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Interview with Jason Elias – Founder and CEO of Elias Recruitment who has just opened a new division of his agency, specifically for legal professional support roles.

You have been in specialist legal recruitment for 25 years. What made you want to launch a division specifically for legal professional support roles? There were two reasons. Firstly, our clients were asking for support beyond recruitment for traditional professional roles. Secondly, I found the right person to head this division up…Eva Wilson. I had

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Legal Secretaries Today

The role of legal secretary has evolved dramatically over the last 20 years becoming more complex, more technical and more critical to the overall performance of a high functioning legal team. In case you didn’t know, there is a huge shortage of experienced legal secretaries right now. Leading firms are offering a range of benefits

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Advertising for In-House roles

There should be a degree in creating a job title and posting an ad. What responsibilities does the title imply? Will it fit on an email signature or business card? Will it date? Will it offend an existing team member? We think there is one other really big factor that an employer needs to consider…..will

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Coolest in-house counsel jobs in the world

Of course what makes a “cool” in-house counsel job will swing on individual interests or even what is going on in the world but we have listed some of the sectors to work in which will instantly make you the most interesting person to talk to in any room.  Tech Giants: Working as in-house counsel

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Is the Grass Greener in-house?
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Is the Grass Greener in-house?

There are a number of benefits to working in a law firm. However, there has been a significant growth in the role of  in-house counsel.  If you have ever wondered what the benefits are, you may wish to consider the following: – even for just a secondment. Here is a little snippet of some of

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Do you need an unrestricted legal practising certificate to be an in-house lawyer in NSW?

We recently spotted an ad for a relatively junior, in-house corporate lawyer role. The job sounded terrific but the advertisement said the employer specifically needed a candidate with an unrestricted practising certificate.  Whilst this might be the employer’s preference, there is certainly no legal requirement in Australia for an in-house counsel to have an unrestricted

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Don’t throw away your shot

A few weeks ago, for my birthday, my family treated me to tickets to Hamilton the Musical. While I know next to nothing about the American Revolutionary War, the story was entertaining, the dancing memorable and the lyrics and musical incredible. One of the songs recounts a young Alexander Hamilton champing at the bit at

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