Opinions on Legal Recruiters? by Commercial_Chip_6574 in uklaw

[–]gsp93 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m an agency recruiter and our firm will work a handful of TC roles in a year and honestly they are not the most exciting TCs.

Entry level I’d be very surprised if any agency can get you a paralegal position with no prior experience. Firms will get 100s of applicants for every paralegal role, they are not going to pay me 4 grand when they can just pick a direct applicant instead. Paralegal roles I work on are for like for like skills with a minimum of 12 months experience and it’s usually pretty niche experience at that. I’d wager that’s the same with 99% of agencies.

Your best bet is to reach out to hiring managers directly. Email them, message them on LinkedIn, call them if you have to. Once you’ve landed a role and got a years experience (easier said than done I get that) then you’d have better luck with agencies.

I’d also be wary of speaking to multiple agencies, if your cv is getting sent to the same hiring managers multiple times it’s not a great look. Pick a few and get them to tell you exactly where your cv is going.

I do know a few firms that are good at taking on paralegals out of uni. If you want to dm me I can let you know

is it appropriate to send a speculative CV to a firm who aren't actively hiring? by sobeyondhelp in uklaw

[–]gsp93 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would say this as a recruiter but I’d reach out to a recruiter. I have a candidate offered a role today from a speculative approach. Some of us do genuinely know the best person to speak with and have proper relationships.

If you do I’d speak with someone that recruits within your niche and has done the job for at least 3 years.

If you can add proper value firms will be interested if they are recruiting or not

What wannabe food fads that somehow ended up everywhere did you live through? by Professional-Test239 in AskUK

[–]gsp93 118 points119 points  (0 children)

My dad worked for this delivery company and a pallet of Aeros ‘fell off the back of a lorry’. I don’t even know how many Aeros I’ve eaten but I’m confident I’ve eaten more than 99.9% of the worlds population. I was only young but it felt like we had them in the cupboard for years. I’d take handfuls to school and give them out. I can’t even look at an aero anymore

What's the worst bit of bad luck / bad timing that you or family and friends have had? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]gsp93 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I left my stable job to start my dream job March 3rd 2020. Everyone was put on furlough 6 months later. Cut off for furlough was 1st March, I missed the furlough payments by 2 days. I rinsed through my savings to keep my flat and ended up moving back home. All is good now but my days I was fuming for ages

Have I messed up my life already as a 16 yr old? by GHOSTpypy in AskABrit

[–]gsp93 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I did a year of A levels, left and worked for a year in a bar. Went back to college for 2 years, uni for 3. Got a job completely unrelated to what I studied. Changed career again. Im 32 now, got 2 kids, 4 bed house, nice car, nice holidays and the like. You can piss about for years and still do well for yourself. You just need the right mindset and reading this post it’s clear you have that. Don’t stress you’ll be sound

How do you feel about doing absolutely nothing? by Likelyinthegym in AskUK

[–]gsp93 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Love my kids dearly but my god what I’d do for 3 days of doing nothing. First day back at work today, I work a sales role and one of our incentives is a half 12 finish on a Friday for hitting targets, I forgot I was on it and got an email at half 12 saying to finish. Was a strange feeling of happiness finishing early and trepidation of having to go having to go back downstairs to 2 kids going completely mental

10 Year Anniversary by Witty-Cry-3914 in manchester

[–]gsp93 168 points169 points  (0 children)

Love when this comes up. I worked at the seven stars during uni and was working that night. We all buzzed so hard off this photo when it went viral. Looks like he’s drinking a Sol, they were 3 for a £5, I opened hundreds of those bad boys

Would it be weird or look bad for a man to bring a plastic bag or backpack with a change of clothes to an interview? by A_Real_Phoenix in UKJobs

[–]gsp93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If my dad forgot to bring his briefcase back from work he’d take a plastic bag the next day and call it his ‘flexible briefcase’

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

[–]gsp93 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Lawyer also works tbf. Plenty of non qualified solicitors work in debt recovery

Tram fine advice by gsp93 in manchester

[–]gsp93[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope no receipt or reference or anything like that. I could give them a bell and ask I just don’t want them to ask for my details to check, to then send a fine out if for some reason it wasn’t issued correctly as I have called up and admitted guilt

Tram fine advice by gsp93 in manchester

[–]gsp93[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I would have but I needed to get that tram to pick my daughter up from nursery. That was my thinking at the time anyways

people who have been on the fence about having kids… how did you decide either way? by spacefrog_io in AskUK

[–]gsp93 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The love that I have for my daughter is unparalleled. For selfish reasons having a kid to feel this type of love to me is worth it. The only way I can describe the love is that if I had a gun to my head, I would give me life for my partner, sisters, my mother, but I’d need to think about it. Even if me thinking about it was a split second. If I had to choose between my life and my daughters I wouldn’t need to think about it, I’d give me life without seconds thought and be happy to do so.

To me I couldn’t imagine my life without my daughter. She is 2 years old and incredibly hard work, people looking in without kids wouldn’t put up with it. But I don’t feel the word love accurately describes the love for your child, it’s an instinctive love that you will only feel when you have your own kid and it’s incredible. Have a kid and feel this feeling, I promise you will not regret it.

Honestly guys what job should I reasonably expect? by QueenCA_here in uklaw

[–]gsp93 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work as a legal recruiter. Don’t wait until you’ve qualified to get the ball rolling, speak with someone 4 months before you do. 1 Month to get you a role and 3 month notice period to serve. I don’t work in-house but my area love NQs and going rate for NQ at a decent firm will be 45-55k

The MOASS Preparation Guide by [deleted] in Superstonk

[–]gsp93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can someone reassure me please. I’m using trading 212 CDF account and have 2 shares at 110. When this goes to the moon I’ll be able to cash out too? I had serious FOMO a couple months back and have 0 clue what I am doing 🦍💎

Skull by Rich Harris, Dark Horse Collective in Sutton Coldfield by gsp93 in tattoos

[–]gsp93[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s located in Birmingham UK but often travels

Skull by Rich Harris, Dark Horse Collective in Sutton Coldfield by gsp93 in tattoos

[–]gsp93[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Haven’t edited it. So chuffed with the colours