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  Some kind words from a recent candidate that we placed into an In-house role based in Exeter "Such a thoughtful and professional service. Legal SouthWest approached me when the had a position available that they thought I would be suited for. In less than a...

Out and about seeing several of our clients in Torbay and Exeter yesterday - everyone loves a cake - especially with a Legal Southwest Ltd topper!

If you are considering relocating to the Southwest, we have a number of larger law firms who have an “open door” recruitment approach and are always looking to attract Partners from big city law firms. Some of the bigger law firms in the Southwest are likely to create...

Sarah and I had a lovely evening at Enable Law offices in Truro running a seminar for the Truro Junior Lawyers Division of the Cornwall Law Society last night. A really positive turnout, good feedback and cupcakes! What more could you ask for. Look forward to working...

An amazing night at Devon and Somerset Law Society Awards held at Exeter Cathedral. Well Done to all Nominees, High Commended and Winners. We are very proud to sponsor the Chartered Legal Executive Of The Year, Sarah Dart I am very proud of you to stand up and present...

Legal Southwest are very excited to be attending the Devon and Somerset Legal Awards tonight. We are proud to be sponsoring a new category -Chartered Legal Executive of the Year. Good Luck to all the nominees and we look forward to seeing you...

Writing cv’s – the long dispute of should a cv be two pages or not. In my view it doesn’t matter if a cv is longer than 2 pages as long as the information is relevant. Nobody wants to trawl through pages and pages of information but 3 pages I would say is certainly...

We have many enquiries from Solicitors asking about the prospect of working In-house. In theory, we understand that In-house opportunities are attractive on the basis that you don’t have the pressure of billable hours or working long hours networking to encourage new...