TAYLOR WALTON LLP
LCN AWARD WINNER 2016 BEST RECRUITER – MEDIUM REGIONAL FIRM
T aylor Walton has for many years been the pre-eminent firm in the thriving Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire region – the area stretches along the M1 corridor from the northern home counties to Milton Keynes. Geographically it encompasses the successful commercial industries based in Bedfordshire and the surrounding area, as well as the prosperous Hertfordshire towns of St Albans and Harpenden. Taylor Walton is well known for servicing a high-calibre commercial real estate and corporate client base, as well as advising high-net worth individuals, so it follows that the attraction to trainees has always been the mixture of seats on offer during their training contract. Being at a Top 200 firm allows trainees to experience some work comparable to a City practice but, with a small intake of trainees each year, they can also expect an individualised approach to their training and future opportunities. Jim Wrigglesworth, the firm’s chief operations officer, is in charge of the early part of the two-stage recruitment process. Led by him, the firm has taken a conscious decision to make the whole nerve-racking journey more informal than many of its rivals, which appear to make the process more daunting every year. Jim uses a broad scoring matrix to screen applicants initially. While academic attainment is important, it is by no means predominant. The essence is to uncover interesting people with varying attributes who will fit in to the life of the firm and who, it is believed, show the potential to develop into well-rounded practitioners beyond the training contract. Jim recognises that being a modern lawyer calls for a wide spectrum of skills and personal attributes, which may be demonstrated by candidates who have organised events, charitable endeavours, responsible work experience, outside interests and achievements. Unlike
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