an improved renumeration package to encourage a key staff...
What first came to mind when you glanced at the heading above? Chances are you were imagining a rather rotund legal practitioner, reclined in their office chair, tucking into a steaming meat pie or a bucket of KFC – their desk, keyboard and files covered...
Setting goals is an important part of building a long and successful legal career. For many, the ultimate goal is to secure a position supporting high-profile clients within one of the large Canterbury firms. Nevertheless, many solicitors currently working in smaller practices can testify to...
With the arrival of a new year, I thought it would be an opportune time to provide a few pointers to those in the profession who have just completed, or are thinking of, a transition to a new firm. In particular, I am thinking of...
For thousands of years hardly anyone discussed whether or not they loved what they did all day. They did what they did to feed their family, the end. Loving what you did was considered a real privilege and it is only relatively recently...