Time to get your career back on track

Posted in Latest News on 28 Feb 2014

Look close and you may see that the blue skies are returning.  

We are seeing the first signs of a return to a candidate driven market - headcount reduction and some spectacular firm crashes have cultivated inertia within the talent pool but forward thinking legal professionals are sensing opportunity. 

Perhaps one of the most popular barometers for sector health is the training contract count and when we approached the SRA we think we struck gold.  

2013 actually saw more training contracts registered with the SRA than in 2012. According to figures we  obtained from them 5,426 training contracts were registered in 2013 - up 2.25% from 5,306 in 2012. Maybe firms have been keeping their eye on the bigger picture and in particular the general economic outlook – perhaps recognising that if they do not act now then 2 years down the line there will be a massive shortage of talent.

Whatever the reason for the increase in training contract numbers we think it is more welcome good news for the sector and can give some momentum to the recovery the legal profession is now experiencing.

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