In the second part of our series for NQ lawyers, we’ll look at how to deal with recruiters, what to watch out for, and how to prepare for the interview.

As qualification fast approaches, newly qualified lawyers are positioning themselves for their next position. Before you start sending off applications to every firm under the sun, take the time to read Route1’s series for NQ lawyers.

Route1 founder, James Cole, attended the DPWF last week. Here’s his debrief on the inaugural event.

In the final part of our series on salary negotiation, we discuss how to make a counteroffer and secure the financial package you deserve.

Talking about money and, more importantly, your own worth can be a challenging proposition. Here are some tips from Route1 to make things easier during the interview and offer process.

The 2019 Legal 500 and Chambers rankings were released with much fanfare last week but are they just an internal pat on the back? Route1’s Head of Engagement, Ben Daniels, gives his thoughts.

Members of the Route1 team attended the Legal Geek Conference in London earlier this week. Here’s our thoughts on the 2018 event.

At Route1, we believe hiring can be done better for candidates and employers by adding transparency and control to the process.  This article focuses on the wisdom of traditional hiring practices that value university pedigree, grades and cultural “fit” over many other criteria. Unfortunately, impeccable credentials are not always a reliable indicator of how well […]

Introduction – GDPR You would think the start of 2018 has seen the legal recruitment industry wake up and pay significant attention to the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR.  Well sort of. Route1 met with a number of leading legal recruitment firms over the past few months and there are three responses to what […]

The start of 2018 has seen a number of webinars from software providers of cloud based solutions targeted at the recruitment industry. Hireserve and Bullhorn, for example, partnering with law firms Osborne Clarke and CMS, respectively, have provided guidance on what GDPR will mean for recruitment agents. This is timely, because recruitment agents have been […]