Saturday, May 21, 2005

venables.co.uk - excellent legal resource site

http://www.venables.co.uk

Plenty of links to incredibly useful legal resources across the UK and Ireland. You will not be disappointed with a visit to this site.

Monday, May 16, 2005

Press Release May 2005

Simply Record Breaking!

Michelle Jones, MD of www.simplylawjobs.com has a lot to shout about. After celebrating her 1st year in business with what is now one of the UKs leading on-line legal job-boards, she records the best ever number of applications sent through the site in April 2005. A 43% increase on the previous 3-month average.

An analysis of competitor organizations conducted via www.metricsmarket.com (internet intelligence reporting tools), puts Simply Law Jobs at the forefront of other online legal jobs-boards.

“We are delighted to announce that in the last 30 days our website www.simplylawjobs.com has experienced 160,000 visitor sessions, with our main competitor lagging behind with c60,000 less sessions. Go to Metrics Market and see for yourself. It is a very simple and easy tool to use and you can monitor the job-boards that you currently work with,” says Michelle.

Simply Law Jobs are totally committed to providing a highly cost effective solution to Legal Recruiters. To demonstrate this commitment they are pleased to make potential clients aware of some of their more recent ‘alliances’ formed to attract legal professionals from across the UK.

· Annual sponsorship of The Practical Lawyer, along with insertions of marketing materials (c6,000 copies, ten times a year).
· Full page profile in new Legal 500 (25,000 copies, annually).
· Rotating banner advert on Legal500.com (also in Lexontheweb) (millions of viewers each year).
· Full page advert in the In-House Lawyer (5,500 copies, ten times a year).
· Advert in Legal Business (9,000 copies, ten times a year).
· Sponsorship of numerous conferences (name on all fliers and promotional materials; distribution of materials to all delegates). This is in the Region of 100,000+ fliers/mailings a year.
· Sponsorship of six major Law Journals (over 100,000 copies a year).
· Doubling 'on-line' budget 'pay per click' campaigns.
This is in addition to their already varied marketing plan – so it looks like a busy year ahead for applications to our client advertisers. For further information, do contact Michelle direct on 0870 766 7650.

Sunday, May 01, 2005

Legal Recruiters on Simplylawjobs.com

Which Legal Recruiters regularly advertise with www.simplylawjobs.com ? Legal Recruiters from across the UK advertise their Law Jobs with us, here are some of the advertisers, where they are based and what they specialize in:

· Axis Legal Accounts - recruit for a number of the top 100 Law Firms, as well as for niche Firms on a temporary, permanent and contract basis. Their specialist area covers positions such as: o CFO, Finance Directors, Financial Controllers o CIMA, ACCA Qualified, CA, AAT Qualified, Part qualified Accountants o Financial Accountants, Accounts Managers, Management Accountants o Revenue Control, Systems Analysts, Systems Accountants o Financial Analysts, Credit Control, Purchase Ledger o Payroll, Legal Billers, Legal Cashiers Website: Axis Accounts

· Altior –is dedicated to raising the bar in Legal Recruitment. 25 years experience in the legal profession allows them to offer candidates the benefit of an extensive network of legal contact. Established in 1979 by John Loosemore and Robert Parsons, altior is recognised as a market leader in practice management, advocacy and skills training and their practice management consulting service is highly regarded throughout the legal profession. The key to their success is in their people and many are trained lawyers including the Chief Executive Mark Loosemore. They have a newly founded Legal Recruitment Division, covering the following roles: Partners, Solicitors, Paralegals, Legal Executives, Legal Assistants, Legal Secretaries, Legal Cashier, Business Development in Law Firms, Marketing / PR Support, Human Resources, Legal Accounts, Costs Drafts Personnel, Administration / Reception Website: Altior

· Badenoch & Clark - one of the fastest-growing recruitment consultancies in the UK, has recruited legal professionals since 1984, and is widely acknowledged as one of the leading legal recruitment specialists. The Consultancy Service is nationwide. Badenoch & Clark places lawyers & non-fee earning staff on a permanent and temporary basis at all levels into practice, public sector, industry and financial services up to and including partner/head of legal level as well as assistant solicitors, in-house legal advisers and paralegals. Their specialist Legal Accounts Team is the largest in the industry, and has been placing legal accounts staff since 1980. They have strong relationships with the Top 200 London law firms as well as the resources to operate nationwide. Their complete service is also complemented by a legal secretarial division covering all market sectors. Webiste: Badenoch and Clark

· Benson & Associates - is a niche consultancy, specialising in the recruitment of high calibre lawyers for private practice, commerce and industry, from newly qualified to partner level. The principal, Michael Benson is a qualified solicitor with over 10 years experience in both private practice and industry. His work in the legal recruitment arena has enabled him to develop an in-depth understanding of the needs of both clients and candidates alike. Website: Benson & Associates

· Bridge Recruitment – based in Kent they are a specialist legal recruitment agency, established in 2000. They place mainly Lawyers into London and the Home Counties. Website: Bridge Recruitment

· C & L Legal - are specialist Legal Recruiters recognised as an agency with a genuine interest as well as knowledge of their marketplace. Based in Croydon. Website: C & L Legal Ltd

· Chadwick Nott - Chadwick Nott is your legal recruitment specialist. They also specialise in the recruitment of legal support staff through a group company Matrix. Their business success is built on recommendation, as well as long-standing client relationships with some of the world's best-known law firms, banks and blue chip companies. Most of their consultants are qualified lawyers and have an in-depth understanding of the market - not just in the UK but worldwide. They handle private practice and in-house recruitment across Europe, Asia, the Caribbean/North Atlantic, Australasia, the Middle East and Canada. Website: Chadwick Nott

· Douglas Hope – based in Manchester, trusted and retained by many leading law firms and instructed by organisations in the north of England they welcome approaches from solicitors at all levels and from all disciplines. Website: Douglas Hope

· Garfield Robbins - Garfield Robbins International (''GRI'') is a specialist legal recruitment consultancy established since 1989 and based in London with associated offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland, Wellington, Hong Kong, New York, Edinburgh and Glasgow. They have long-standing relationships with leading law firms and corporations around the globe and an enviable record of placing candidates from newly qualified lawyers through to senior level partners and teams in both private practice and in-house positions. The group is made up of the following teams: UK Private Practice, In-House, International, Partners & Mergers Website: Garfield Robbins

Harrington Holland Recruitment Ltd is a specialist Legal recruitment firm with a nation-wide Client register covering all areas of the country. They are totally committed to obtaining the best Candidates in the Legal profession, and introducing them to progressive law firms who have genuine career opportunities for legal professionals in all areas of law. Because their consultants are only concerned with the Legal profession, they are dedicated to provide permanent positions in private practice law firms, and are constantly recruiting for a wide range of roles from Legal Secretaries, Legal Executives, Paralegals, Conveyancers, right up to Assistant Solicitors and Solicitors. Website: Harrington Holland

· Hudson Legal – Whether you are just starting out on your legal career, or have years of experience behind you, Hudson Legal have one of the largest and most experienced teams in the Legal Recruitment market and unique coverage of current opportunities. New and exciting permanent roles come on board every day in all of their specialist areas – Private Practice, In-house and Public Sector – and if its contracting you’re interested in, TMP/ Hudson’s temporary and contracts division is an industry leader. Website: Hudson Legal

· Independent Legal Appointments - Having a Legal recruitment division was for Independent Appointments inevitable. Their core businesses of General Insurance, Loss Adjusting and Financial Services brought them together to assist the legal profession to appoint applicants with Motor and Personal Injury experience and Liability Claims. Over the past 5 years Independent Legal Appointments have assisted many legal practices to find fee earners and their support staff. They now recruit Fee Earners, Solicitors, Legal Executives, Paralegals, Legal Secretaries/PA’s, Receptionists and Office Juniors. Their offices, which are able to service the Legal Profession, are located throughout the North of England, in Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield and Manchester. They have offices in Birmingham, Bristol and Leicester, which will soon be expanded to include this service. Website: Legal Appointments

· Law Staff Legal Recruitment - Specialising in Permanent and Temporary (Locum) placement of legal staff. They act for and advise, Law Firms, Corporations and Municipal Authorities in the search and selection of Legal staff. Because Law Staff Legal has instant access to a large world wide, constantly growing pool of qualified applicants - and can network with other Countries you not only have a wider choice of vacancies, you have an even better chance of sourcing the right opportunity. Currently they have a computerised database of high quality firms and Corporations actively searching for: Partners, Assistant Solicitors, Legal Executives, Unqualified Fee Earners, Drafts Persons, Legal Secretaries and Paralegals Website: Law Staff Legal Recruitment

· Legal & Executive People - is more commonly known as Legal People. A specialist legal recruitment consultancy based in Cardiff with the capability to service clients nationally throughout England & Wales, predominantly servicing Wales and the South West and surrounding areas including Cardiff, Newport, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly Borough, North and West Wales, Bristol, Bath, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Swindon, Birmingham (not an exhaustive list). Consultants have between 1 - 6 years experience of Legal Recruitment. Consultants have Legal or related professional backgrounds and qualifications – including: LLB, BSc, Legal Executive / ILEX, HR, CIPD. Legal People’s candidates include: Solicitors (varying levels including Partner, Associate, Assistant Solicitor, Newly Qualified), Legal Executives, Licensed Conveyancers, Locums, Paralegal, Part qualified Legal Executive, Legal Secretary / PA (temp and perm), HR / Marketing / Compliance, Legal Costing and Finance staff (Law Costs Draftsman, Legal Cashier Website: Legal & Executive People

· Legal Types/ Legal Hunter/Legal Executives - As a Group, they have been recruiting in the legal sector now for over three years and are one of the fastest growing consultancies in the North. They work with all the major Law Firms (and many of the small and medium Law Firms) in Yorkshire and the North West so you can be sure that you have access to the widest variety of legal vacancies on offer. They recruit fee earners at all levels incorporating Fellows, Members and Trainees of the Institute of Legal Executives, paralegals and others with fee earning experience. Legal Hunter Recruitment offer a complete recruitment service designed to meet the ever changing needs of the legal profession – recruiting all levels from newly qualified solicitors right through to partners. Website: Legal Types Recruitment

· Michael Page Legal - As a professional lawyer, you have worked hard to get where you are today. Simultaneously, Michael Page Legal has been working hard on your behalf (for almost 20 years). This dedication over time has ensured that our network of contacts within the Legal industry, both national and international, is now second to none. Even the highest quality CV will not do its job unless it sits on the right desk. Michael Page Legal is there to ensure that your CV does just that. Whether you are a newly qualified Solicitor at the start of your legal career or an established partner looking for the next big challenge, you can rest assured that, regardless of where you are right now and where you want to be, no-one is better placed to get you there. They have dedicated Legal consultants throughout the UK with offices in London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol and Reading. Internationally, their Legal colleagues operate in Amsterdam, Paris, Madrid, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, Melbourne and New York. Website: Michael Page

· Matrix Legal –is a refreshing and dynamic recruitment consultancy, founded by a team of Directors with extensive experience in the legal and professional support fields. Matrix Legal manages the highest quality permanent, fixed term contract and interim opportunities in the legal sector, primarily covering the UK. We also have an associated office in Sydney. As part of the Chadwick Nott Group, Matrix Legal is your recruitment specialist. Whether you're recruiting or seeking a career move, our approach ensures that you find the best match. They have offices in Bristol, Cardiff, London and Reading. Website: Matrix Legal

· Prospects UK – Prospects Legal Recruitment are a division of Prospects Recruitment (UK) Ltd, established in 1999. The Legal Recruitment division employs legal specialists who handle Permanent & Temporary recruitment of: Legal Secretaries and Support Staff, Legal Cashiers, Paralegals, Legal Executives, Solicitors - NQ to Senior Partners, Locum Solicitors, Practice Managers, Law Cost Draftsperson. Website: Prospects Legal Recruitment

· RGB Group - RGB are a national consultancy with offices in London, Birmingham and Exeter. The legal division services the whole of England, concentrating mainly the South West of England, including Bristol, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. The market in this area is economically developing, producing numerous positions for qualified and non-qualified solicitors, legal executives, paralegals, secretaries and general office staff in all departments. Website: RGB Group Limited

· Ryder Mace – They specialise in a multitude of Legal disciplines, but primarily focus on recruiting candidates into the Middle East region, in particular the Emirates and Qatar. They recruit for a number of large, international law firms, many of whom are rated in the top 10, with positions located in a variety of UK locations, Far East and Middle East locations. Website: Ryder Mace

· South West Legal - South West Legal provides a listing of all the legal vacancies available in private practice within the South West of England and is compiled in co-operation with the practices within the region. Website: South West Legal Recruitment

· The Synergy Group, Legal Synergy - Based in the heart of the City of London, Legal Synergy places lawyers & non-fee earning staff on a permanent, contract and locum basis into private practice and the public sector. They recruit for roles up to and including partner level as well as assistant solicitors, legal executives and paralegals. Their Legal professional service is complemented by an experienced legal secretarial team, which specialises in placing skilled PA’s and secretaries on both a temporary and permanent basis, enabling them to provide a complete recruitment service to our clients. Based mainly within the M25, their clients range from high street practices and expanding suburban firms through to niche practices, established West End names and the magic circle. Website: Synergy Legal

* TORS - Established in 1995, TORS is now the leading specialist legal recruitment agency in the South West of England. TORS provide fee earning staff for Private Practice including Solicitors, Partners, Legal Executives, FILEX, ILEX, Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals, Legal Executives, and Locum’s. They also provide support staff including Legal Secretaries, Legal Cashiers, Receptionists and Law Cost Draftsmen on a temporary and permanent basis. Website: TORS Legal Specialists

· Universal Recruitment Centre - was set up by a firm of Solicitors to meet the demand of local Legal professionals (all levels) to firms in the City and East London areas. This service has now grown to incorporate Docklands, City borders and the A12 car/rail corridor out to Ilford. They now also provide qualified and experienced staff to Estate Agents and Accountancy firms and are attracting professionals from Essex and the M25 corridor whose journey time/costs are significantly reduced thus creating a win-win situation for clients and candidates alike. Website: Universal Jobs