http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/magazine/graphics/logo-rss.png http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/people/job-watch-employment/3003909.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/people/job-watch-employment/3003909.article Employment law is one area where there is generally a steady demand for talent, particularly those who have high level experience acting for employers. Recently this has been even more the case due to the increasing number of disputes that have arisen due to the economic climate. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/people/job-watch-family-law/3003760.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/people/job-watch-family-law/3003760.article As practice areas go, they don’t get much more emotionally demanding than family law. Unfortunately, it generally does not pay as well as corporate or banking. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/people/job-watch-energy/infrastructure/3003416.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/people/job-watch-energy/infrastructure/3003416.article The recent move by US firm Bracewell & Giuliani to ramp up recruitment in its London office suggests that the shale gas sector is a particularly hot one in the Mon, 1 Apr 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/people/job-watch/job-watch-private-equity/3003144.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/people/job-watch/job-watch-private-equity/3003144.article Few things characterised the Noughties boom as much as the highly leveraged buyout. The driving force behind many of these multibillion-pound deals was private equity, a sector that consequently became among the most fashionable in the legal market. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-fmcg-and-retail/3001484.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-fmcg-and-retail/3001484.article As the latest flurry of high street outfits plunging into administration shows, the consumer goods sector has been rocked by the financial crisis. How has this affected demand for legal expertise in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and retail sectors? Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-banking-and-finance/3001274.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-banking-and-finance/3001274.article The banking and finance sector has played witness to the highs and the lows of the UK economy in recent years, but what is the market like for lawyers working in this sector in 2013? Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-overseas-qualified-lawyers-part-2/3001013.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-overseas-qualified-lawyers-part-2/3001013.article The demand for overseas-qualified lawyers in London has waned in recent years, but what are things like elsewhere in the UK and in the in-house market? Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-overseas-qualified-lawyers-part-1/3000688.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-overseas-qualified-lawyers-part-1/3000688.article Overseas expertise is always a valuable asset in the UK marketplace, but how in demand are overseas-qualified lawyers right now? Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-emerging-markets/1016671.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-emerging-markets/1016671.article The emerging markets are the bright spots in the global economy right now, but is legal recruitment as buoyant in these markets? Mon, 4 Feb 2013 10:09 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-energy-oil-and-gas/1016556.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-energy-oil-and-gas/1016556.article The energy sector is booming, but what is the demand like for legal expertise in this sector right now? Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-russia/1016333.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-russia/1016333.article Russia is an attractive destination for foreign investment, so how has this affected recruitment in the local legal sector? Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-tax/1015851.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-tax/1015851.article While the amount that tax corporates are paying in the UK may be dominating the headlines at the moment, what is the outlook like for lawyers working in the tax sector? Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-education/1015721.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-education/1015721.article As changes to primary, secondary and tertiary education continue to provoke debate in the country, how are they affecting the demand for legal specialists in the sector? Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-offshore/1015596.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-offshore/1015596.article Offshore continues to be a busy area, but what are the job prospects there like at the moment? Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-commercial-real-sstate/1015470.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-commercial-real-sstate/1015470.article Real estate has taken a serious hit in recent years, but with signs that things are starting to pick, what does this mean for the legal market? Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-expat/1015353.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-expat/1015353.article While statistics suggest that the UK economy is no longer in recession, the draw of foreign climes is still strong and many lawyers continue to be attracted to the expat lifestyle. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-private-equity/1015101.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-private-equity/1015101.article Private equity had a tough time during the recession, but has it started to creep out of the doldrums? Mon, 5 Nov 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-planning/1014908.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-planning/1014908.article The economic climate continues to affect the construction and by association the planning industry, changes to planning laws are being introduced in the UK in a bid to boost our economy. What effect has all of this had on lawyers working in the sector? Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-immigration/1014759.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-immigration/1014759.article Immigration is a topic that dominates both political debate and news coverage, but what have the changes to immigration law in the UK meant for immigration lawyers? Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-travel-and-tourism/1014570.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-travel-and-tourism/1014570.article The words travel and tourism conjure up an image of sun, sea and sand, but, as recruiters note, legal jobs in this sector are not quite as glam as you might think. Mon, 8 Oct 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-professional-indemnity/negligence/1014460.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-professional-indemnity/negligence/1014460.article As the number of claims continues to rise, the demand for legal expertise in professional indemnity and negligence cases is clearly also on the up. Mon, 1 Oct 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-property/1014195.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-property/1014195.article Inertia in the property market over the past few years has made it a tricky time for property lawyers in the City and further afield, but what are the prospects in 2012? Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-regulatory-and-compliance/1014010.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-regulatory-and-compliance/1014010.article ?Regulatory and compliance is a hot topic, but how have recent changes affected the legal market? Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-singapore/1013783.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-singapore/1013783.article Singapore is opening its doors to international firms, but what are the trends in the market right now? Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-germany/1013659.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-germany/1013659.article Germany is one of the strongest economies in the Eurozone at the moment, but what is the job market like for the legal profession? Mon, 6 Aug 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-sports-law/1013581.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-sports-law/1013581.article With Olympics fever hitting London, there’s no shortage of interest in sports, but what are the prospects for lawyers in this sector? Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-environmental-law/1013469.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-environmental-law/1013469.article ?As the UK tries to become greener, environmental law is in vogue, but what are the job opportunities in the sector like? Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-competition/eu/1013289.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-competition/eu/1013289.article ?Competition is always a popular choice, but does supply match demand right now in the legal market? Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-private-client/1013152.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-private-client/1013152.article The lure of private client work has always been strong, but how is this area of law holding up in the current economic climate? Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-employment/1012893.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-employment/1012893.article Employment law is always popular, but what are the job prospects like? Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-offshore/1012750.article http://www.thelawyer.com/job-watch-offshore/1012750.article Offshore is always a popular area, and never more so than in the current legal climate. Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00 GMT