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Finding and Keeping the Right People by Impact – Psychology for Business
Employee attraction and retention is one of the biggest concerns for leaders in the legal profession. In today’s skills-short market, where competition between firms is fierce, top talent can afford to be discerning. It’s also an opportunity for you to...
State of the Market: Responding to the RTA Reforms
With the so-called ‘whiplash reforms’ approaching, there is understandably a great deal of uncertainty within the personal injury sector. While (rightly so) the main concern of lawyers and commentators has been about the effect the reforms will have on an...
Flexibility In the Legal Profession
Having a good work-life balance is really important for many of us nowadays. Being able to work from home or leave the office early to beat the rush-hour traffic, get to a dentist appointment or do the school pick-up is...
Is Employee Attraction & Retention Causing You Pain?
If you ask any managing partner to list the three biggest challenges their firm faces, I can almost guarantee that one of them would be employee attraction and retention. It has been a pertinent issue in recent years and I...
‘We know you’re not actively looking, but go for a coffee anyway’ – Why An Informal Interview Is a Good Idea
At just over 4%, unemployment is at its lowest level in nearly 50 years. With everyone already in work, the majority of the people we deal with at Realm are passive candidates. According to LinkedIn, 62% of people who moved...
Realm Recruit Turns 3
3 years ago today Realm was born. Unhappy with the scattergun approach of recruitment that I was increasingly seeing in the market, I wanted to do things differently; I wanted to offer a more personal and tailored recruitment service. 3...
Is It The End Of The Annual Appraisal?
This week's blog comes from Helen Kirk-Blythe and Helen Manson, from Complex HR, a unique HR consultancy providing the highest quality, individually tailored solutions and advice to legal practices. This image is about as relevant to this post as annual...
Realm Recruit Up for 3 Gongs at the Manchester Young Talent Awards
We’re thrilled to announce that Realm has been shortlisted for three awards at this year’s Manchester Young Talent Awards (MYTAS). Our Senior Consultant and Private Client specialist Kelly Reid is up for the award for Talent and Recruiter of the...
How to Look After Your Mental Well-being at Work
The legal profession is notoriously known for its high-octane working environment in which clients expect immediate, top-quality advice. It’s therefore unsurprising that large numbers of lawyers struggle with stress, fatigue and depression. Earlier this year, a Junior Lawyers Division Survey...