Competition for talent in the UK legal market has never been more fierce. For large and small firms alike, it is a challenge to attract, develop and retain the talent necessary to meet increasingly complex client needs. A highly integrated and effective training and development programme is crucial both to recruitment and retention of talented young associates. Additionally, by targeting training to meet a firm’s specific business needs, the programme becomes an important platform for organic growth.
For many international firms, training presents an additional set of issues: with the bulk of headcount located outside the UK, how does the office ensure that it provides a consistently high standard of training and development required to recruit, retain and develop highly qualified and motivated lawyers?
