by James Kapadia | Nov 18, 2025 | Candidates
We speak to lots of lawyers who aren’t necessarily looking to leave their current firms, but who want to ensure that they’re remunerated fairly in their market. However, it’s not always an easy conversation, to approach your boss and negotiate salary. Whilst we...
by James Kapadia | Feb 28, 2025 | Candidates
Whether that’s from lawyers who have joined a larger firm, or whether it’s someone taking a promotion. It’s often a newly-qualified lawyer, now with much larger expectations than before, or often from people stepping up into Associate, Senior...
by James Kapadia | Jun 12, 2024 | Candidates
Recently, I’ve had a number of candidates attending interviews with more than one law firm at a time, often resulting in multiple job offers. However, it’s very rare that these offers come through on the same day… or even the same week! This is a...
by James Kapadia | Jan 16, 2023 | Candidates
Two years ago, one of my candidates had to deal with a very tough study fee claw-back agreement, which almost prevented her from leaving the law firm she’d qualified at, even though she was very excited about the new role I’d secured her. This agreement...
by James Kapadia | Jan 13, 2023 | Candidates
Restrictive covenants are something that can often cause worry for candidates looking to move from one law firm to another… but just how enforceable are these agreements? I often see covenants which seem very water-tight and well-thought through, from a wording...
by James Kapadia | Mar 4, 2022 | Candidates
One question I get asked by nearly every candidate I work with since the pandemic is “what hybrid-working is available?” at firms in Exeter. There is now a wide range of hybrid-working options being offered by the different firms across the city, even as Covid...
