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Manchester’s Finest

18 Oct 2017

Manchester’s Finest

Craig Heywood, managing consultant here at Douglas Scott, is dusting off his dinner jacket after being named a finalist in JCI Manchester’s Young Talent Awards (MYTAs).

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Top 5 law firms surge in value

28 Jul 2017

Top 5 law firms surge in value

You would be sitting on a tidy profit if you had bought shares in listed top 50 UK law firm Gateley last year. 12 months ago, shares were trading at 120p and at the beginning of June this year Gateley hit 195p.

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1000th interview up

15 Apr 2017

1000th interview up

Douglas Scott's 1000th interview of the year took place on April 12th, 4 days later than in 2016. Our first 1000 interviews of 2017 generated 196 job offers compared to 181 in 2016. In 2016 the Douglas team acted on 5,001 job...

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Female lawyers, you're having a laugh!

8 Mar 2017

Female lawyers, you're having a laugh!

Three quarters of all female legal professionals are happy in their jobs compared to 60% of their male counterparts. That’s according to a survey of 3,000 legal sector respondents carried out by Douglas Scott.

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Trainee Solicitor Salaries Slipping

11 Jan 2017

Trainee Solicitor Salaries Slipping

35% of all Trainee Solicitors are being paid below Law Society recommended levels according to research carried out by leading legal recruiter Douglas Scott. 12 months ago 31% were being paid under the threshold.

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