Recently the work hours of young legal professionals in top UK-based law firms were revealed. Topping the list is Kirkland & Ellis (comment) whose trainees and juniors pull on average a whopping 12 hours 28 minutes (reportedly showing up at 9:34am and leaving...

TV fans and legal professionals would probably recognise actress Meghan Markle as the iconic paralegal-turned-part-time-associate Rachel Zane in American legal drama, ‘Suits’. So if you’re already jealous of her office (imagine, a paralegal with her own office...

We often get career questions from jobseekers and professionals via email, Facebook and Twitter. We’ve decided to tackle them and get to the bottom of things. Submissions are anonymised.

Question:

Hi OfficeParrots,

I graduated with a law degree but don’t see myse...

This has probably happened to you: You start your day off full of energy and decide to try out one of those to-do list apps that promises to make you a superstar employee. You sign in, personalise the dashboard and fill your workday with all the things you wan...

When a firing occurs, it’s more often than not the employee’s own fault - from unethical or criminal misconduct poor performance, or some complicated interpersonal shenanigans between colleagues.

However, employees are sometimes let go not because of something...

Everyone’s looking to make the best buck, so we are all striving to earn as much as we can. Right? After all, we need to pay off our bills, enjoy some entertainment, enrich our lives with travel, feed our dependents and save for rainy days and our inevitable r...

Everyone’s looking out for an increment in their salary, conventionally given after every year of service at their company or when they’ve taken on more roles and advanced up the career ladder. However, raises aren’t guaranteed, and you might find yourself stu...

At the recent LexTech 2017 Conference, Law Professor at Peking University's School of Transnational Law, Professor Campbell, delivered an insightful view on Artificial Intelligence in his speech 'Is AI Just a Hype?' He touched on what AI is and isn’t, new deve...

Workplace stress has become a massive issue in our pursuit for a fulfilling career. For one, the work culture has moved away from striving for work-life balance towards work-life integration, where work is constantly present in our day-to-day experience, even...

We often get career questions from jobseekers and professionals via email, Facebook and Twitter. We’ve decided to tackle them and get to the bottom of things. Submissions are anonymised.

Question:

Hey there,

I just graduated and am applying for jobs and need some...