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Strong legal jobs market shows Sydney and Melbourne booming Sydney and Melbourne’s law firms are creating new jobs in areas usually associated with a growing economy, the Elias Legal Job Index reveals. The Index tracks trends in the commercial legal jobs market by measuring the number of jobs posted directly
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Building up your CPD points doesn’t have to feel like a chore. There are ways to meet your requirements while actually enjoying yourself. Today we’ve done the legwork and found six of the best options coming up soon: Six Thinking Hats with Rebecca Stewart, Managing Director, Chalmers International Dr Edward
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The end of 2015 saw continued growth in corporate and M&A recruitment but property law roles started to dry up, according to the Elias Legal Jobs Index for Q2 FY2016. A change in Canberra bringing confidence? Over Q2 FY2016m the total number of legal vacancies in the Sydney and Melbourne
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Australian Legal Community Curated content for lawyers. We’ve just launched a new website for the Australian legal community. australianlegal.community gives Australia’s lawyers access to the best unfiltered content about what it’s like to practice law in Australia today. And we want you to be a part of it! A one-stop
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The average time spent reading a resume by an HR manager or recruiter is 6.25 seconds, so you have to make sure your resume is easy to read and stands out (and not in an “bright pink font, fancy border and cheesy headshot” kind of way). First impressions are crucial
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The National Employment Standards (NES) are apart of the Fair Work Act 2009 and contain 10 minimum standards for employment. What are the 10 National Employment Standards? Maximum weekly hours of work – 38 hours per week (plus reasonable additional hours*). Requests for flexible working arrangements – employees in certain
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