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Many new legal recruits are holding employers to higher standards than ever. Hilda-Georgina Kwafo-Akoto sets out areas for law firm leaders to look at.

Nicola Wilding, associate at DLA Piper, discusses resilience and dealing with rejection.

Prisca Wharton, associate at CMS, looks at social mobility in the legal profession.

In 2018, Laura Uberoi became one of the youngest and most junior solicitors to be elected president of a local law society. She shares her...

Julian Hall looks at some common behaviour patterns and explains how to increase your self-awareness of the roles that we can all fall into.

Amy Clowrey provides an insight into her life as a solicitor working with child abuse survivors.

Nikki Alderson, specialist corporate and executive coach, explains how she tackled her fear of saying no to create a more manageable and enjoyable work life.

Julian Hall, founder of Calm People, sets out the difference between toughness and resilience, and how simple changes can help you be more emotionally resilient.

All solicitors are negotiators. But not all solicitors are good negotiators in all situations. Ciarán Fenton provides a three-step guide to negotiation and selling.

Insights and experiences from firms and their apprentices.

Working in an area as emotionally complex as family law, it's essential to be able to process your feelings and build healthy coping mechanisms. Julian...

Julian Hall from Calm People looks at how self-esteem differs from confidence and its interaction with emotional resilience and stress.