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How can you Move Into a New Practice Area, and When Should you Do It?

Getting a graduate job as a lawyer is a challenge in the first place. And if you’re fortunate enough to get a decent job, the chances are slim that it’s going to be exactly in the legal area that you’ve…

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4 reasons to move jobs before Xmas…

With the Melbourne Cup just around the corner and Christmas decorations already up in stores, a lot of lawyers we speak to assume there’s no point in looking for a job until the new year. But now is perhaps the…

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2021 Queensland Legal Salary Survey Results now available

The data you need for your salary review is now available! Peppercorn Recruitment and Queensland Young Lawyers have partnered for the fourth year running to compile the most comprehensive salary survey for Queensland lawyers. Whether you’re hunting for a new…

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How to Negotiate a Pay Rise

With the 2021 salary survey just released, and mid-year reviews happening we are fielding a lot of questions about what people should be earning, and how to go about negotiating a better pay rise. As you’d expect, preparing for the…

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2021 Queensland Legal Salary Survey is LIVE

Peppercorn Recruitment is proud to be partnering with Queensland Young Lawyers for the fourth year running to compile the most comprehensive salary survey for Queensland lawyers. Whether you’re hunting for a new job, or just looking to be well informed…

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Work from Home “Works” – A Positive from COVID-19?

Working from home has long been something that some lawyers and law firms have made work, but other law firms and businesses have been slower on the uptake. We do wonder if one positive to come from the necessity of…