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We recently held our \u2018Take your legal career to London\u2019 webinar, hosted by Priya Shah who was joined by Holly O\u2019Connell<\/a>, Legal Advisor at FirstGroup Plc and David Harrigan, Interim Deputy General Counsel. The session discussed the current in-house interim, legal job market and career development<\/a> opportunities and explored the logistics around making an international career move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Many of our clients are actively looking to hire lawyers coming from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and our session looked to highlight the positives of making an international career move and showcase the advantages of working in the interim market when you land in the UK. Our clients vary in industries from transport, technology, retail and everything in between – and those coming from the Antipodean market talent pool are very attractive to them. Training from this talent pool is from the outset, very broad, which lends itself to in-house rules in the London market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What does the London in-house market offer?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The market in London is challenging but offers a wide selection of businesses and organisations with strong global connections. Lawyers in London tend to specialise earlier on in their careers, so the market is saturated with a wealth of highly skilled individuals, well established in their careers. Because of this, the transition in-house can hold a steeper learning curve or longer process to make the move. However, because of the broad training for lawyers from countries such as New Zealand and Australia, this transition is somewhat easier.
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Also, the London market is huge – and offers the ability to networking, meeting individuals and prospect employers with opportunities that is invaluable to your career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the benefits of taking an interim role?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are several benefits to taking on an interim position in the legal sector that both Holly and David highlight. Greater flexibility<\/strong>, exposure <\/strong>to new industries, building a legal network <\/strong>and the potential of increased earning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The flexibility of an interim role allows you to take on shorter contracts that fit around your schedule \u2013 which can also tie in to giving you exposure to new industries, trialling out several before making a final decision on a particular sector. This exposure also enables you to build upon diversity in skills and knowledge across multiple sectors. David mentioned that being a present Father and having family time and a more stable schedule were important factors that he has gained through interim roles and contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holly touched upon building a network through an interim role. Working with a range of different clients and stakeholders is extremely valuable for your long-term career prospects, as it can open up new opportunities and help you to build and cement your reputation in the legal community. Working in this space allows you exposure to many different industries, helping you to build your skillset, be adaptive, settle in quickly and make change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Priya also gave some great insight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Interim roles are such a quick turnaround, we’re getting a bit more lead time on some of them at the moment, but if you have just landed or you’re on your way in, it’s a really quick entry into the UK market.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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