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I am looking for a legal job - why should I register with lawrecruiter?
It costs nothing, you only need to contact us once regarding your requirements, and we do the searching for you. The whole of the lawrecruiter website is designed around the needs of a candidate searching for a legal job that matches their needs.
Lawrecruiter is fast and accurate. The candidate selects the 'Area of Law' for their ideal legal job then selects the region of the country where they would like to work.
If there are too many legal jobs to choose from, Search Filters can be used to refine the selection of jobs and match candidate requirements more accurately.
Lawrecruiter stores CV's and documents online so that candidates can apply for a job wherever they are as long as they have access to the World Wide Web.
Lawrecruiter recognises that security is a concern to all candidates. All of the Candidates services are restricted to personal passwords.
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Can I telephone lawrecruiter and speak to someone?
Yes. We might be an online legal recruitment company but that doesn't mean that there's no one to speak to.
Just call 0870 870 0780 to speak to one of the team.
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Do I have to register with lawrecruiter to apply for legal jobs?
No. All you need do is search, select and apply. However, by not registering you are missing out on the registered candidate benefits including:
Immediate job alert by email
Application History
Retained job basket
Storage of CV's
and Documents
Registration with lawrecruiter means you are more likely to be the first to know about the perfect legal job you've been looking for, because lawrecruiter is constantly searching for you 24 hours a day.
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Am I eligible to work in the UK?
If you are not currently working in the UK and are from a country outside the European Economic Area you must be in possession of a work permit to allow you to take up employment.
See our Visa Application section
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What is done to make sure that I really get the legal job I want?
Lawrecruiter allows the candidate to set up various saved searches - each saved search can be different based on several criteria. The criteria are:
Area of Law (banking, childcare, commercial litigation)
Desired Location (geographical preference)
Job Type (full time, contract)
PQE (experience)
Position (trainee, paralegal, partner)
Sector (in-house, private practice)
Salary (negotiable, £40 - £45k)
A candidate will receive vacancies based on their choices.
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What does lawrecruiter offer that other online recruiters cannot offer me?
Lawrecruiter is unique as it has been completely designed around the needs of the legal candidate, with benefits such as:
A tailor made search resource for every registered candidate
Multiple search searchs
Password protected unique login
Historical application records
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How do I amend my details?
When you are in your homepage there will be a link that will take you to 'Amend Details'. Here you can enter your new information and click update and update your details.
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How do I apply for more than one vacancy on lawrecruiter?
There will be times you will want to send the same CV to more than one job at a time. You can only do this through the 'Job Basket' page.
Lawrecruiter allows you to collect jobs in the 'Job Basket'. For each vacancy there is a check box called 'Multi apply'. By selecting the 'Multi apply' option next to each job you are interested in, and then clicking 'Submit Multi Application', you will be shown a page detailing each job and area you have selected. Clicking submit will then send your details to all the jobs at the same time.
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What happens if I forget my password?
If you forget your password we will issue you another password that you can personalise once you have logged into your homepage.
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What does 'Expired Vacancy' mean?
'Expired Vacancy' appears when you request further information on a job that has been removed from the site.
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What's the quickest way to apply for a job?
Choose the Area of Law and Desired Location of the job you are looking for and click the 'Go' button. In the search results, click on the title of any job to see the full description and details of the vacancy.
If you want to apply for the job, click the 'Apply' link below the Contact details for the vacancy. Enter your details in the 'Vacancy Application' form and click the 'Apply Now' button at the bottom of the form.
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What is a job basket?
The job basket allows you to save details of all the jobs you are interested in. You can then view them at a later date. This option also offers a multi application facility so you can apply to more than one job using the same details for each vacancy.
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What is the 'Tell a Friend' option?
For each vacancy there will be a link called 'Tell a Friend'. The 'Tell a Friend' page will allow you to forward the vacancy by email onto another person and for you to attach a personal message. All details submitted on this page are not saved and will not be used by us or disclosed to any other third party.
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Can I check what I have applied for?
Yes, but you will need to be a registered candidate. On the candidate homepage is a link called 'Jobs Applied For'. Clicking on this link will take you to a page detailing the job and the date you applied.
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How do I unsubscribe?
You can unsubscribe from lawrecruiter by clicking the 'Unsubscribe' link on your candidate homepage.
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How can I change the details within my candidate account?
When you are in your homepage there is a link that will take you to 'Amend Details' where you can enter new or additional information and update your details.
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My CV has changed content, what do I do?
On the candidate homepage there is a link called 'Manage Stored Documents'. Here you will be able to view and delete your stored documents as appropriate.
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How does location work?
To choose the area you wish to search, use the 'Desired Location' drop-down list to choose the desired region. When you have made your selection, click the 'Go' button.
The page will reload with vacancies only in the region you have specified. To search in a smaller area, choose a county from the 'Choose County' drop-down list, and click 'Go'
You can narrow your search to an even smaller area by choosing a town from the 'Desired Town' drop-down list and clicking 'Go' once more.
If you wish to broaden your town search, you can choose to search within a certain number of miles from the town by choosing the 'Miles From Town' drop-down list and clicking 'Go'
If at any time you wish to start searching again from another location, click the 'Reset Location' button, which will start your location search from the beginning.
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How to contact lawrecruiter?
The 'Contact Us' link will take you to a form page that you can fill out with your contact details and a comments box.
 Contact Us
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How does auto-login work?
When you first register with Lawrecruiter a text file called a 'cookie' is saved on your computer holding your registration id - not your username or password. This means the site will remember you between visits so you do not have to login each time you come back to the site.
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How do I login?
To login as a Candidate you will need to enter your username and password and click on 'Login'. You will then be taken to your homepage.
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How safe is the information I give lawrecruiter?
To ensure all information is secure, all your details are only available through a password-protected area.
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