Looking Ahead: Legal Market Trends Shaping 2025 and Beyond
Hiring in 2025? Learn how legal market shifts — AI, talent shortages, and new client demands — are changing how firm...
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Beyond the Resume: What Legal Support Professionals Really Want in 2025
Are you struggling to hire paralegals or legal assistants? Learn what legal support talent really wants in 2025—and ho...
Law Firm Culture & Mental Health: Why It Matters and How to Improve It
Mental health is still a silent struggle in many firms. Shifting the culture starts with open conversations, real suppor...
Mindfulness for Lawyers: How to Stay Focused and Avoid Burnout
Burnout is a rising concern for lawyers. If this feels like you, the tips in this article will help you reset and build ...
Legal Job Titles Explained: A Guide to Roles, Responsibilities, and Career Paths
Learn about the different legal job titles, responsibilities, career paths, and progression opportunities in the legal f...
Professional Boundaries: How to Set Healthy Limits in a Legal Support Role
Learn how legal support professionals can set healthy boundaries to prevent burnout, stay effective, and protect their t...
How to Spot a Firm With Long-Term Career Potential
Knowing how to spot both green and red flags during an interview can give you a clear picture of the firm you’re hopin...
The Importance of Personal Branding for Legal Candidates
Build a legal career that stands out with an authentic personal brand. Learn how to craft a professional personal brand ...
From Loyalty to Leverage: What Job Hopping Means in Today's Legal Market
Job-hopping isn’t a red flag, it’s about job stability. Discover how strategic career shifts can lead to growth, pur...
The Importance of Physical Health: Encouraging Active Lifestyles in the Legal Profession
Discover why physical health matters in law. Learn how active lifestyles support performance, clarity, and retention in ...
What Law Firm Leaders Look for When Considering Promotions
Discover what law firm leaders prioritize when considering internal promotions so you stand out as a candidate and posit...
The Importance of an Exit Interview: How to Give Constructive Feedback When Leaving
Exit interviews matter. Discover tips to leave on good terms and protect your professional reputation—especially in ti...
Your Legal Career, Your Rules: How to Transition Into a Practice Area You Love
Are you seeking growth, work-life balance, or a challenge in your career? Transitioning within the legal field is possib...
How Investing in Leadership Development Benefits Your Legal Team
Strong leadership is key to law firm success. Discover how investing in leadership development enhances firm culture, im...
How to Move Within a Firm: Building Relationships That Support Internal Career Growth in a Law Firm
Advancing within a law firm takes more than just hard work—it requires strategic relationship-building. Learn how to m...
The Future of Lawyer Well-Being: Top Wellness Trends in Canada's Legal Market
Discover the top wellness trends transforming Canada's legal market. Learn how law firms are prioritizing lawyer well-be...
The Top In-Demand Skills for Legal Professionals and How to Develop Them
With the legal industry evolving, these top in-demand skills will help legal professionals stand out. Here’s how to de...
Your Guide to Successfully Onboarding in a Law Firm or Corporate Legal Department
The tips in this article will help you onboard successfully at your next workplace, whether you are in the middle of mak...
Essential Skills for New Lawyers: What Firms Are Looking for in 2025
Aspiring lawyers need to develop a mix of technical expertise, business knowledge, and interpersonal skills and prioriti...
How to Define Your Leadership Style for Career Success
Discover how to define, refine, and leverage your leadership style for career success. Transform the way you lead at wor...
Exploring the Hiring Landscape in 2025
Legal professionals bring unique expectations to the job market, and understanding these expectations is essential for l...
The Power of Reflection: Why Year-End Introspection Matters for Your Life and Career
Reflection serves as a bridge between our past experiences and our future growth. Here are some of the benefits we can e...
Career Pathways in the Legal Field: Looking Beyond Traditional Roles
The legal field offers diverse and rewarding career pathways that extend beyond the courtroom. Find your next career pat...
Why Soft Skills Are as Essential as Legal Expertise in Today's Legal Landscape
Soft skills are essential to help you stand out when searching for your next role in the legal field and help you develo...
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3 Ways Legal Recruiters Help Law Firms Find and Retain Great Employees
Wondering how a legal recruiter can help you find, hire, and keep great employees? Find out how in our latest article an...
5 Tips to Help Legal Firms Attract the Right Candidates
Attracting the right candidates requires legal firms to understand what applicants are looking for and offer benefits be...
The Importance of Gratitude in Our Daily Lives
An active practice of gratitude can greatly impact your professional and personal life. Our team reflects on what we’r...
The Biggest Misconception About Hiring Employees in the Legal Sector
Traditional approaches to recruiting and hiring in the legal sector have long shaped the field. Many firms often focus o...
Top 7 Reasons to Connect with a Legal Recruitment Team To Boost Your Career
Learn how specialized legal recruiters help you build a career over your lifetime & open the doors to new, continuous op...
Leading Strategies to Retain Your Top Legal Talent
Why It’s Essential to Address Competition in the Current Job Market
Key Questions to Ask When Interviewing Legal Professionals
Sharing Our Best Practices for Interviews with Legal Professionals.
How We Recruit Top Legal Talent for Law Firms and Legal Departments Across Canada
Whether you own, manage, or work in a law firm, you know every team environment has unique qualities. The diversity of l...
How to Make More Meaningful Connections in the Legal Profession
When you’re in the legal field, you may meet dozens of people each week. When combined with time limitations, this can...
What Does an HR Operations Manager Do?
Do you have the right background and skills to be an effective HR Operations Manager? Find out what they do and the cruc...
How to Promote & Foster Work-Life Balance for Your Team of Legal Professionals
Embracing a culture that promotes work-life balance keeps your legal team happy and invested for the long term. Discover...
Why We Often Work with Job Candidates Throughout Their Careers
At Urban Legal Recruitment, we build relationships with our candidates, helping them navigate their careers while meetin...
7 Powerful Networking Tips for Lawyers
If you want to further your legal career, consider networking. Networking can take a variety of forms, and in this post,...
Should You Choose Contingency, Retainer, or Engagement Fees When Working with a Legal Recruiter?
Find out how working with a legal recruitment firm can help you attract top talent and whether to choose a contingency, ...
Personal Growth and Professional Success: A Guide to New Beginnings in the Legal Field
Welcome in the new year by upgrading your law career! Discover the key steps to success in finding your next career oppo...
Why Building a Culture of Appreciation Has a Strong Impact on Your Team
Find out how instilling a culture of appreciation in your work environment helps to boost morale and results in happier ...
7 Resume Mishaps That You Don't Want to Make
Do you want to push your resume to the top of the pile? We outline the best practices for crafting your resume and list ...
How to Recruit Outstanding Legal Support Staff: Challenges & Solutions
Recruiting outstanding legal support staff is difficult. That’s why we’re sharing the top challenges legal firms fac...
How Hiring a Recruitment Firm Helps You Grow Your Practice Sustainably
Law firms face increasing challenges when hiring legal talent. Find out why it pays to hire a specialized legal recruitm...
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How to Build Your Personal Brand as a Lawyer
Do you want to stand out as a lawyer? If so, develop your personal brand. We offer practical tips and guidance on how to...
Legal Assistant Talent Retention: Beyond Pizza and Casual Wear
In the dynamic world of law, the core of any successful firm lies in its dedicated team of professionals. Among these, l...
The Art of Career Cushioning: Future-proofing Your Legal Career
After a long, challenging day at work, the evolving legal landscape might leave you pondering your next move. Perhaps yo...
5 Crucial Interview Questions in the Legal HR Space
In the dynamic world of law firms, the pivotal role of legal assistants and paralegals cannot be overstated. These profe...
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Law Firm-Client Communication Best Practices
Effective communication between law firms and clients is not just about exchanging information; it's about building stro...
How to Balance Work and Family as a Lawyer
Achieving a healthy work-life balance is a common struggle for many professionals, and lawyers are no exception. In the ...
Can AI Help Your Law Firm?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and Harvey AI are offering law firms new opportunities to streamline t...
How to Leave Your Law Firm
Are you considering leaving your law firm? Moving on from your current employer is a difficult decision that requires ca...
Top 5 Things to Consider When Hiring a Paralegal
Are you currently in need of paralegal talent for your firm or department? It's crucial to prioritize the essential skil...
Why Performance Reviews Matter in the Legal Field
Performance reviews are a crucial part of professional development, offering feedback and goal-setting opportunities tha...
Why Offer Pro Bono Work?
Team-building and effective recruitment—these are just two of the reasons law firms may offer pro bono work. The need ...
Working at Canadian vs. International Law Firms
In a previous article, we discussed the benefits of working at different-sized law firms. Now let’s explore the advant...
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How to Write a Legal Assistant or Paralegal Job Description
A well-written job description saves the organization time and money by attracting qualified and suitable candidates. Jo...
Creating a Psychologically Safe Workplace
How many of us resist speaking up to share our thoughts and opinions at work? In an increasingly polarized world, it’s...
Recession-Proofing Strategies for Law Firms
Inflation is affecting us all. Many Canadians are concerned about price increases, rising interest rates and more.
La...
The pandemic may be over but its effect on employees is not
In the past, work-life balance was considered the best antidote to feeling overwhelmed at work. Before the pandemic, wor...
Is Quiet Quitting Just Another Word for Disengagement?
Quiet quitting isn’t a new phenomenon.
The term ‘quiet quitting’ was originally coined in September 2009 at...
Mental Wellness in the Legal Profession
It seems ironic that the very attributes of a successful legal professional are the ones that most challenge mental well...
5 Crucial Interview Questions in the Legal HR Space
Working under the supervision of a lawyer, these professionals play a key role in preparing for hearings, trials, and me...
What Size Law Firm Is Right for You?
For Canadian lawyers in search of their ideal firm, one size does not fit all.
From salary considerations to caselo...
Law Firm-Client Communication Best Practices
In our ever-changing world, law firm-client communication is paramount.
But what, exactly, does it entail? From the...
Canada's Top 3 Legal Trends in 2022
As we make our way back to a ‘near normal’ world, three key trends underpin post-pandemic strategies in Canada’s l...
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Virtual Recruitment Tips in the Wake of COVID-19
Virtual recruitment is now more prevalent than ever—and the legal field is no exception.
Traits of Informal Leaders
Leading without Jurisdiction
The word ‘leader’, especially in traditional organizations, typically refers to a co...
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How Can Law Firms Navigate the Talent Shortage?
As industries worldwide face the Great Resignation, Canadian law firms must work around the talent shortage—but how? ...
Compassionate Leadership
Over the past two years, our spirits have been tested - at home and at work. Most of us have experienced increased fear,...
5 Steps to Creating Your Personal Brand
“Why would I want to brand myself? I am not a product.” No, you are not a product. You are so much more. But no one ...
The De-glorification of Busyness
Success has typically been associated with financial wealth and power. People often equate success with busyness because...
Neuroplasticity: Your Survival Superpower
You did everything right. You stayed home, masked, vaccinated, distanced, ‘pivoted’ endlessly with family and work r...
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What a year it's been!
We celebrate this season with hearts full of gratitude for our countless blessings.
And with much joy and appreciatio...
Hybrid Is Not a Place
It’s almost hard to remember a time when the term ‘hybrid workplace’ didn’t exist. Over the past 20 months, comp...
Why Kindness Matters at Work
We don’t typically associate kindness with success in the workplace. Ambition, competence, commitment and reliability ...
Practicing Gratitude
More and more organizations are recognizing both the human and business potential that gratitude unlocks - greater happi...
Celebrating Canada's Great Women in Law
In 1992, the Government of Canada designated October as Women’s History Month, celebrating the women and girls from ou...
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The Real Impacts of Virtual Distance
We have been thinking a lot about the concept of Virtual Distance lately, and how the shift from in-person to digital in...
5 Things to Consider When Choosing a Recruiter
September signals the end of summer and a time for new beginnings. Kids go back to school, work colleagues are back from...
Are You Ready For the Post-Pandemic Work World?
If COVID-19 has taught the world anything, it’s the extent of human resilience. Virtually overnight, we all became sta...
6 Steps to Becoming More Productive
What does a tomato have to do with time management and productivity? The Pomodoro Technique (pomodoro means tomato in It...
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Top 5 Legal Talent Retention Strategies
Employee retention is a top HR challenge for law firms. So why, when firms are spending big dollars recruiting, hiring a...
Toxic Positivity
Today we are launching our new YouTube channel. Please subscribe to receive notifications for each new post, and like or...
Mayday?
“I do by myself” is often one of a toddler’s first phrases. Something about us humans highly values independence. ...
Work Anywhere - But Anytime?
Over a matter of weeks in early 2020, a global seismic shift occurred, catapulting employees from their workplaces into ...
Courage in the Workplace
Universally admired, courage is the ability to act despite fear or anxiety, and is considered by philosophers and many m...
Courageous Conversations
“We need to talk.” Dreaded words that often mean something isn't right.
Whether you are initiating a difficult conv...
Time For Change
I’m too old/young. I’ve invested too much time in my education/career/the company. I have bills to pay. There are ma...
Zoom Fatigue
Initially, teleworking was something of a relief amidst all the pandemic uncertainty. For those of us lucky enough to wo...
Your Greatest Hidden Resource
Access to computing and analytic data is changing the world exponentially and enabling decision-making at an unprecedent...
Imposter Syndrome
Throughout your career, have you ever experienced an overwhelming feeling of self-doubt? A nagging thought in the back o...
Rewiring for Optimism
Over the past several months, despite the unrelenting pandemic, sluggish economy, and the general slowdown that typical...
Our Very Favourite Things of 2020
Whether you ascribe to its religious meaning or not, Christmas has traditionally been about giving, and giving is univer...
Increasing Demand for Legal Support Professionals
We’ve all heard the saying “those who can’t do, teach”. Well, sometimes, those who can’t practice, support. Le...
Transcending the Generation Demographic
Each generation is typically characterized by a set of workplace stereotypes. Millennials in particular have had a bad r...
Bouncing Back. How to Build Resilience In a World of Uncertainty
Regardless of where you live, what you do for a living or your living situation, almost every single human being is curr...
Artificial Intelligence; Friend or Foe?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of those terms that either confuses you, excites you, or makes your eyes glaze over....
What Is EQ?
Daniel Goleman, author of the book Emotional Intelligence, defines it as “the ability to understand and manage your ow...
The Essence of Recruitment
Recruiters sometimes get a bad rap, and recruitment horror stories abound (check it out, there are over 4,000,000 result...
Rewiring for Gratitude
Thanksgiving 2020 will be an interesting one. COVID-19, an omnipresent reality through most of this year, has resulted i...
Current State of Legal Recruitment in Canada
Is this the right time to make a career move? Let’s start with some general considerations.
About the only constant...
3 Positive Workplace Outcomes Inspired by the Pandemic
Though our usual level of activity has decreased somewhat over the past few months, the work continues as we learn to na...