In brief: Former Herbert Smith staff reunited

Claire Vane, former head of human resources at Herbert Smith, now with legal recruitment agency ZMB, is being joined by her old number two at the firm, Charles Dodds. Vane and Dodds will be responsible for establishing a new offshoot at the agency which will specialise in recruiting non-legal staff for law firms in areas such as finance, IT and marketing. The new operation will eventually recruit staff for clients beyond the legal profession.