Building a successful career in the legal space requires plenty of resources: education, experience, business know-how, interpersonal skills, and professional support are just a few. What’s most important can vary depending on where you are in your career path.
However, a strong relationship with a legal recruitment team is one of the best resources you can have on hand at any stage of your career—from the early days of finding your first position to being a seasoned lawyer with partnership opportunities. Let’s look at how a professional legal recruiter can guide you through the challenges of a legal career.
Many people assume legal recruiters only form short-term relationships with candidates, but in our many years in the industry, we’ve found the opposite to be true. In most cases, we’re in varying degrees of contact with a person throughout their career. We may only interact in a significant way a few times, but the continuous contact is invaluable at key turning points in someone’s career
Recruitment professionals are truly dedicated to finding the right fit so everyone benefits—it’s one of the main reasons companies and law firms work with them. It also works to the benefit of candidates. Instead of just “filling seats,” we work on getting to know you, your dreams and goals, your work-life balance needs, and a long list of other factors to ensure we know how we can set you up for success.
When it comes to recruiting for specific positions, it’s not all about skills, experience, and knowledge. While these are important considerations, we have also seen the immense power of matching candidates according to culture and fit. Loving what you do, where you do, and the people you work alongside is important in any career, and especially in the legal field.
Whether or not you consider yourself ambitious, there is always a desire for professional growth among legal professionals. Expanding your career opportunities can come in many different ways when you’re placed in the right position with a great company that supports your dreams. We look at how to ensure you’ll be able to succeed and grow in terms of your goals, whether they relate to seniority, salary and compensation, professional learning, or flexible work options.
While professional considerations are always foremost, we know from personal and professional experience that in today’s busy world, a position is more than just a “job.” It impacts every area of your life, from your health and well-being to your family life to your extracurricular activities and hobbies.
Every career has unexpected turns that catch us by surprise. When these happen, it’s a relief to know you already have people in your corner. Our ongoing relationships with legal professionals often come into play during these times, and when they do, it’s always nice to help people get through to the other side and come out feeling better than before.
The Urban Legal team believes in the possibility of incredible growth in the legal industry—if we didn’t, we wouldn’t specialize in legal recruitment! We have been alongside enough people on their career paths to witness their growth directly, and we know there are more people who can benefit from our industry connections and opportunities. If that includes you, we want to connect!
If you haven’t connected with Urban Legal Recruitment, we welcome the opportunity to get to know you! Whether or not you’re currently seeking a new position, we are always happy to make new connections in the industry. You’d be surprised by how these connections can improve your current and future opportunities. There are so many ways to connect; reach out to us directly, send us your credentials, or search through our currently available positions.
We also have several resources available for candidates, including sample resumes and video interview tutorials.
