Why is it so Hard to Secure Legal Work?

<p>In this episode of Law Talks, Ellie and Katie are joined by Ben Jackson. Ben is the Founder and Managing Director of Cogency – an HR consultancy with a focus on using systems and processes to improve candidate experience. It’s no secret that securing a job in the legal industry is notoriously tough – from entry-level paralegal work, to a pupillage, or a training contract – with ghosting, rejection and a lack of feedback rife. Ben offers an invaluable and fresh perspective on the problems in recruitment, leaving us wondering if it is time that firms themselves review how they are hiring legal talent.</p> <p>Please note that InsideSherpa has changed its name to Forage.</p> <p>Cogency’s website: <a href="//www.cogencylabs.co.uk" target="_blank">www.cogencylabs.co.uk</a></p> <p>Cogency’s whitepaper ‘Assessing the True Impact of Candidate Experience’: <a href="https://www.cogencylabs.co.uk/cxreport" target="_blank">https://www.cogencylabs.co.uk/cxreport</a></p> <p>Cogency’s LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/cogencylabs " target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/cogencylabs&nbsp;</a></p> <p>Ben’s LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-jackson-0691603/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-jackson-0691603/</a></p> <p>Forage: <a href="https://www.theforage.com/" target="_blank">https://www.theforage.com</a></p> <p>Legal Cheek article on ChatGPT: <a href="https://www.legalcheek.com/2022/12/exclusive-ai-chatbot-successfully-answers-watson-glaser-test/" target="_blank">https://www.legalcheek.com/2022/12/exclusive-ai-chatbot-successfully-answers-watson-glaser-test/</a></p> <p><strong>Music adapted from ‘Sprightly’ by GarageBand Apple Loop and ‘Sprightly Remix’ by Adamo (</strong><a href="" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://soundcloud.com/prizedpixul-14/sprightly-remix</strong></a><strong>) under Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC 3.0).</strong></p>