Trying to introduce a host of new and additional ways of working simultaneously will burden staff and lead to revolt against the new regime. For those who take up the challenge, the rewards will be worth the long haul. Our clients will get better when we do. It is a message no forward-looking firm can afford to ignore. The demand for the highest quality individuals and the insatiable drive towards creating bigger and better practices within the legal profession has never been greater.
Individuals change jobs far more readily than they did before.
From a candidate's point of view, handing in your resignation is just the first small step towards leaving. You must be clear about the statement you are making and your reasons for doing so. You may feel a great sense of relief having carefully negotiated the various interviews, lunches and dinners with your prospective new employer. You have received an acceptable offer and now have a certain cathartic feeling having resigned. But you may not be prepared for the almost certain prospect of a counter-offer.