Ooo I like the sound of this (job stuff)

Oh, and in case you can't access the linky it's for a Legal Secretary/Trial Administrator for Meredith Connell (that's probably mostly relevant to BS She'll know who I'm talking about)

Sounds perfect Ginger - have heard that Meredith Connell are great to work for (BS would know better than me though). I do know that there is a LOT of competition for their legal jobs - not sure if it would be the same for their administration jobs though. Go for it - good luck!!

Sounds good, I used to do legal sec before went and retrained, just stay away from Chapman Tripp, too much politics ..... that can be the one big prob with bigger firms.

I think MC would be really interesting as they are the only ones that hold the queens warrant to prosecute, so think thats the bulk of their work, rather than defense. From what I hear its a different kind of atmosphere to other firms. (I have a close g/f who worked for them straight from uni and is now a defense lawyer)

 

I got a phone call from the girl doing the recruitment, and I am sooo interested! She said to definitely send my CV in, so, as pathetic as it is, I brushed it off last night, updated it for my current job, and emailed it off this morning. I don't think I've ever been this anxious about a job before I really want them to want me ... I don't think I've really ever cared before! I spent ages agonising over how to present my CV after speaking to the recruitment woman ... do a covering letter/don't do a covering letter, leave them curious so they call me in, because that's where I'd make my best impression/risk them overlooking me because there isn't enough in my letter/CV ... ARGH!

Steven Haszard is the partner that the job is PA to - I've dealt with him professionally before (I remember him becuase of the weird name spelling) and from memory he was a pretty straight forward person.

I don't think I need to talk to you BS about RC - I can't remember who your last job was with, but I know a significant tone when I hear one!! The thing is with that one, if I was going to go for that, I'd rather go for my old job, so there's not really much point because my old job is a shoe in.

The MC one though ... *sigh*

Good luck ginger!! Personally I prefer working for little firms (I work with a sole practitioner now, and my job before this one was also a sole practitioner) over the larger firms because of the office politics, but they're not overly common in Akld are they?? And I'm in conveyancing rather than anything else, which makes a difference.

Anyway, good luck!!!

What I meant was, openings for sole practitioners wouldn't be as common as vacancies in larger firms. I must admit I've been rather lucky with my two sole practitioners - the first guy was absolutely amazing, and I would have gone to the ends of the earth for him, but unfortunately he passed away suddenly.

Litigation is very interesting - I remember well how much I enjoyed working in the family section of one of the firms in New Plymouth!!

Good luck Ginger! I have all my crossables crossed for you!

Funnily enough, I've just had one of my customers in who has been dealing direct with our head office on something (I gave him the appropriate person's DD down there because although his thing is a simple thing, nothing in this company is simple!) and he has just been in for the sole reason of asking me how I haven't gone crazy yet, and how I cope with it. That says something ... I try to give things as good a go as I can, but then when I hit breaking point, there's no going back.

Oh, if it is the right job for you I so hope you get it! You totally deserve it :)