Blog

10 Nov 2016

The 2 Nebuchadnezzar Challenge

No, it's not an update on the latest English football team night out. For the 2nd year on the trot the Douglas Scott team rolled their sleeves and donated blood in the run up to Halloween.

5 Nov 2016

The cheats guide to Judicial Review

The Brexit appeal is due to be heard in the Supreme Court on the 5th December. If you aren't entirely sure what is going on here's an opportunity to score some points in the pub after work or over coffee in Costa.

29 Sep 2016

The unstoppable force meets the immovable object?

Brad's UK legal team is headed up by a Solicitor who is also known as "The Rottweiler", Angela's by a Senior Partner who has the ear of the establishment

14 Sep 2016

The Generation Game

Older lawyers are enjoying up to 10 times more flexibility than younger legal professionals according to research carried out by Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment. 10% of lawyers aged 55 and over worked in some part from home

17 Aug 2016

Bank holiday fraud warning for Conveyancers

“Friday afternoon fraud” is on the increase with £85m being stolen in the last 18 months. Solicitors and Property Lawyers should be diligent this August bank holiday.

7 Aug 2016

Lawyers finally come clean about why they got into law.

Go on, admit it, you got into law for the cash. A bit of the high life. The cars, designer accessories, pugs, G5. That's how you wanna roll. So which jobs are paying enough?

28 Jun 2016

So which way did the legal profession vote?

Although 57% of respondents told us they wanted the UK to stay in the European Union there were a number of parallels with the referendum that took place on Thursday 23rd June.

24 Jun 2016

Employment Lawyers could benefit from Brexit decision

Having got intoxicated on the fumes of democracy I wonder if the rest of the country woke up this morning and like me thought, oh no what have we done?

28 May 2016

Is it all just a Midsummer Night's Dream for MiChBo?

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind. So says Helena, one of the four young lovers featured in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

15 May 2016

Which is the legal sector's most transient talent pool?

We got granular with the data we crunched when producing the Salary & Benefits Benchmarker pinpointing the most transient practice areas and job functions.

18 Apr 2016

Historic seachange but figures still don't stack up.

It’s nearly 100 since women were first allowed to practice as Solicitors, as a result of the Sex Disqualification Act which was passed in 1919. Fast forward to 2016...

30 Mar 2016

The Benefits Conundrum

There has been a year on year enhancement of packages but although benefits are improving they are failing to engage - time for some thought?