Resources

Why Your Job Ad Isn’t Converting (and the 6 Lines to Fix First) If your job advert is getting views but not the right applications, it’s rarely because “there aren’t any candidates”. Most of the time, the advert is missing clarity in the first few lines. Good candidates skim. They decide in seconds whether a role is worth their time....

Family Law Solicitor Salary Bands (UK-Wide): London vs Outside London (by PQE) Hiring solicitors in 2026 is weirdly simple and weirdly hard at the same time. Simple, because the pattern is consistent: candidates aren’t “inactive”, they’re cautious. They will move for the right role, but they need clarity fast. Hard, because too many firms are still hiring like it’s 2019:...

I get asked a lot by clients about their offer, how does it stand out against the market. A lot of the time people are still trying to pitch a standard benefit such as Pension (and I mean standard pension not enhanced pension) as a lucrative benefit. Thankfully we have seen less fruit baskets and team pizza days in the...

Finding the right legal professional goes beyond reviewing qualifications and experience. While technical competency is essential, cultural fit often determines whether a new hire will thrive in your practice or become another costly recruitment mistake. Research shows that poor cultural fit is responsible for up to 89% of hiring failures, making it crucial for law firms to assess this during...

Hands up if you’ve heard this lately: “We just can’t find good people.” Well… you’re not wrong. The accountancy recruitment crisis is real, and it’s keeping practice managers and partners awake at night from London to Liverpool. If you’ve been trying to hire Audit Seniors, Tax Associates, or even Bookkeepers, you’ll know exactly what I mean. I’m hearing it daily...