Insights

Candidate

When to move
Early on - writing a cv
Talking to a recruiter
Managing the recruitment process
The first interview
After the interview
The second and further interviews
Counter-offers

Reasons for your search
New challenges that you will face in-house
How will my career develop in-house?
When should I move in-house?

Why the business plan?
Getting the mindset right
First steps: analyse your business
Setting the parameters for the plan
Client following: what will follow you?
Structure of the business plan
Tailoring the plan to the client
Finishing touches

How to react when you get a counter-offer to stay

Client - Law Firms

Preparation: identifying strategic priorities
Sponsoring the recruitment
Explaining the strategy internally
Recruitment as a marketing tool
Briefing recruiters

The candidate pool

Search
Contingent recruitment - advertised selection
Advertising and searching - collateral benefits

Top tips for creating the best candidate experience

Client - Companies

Management of external legal spend on legal advisers
Creation of legal risk management programmes and activities
Strategic Input
General Commercial Value

Role definition
Sponsoring the recruitment
Choosing the level of your in-house lawyer
Recruiting a head of legal
Briefing recruiters and creating a PSL
Advertising
Advertising v search
Shortlisting - how many candidates to interview?
Interviews at shortlist stage
Making an offer