tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.comments2024-03-07T09:12:00.965+00:00Legal Recruitment BlogJonathan Faganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11711472001853618516noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-45818180158263535852020-09-17T19:33:54.018+01:002020-09-17T19:33:54.018+01:00A response from one of our locum solicitors:
With...A response from one of our locum solicitors: <br />With regard to Wills banks and I am sure that it must be the same in Scotland as in England and Wales:<br />testators are asked if they wish the Solicitor to store their Wills – that is for safe keeping but also because the Solicitor wishes to secure the business of winding up the estate on the death of the testator;<br />in my opinion when a business is sold there is absolutely no need to obtain any testators’ permission to the transfer; in effect this would interfere with normal business practices and severely restrict the attraction of a firm with a Wills bank;<br />the Wills are still being stored safely but in a different location and by the successor firm;<br />any effective firm of Solicitors in terms of good practice should be getting in touch with all those testators from time to time anyway to suggest they review their Wills and this would give an opportunity to tell them where the Will is, why it has changed hands and so on. Such a review can be done on an incremental basis, over a period of months, according to date or to the alphabet. I have been involved in such an exercise which took place quite a few years after the Wills bank was taken over. This exercise should bring in a lot of Will review work and cross selling opportunities - hence the value of the Wills bank; <br />none of the testators are obliged to use the new firm – they can simply uplift their Will;<br />nor are the Exectors obliged to use the new firm to wind up a deceased’s estate.<br />I have experience of working for a firm which was being sold to another local firm and there was a large Wills bank. <br />No such effort was made to contact all the testators.<br />So far as I know the new firm did not immediately contact all the testators either.<br />What did happen though was that in the run up to the demise of the selling firm they advertised locally and on their website and made other efforts to let the local populace know.<br />There was therefore a great awareness of the sale of the firm and those who accessed the website or visited the old offices were able to read clear messages about where they could find out about the take over and their files.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-23597233692190237222018-05-01T14:40:24.673+01:002018-05-01T14:40:24.673+01:00I read this piece with interest and alarm; I had n...I read this piece with interest and alarm; I had no idea these were the levels of salary paid to executives of these well-known (mostly) charities. I came about this site having entered a search for salaries of Regional Charity Executives having read an article about such and executive who allegedly defrauded Age Concern of £750K.<br />Finally, well done on your decision to place a limit on executive salaries regarding those charities you may decide to support in future.Brian Hancocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-70104054316418159562018-02-21T22:24:43.304+00:002018-02-21T22:24:43.304+00:00Hi just wanted to ask if you fail 3 attempts of ci...Hi just wanted to ask if you fail 3 attempts of civil litigation will u have to give all the lpc papers again? Do u also have to give the papers that u have passed before but just bec of failing civil thrice they will make you do the whole of the loc again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-17353692216583238282018-01-04T15:59:51.420+00:002018-01-04T15:59:51.420+00:00I can possibly see that in some ways as I voluntee...I can possibly see that in some ways as I volunteered with a charity and they used to pay travel expenses. I refused numerous times travel expenses as I told them please put the money back into the charity instead. They told me though that I couldn't refuse travel expenses because they were already allocated and until I claimed it they couldn't put the money back in. It did seem a bit silly but that was just the way it was.TheKLF99https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445626833848959039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-69357513298001784182018-01-04T15:53:59.816+00:002018-01-04T15:53:59.816+00:00Very surprised that two charities I support are on...Very surprised that two charities I support are on this list - Sense (to think they initially started in a small venue near Wakefield) and the National Autistic Society (I'm Autistic myself). But a few surprises ones that aren't on the list - I wonder what BBC CiN and the Scout Association pay their CEOs?TheKLF99https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445626833848959039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-46786668754080660762017-12-21T22:52:34.584+00:002017-12-21T22:52:34.584+00:00charities should be made to publish on their colle...charities should be made to publish on their collection boxes how much goes into research ,also any that pay these excessive amounts should have their charitable status revoked, these people are ripping off the public who generally are not on great salaries . the ordinary people in britain are generally kind and generous,but the people at the top are greedy and probably never give anything to charity.f.henrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-24425446785448045102017-05-19T14:45:36.293+01:002017-05-19T14:45:36.293+01:00Message from one of our candidates:
Dear Jonatha...Message from one of our candidates: <br /><br />Dear Jonathan, <br />I think that your calculation for the minimum wage is wrong. You should include the holidays (28 days including bank holidays). So (52*5-28)= working days that you can multiply by the hours for day.<br /><br />Best regards<br /><br />FFJonathan Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11711472001853618516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-72258138474530971232017-03-29T14:22:41.992+01:002017-03-29T14:22:41.992+01:00Ms Squires THANK YOU!!!
Amen for CILEX!! I used t...Ms Squires THANK YOU!!!<br /><br />Amen for CILEX!! I used this route to qualification a while after I took my law degree and LPC. All of my IN-HOUSE experience was recognised as equivalent to that of a TC, so I'm not even a Private Practice solicitor. I managed to get a TC early on but the company was acquired a short time afterwards so that door shut! Due to sheer tenacity I decided to continue my career path in-house and was very choosy about what type of paralegal/contracts manager experience I went for, as I knew what you needed to be a good quality lawyer. I then found out about CILEX, joined for the mandatory 2 years (it might be 5 years now for some people), applied to become a Legal Exec Lawyer and finally crossed over to become admitted to the roll. I just wish I had known about this alternate route sooner as I would have more PQE.<br /><br />I have worked in the CITY for years alongside all those lawyers that had the traditional training, schooling, and university education. I have more experience and am a much more commercial lawyer for it, which is exactly the skill set that is needed for a high calibre in-house counsel. I am a senior counsel in the Technology industry.<br /><br />I know it is a lot harder now for graduates but do not give up, look at CILEX with LPC or without and get into a job, that does not only comprise of Private Practice, as many firm lawyers are heading in-house now! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-18430832846752795682017-01-16T13:08:19.755+00:002017-01-16T13:08:19.755+00:00As a solicitor, here's my prediction for 2017 ...As a solicitor, here's my prediction for 2017 (and 2018, 2019 etc). The government, of whatever shade, and the press will continue in their crusade against "fat cat lawyers" and there will be further legal aid cuts.Tim Bishophttp://www.bishopslaw.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-19267955715615408332016-12-07T08:30:23.189+00:002016-12-07T08:30:23.189+00:00I understand your frustration. It's just as up...I understand your frustration. It's just as upsetting to realise that many of these charities actually exist in this day and age. My £5 is nothing to these execs. Less than the tip they leave the doorman at their favourite eatery. <br />Please please please consider donating a small amount to both the Salvation Army and Crisis at Christmas. :-)Horrid Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404426494676259882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-22904591615039745612016-11-21T15:56:39.546+00:002016-11-21T15:56:39.546+00:00Well done, it is about time more people realised t...Well done, it is about time more people realised that a lot of charities are morally corrupt. I stopped giving to some charities a few years ago, after finding out the salaries of their CEOs and upper management. I personally think that £75k is still too much, £50k would be better. Yes, most of us would love to earn £50k a year, wouldn't we. I would like to see legislation brought in to force all charities to list their salary structure and a legal maximum for individual pay. Lots of charities are set up as a business with charitable activities coming second, or third, or in some cases last.<br /><br />A thought: Who gives the most. The multi-millionaire with his £100k donations (and possibly a knighthood) or the £5 given by a poor widow. I know who I think.........Danny Cleesenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-70392853113756425422016-11-17T13:25:48.566+00:002016-11-17T13:25:48.566+00:00I was sad to read at this time of the year that of...I was sad to read at this time of the year that of the £48m raised by the poppy collection, £37m goes to pay off staff at the Royal British Legion with the top man getting £160k. How much of the small amount left reaches servicemen and families thereof should be made public too.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-55268025291377305382016-11-05T23:04:56.435+00:002016-11-05T23:04:56.435+00:00Thank you for this article like others it really o...Thank you for this article like others it really offends me that so much has to be donated before money goes to the needy.<br />Trying to get more information to try and persuade someone more clever than myself to take this to parlament.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-83287626460762944992016-10-09T22:53:19.005+01:002016-10-09T22:53:19.005+01:00I think you are wonderful to have researched the g...I think you are wonderful to have researched the greed of charity bosses. For years I have donated to various charities whose bosses earn obscene amounts of money. I also volunteer for a national charity which does great work, but I have nothing but contempt for my ultimate boss. I long to ask him how he can justify such a ridiculous salary. Thank you so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-13496449433741798702016-08-04T12:13:16.175+01:002016-08-04T12:13:16.175+01:00As a publican, I would hold regular money raising ...As a publican, I would hold regular money raising events as well have 'a bottle on the bar'. Rather than send a cheque to a 'Charity' knowing full well that not all of the money would go to help the 'needy', I would go to the local cottage hospital and ask them what they needed. Then I would go to a supplier, collect the item and deliver it directly to the hospital. All this done with the willing voluntary help of the same customers who had 'given' the money. Often for using bad language or losing a bar game or whatever. Thank you residents of Halstead Essex.badazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446736887461043546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-56295301920995885752016-06-29T22:21:27.609+01:002016-06-29T22:21:27.609+01:00Well the UK Labour Party really seems like it'...Well the UK Labour Party really seems like it's going to split into two... Great Prediction!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04169436319533961542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-21536425331276496812016-06-13T12:19:51.134+01:002016-06-13T12:19:51.134+01:00I qualified as a solicitor with a third. By dint o...I qualified as a solicitor with a third. By dint of bloody mindedness and a of atruthell lot of luck. I have been in practice for 12 years. The truth is if I had known at the start what awaited me I would have become a plumber!<br /><br />I am trying desperately to find an alternative.<br />But its hard to find someone who will let you transfer your transferable skills!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-77115806646883930342016-05-21T23:10:33.149+01:002016-05-21T23:10:33.149+01:00Totally shocked what I've just read, CEOs pai...Totally shocked what I've just read, CEOs paid too highly from hard working kind people thinking their money goes to Charity, well I'm one that say charity begins at home, I've just sponsored my sister after I paid money in, I decided to check this out, not very happy so little goes to where we thought Mazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110020807124304989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-27524644836582987022016-05-21T23:02:49.492+01:002016-05-21T23:02:49.492+01:00I'm totally shocked about the pittance these c...I'm totally shocked about the pittance these charities receive from public donations, fat cats seem to be everywhere, <br />People donate to these charities expecting their donation to be used for the purpose of helping people through their illnesses, not to feed the fat cat executives, I googled this tonight because I had a DISCUSSION with my husband re him saying he no longer donates because of the high wage of CEO, I JUST CANT BELIEVE THEY CAN RIP PUBLIC OFF LIKE THIS <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-21597109768023969082016-04-27T11:38:23.914+01:002016-04-27T11:38:23.914+01:00This article has opened my eyes to charity giving....This article has opened my eyes to charity giving. I was contemplating fundraising for one local charity but have been put off after seeing how much goes to the CEO, outrageous. !!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941326837697139451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-32121249147566599392016-03-13T13:28:25.025+00:002016-03-13T13:28:25.025+00:00ILEX/CILEX Fast-Track Graduate Diploma is a faster...ILEX/CILEX Fast-Track Graduate Diploma is a faster way to qualifying as a solicitor. It is easier to get a training as a paralegal than a law graduate and that training will all the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to exempt you from the legal training contract and then you can complete your Legal Practice Course (LPC) after your training is over.<br /><br />So the idea is to complete a undergraduate LLB Hons Law Degree or a non-law graduate can complete Postgraduate Diploma in Law (GDL), make sure you do work experience little as one day a week and vacation schemes. <br /><br />Then complete the ILEX/CILEX Fast-Track Graduate Diploma and get a job as a trainee with a legal firm and complete three years of paralegal training which exempts you from legal training contract to become a solicitor as the paralegal training covers that because paralegal training satisfies the SRA.<br /><br /><br />Check this website for more information:<br /><br />http://www.cilexlawschool.ac.uk/prospective_students/qualify_as_solicitor/the_CILEx_routeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12223090738147828194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-10690342310398052802016-03-11T11:34:56.208+00:002016-03-11T11:34:56.208+00:00I am also from Malaysia and am currently in my Pen...I am also from Malaysia and am currently in my Penultimate year. I am working laboriously to get a 1st class or 2:2 in my degree. However, I have a massive confined factor in the pursuing of my alleged to be career. The law in UK said they do not discriminate against disabled people (note that I have TBI/brain injury suffering from split brain damage attained by a car accident in Liverpool before starting first year in University of Liverpool and still managed to get into law 2nd year); despite, their claims of non-discrimination. I think they do. I did not get the vacation schemes for a lot of the firms. I think it impossible and is beginning to lose hope in spite of my initial determination to aspire into becoming a solicitor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-65948325239087644712016-01-31T10:43:57.740+00:002016-01-31T10:43:57.740+00:00"Anonymous said...
This is a very bias a..."Anonymous said...<br /><br /> This is a very bias and inaccurate study. for example the CEO of Cancer Research UK actually gives back almost TWO THIRDS of his wage to his own charity. I raise money for charities door2door fundraising and I have a very wide understading of how it all works. The Media LOVE to hate charities, charities do an amazing job PLEASE do not slate them." <br /><br />Do they take this high salary for the pleasure of paying the tax to the government. It would be better if they took less salary and then the company would not have to pay HMRC a huge chunk of tax and NI on their behalf. If this were truly the case, I am sure one would be able to find evidence of it on the internet. I could not. Of course, the commenter is anonymous!HDIVERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574208709486495561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-48517825820662849802016-01-21T16:55:49.589+00:002016-01-21T16:55:49.589+00:00Teresa Forgione, Head of Philanthropy at Parkinson...Teresa Forgione, Head of Philanthropy at Parkinson's UK has very kindly responded to my query asking how they determine senior executive pay as follows: <br /><br />"You asked about how we determine the level of senior staff remuneration, and the criteria employed and I appreciate you will be considering these things as a previous supporter of our work. I can understand the Ten-Percent Foundation’s particular interest in our approach and your gifts in 2006 and 2007 were very much appreciated.<br /><br />We do indeed use an external evaluation scheme in order to ensure all its’ posts are objectively evaluated and in line with the appropriate market rates. We have chosen to use Croner Charity Rewards as it has supplied remuneration statistics and advice for over 40 years and is widely recognised as one of the leading providers of pay and benefits data into the UK. The survey it undertakes to benchmark posts coves the pay and benefits of job titles ranging from executive to unskilled. <br /><br />This enables us to rank all roles in the appropriate job function, not just senior positions and decide whether to pay in the upper, median or lower quartile of the advised pay range. Parkinson’s UK has taken the decision to pay in the lower to medium quartile, but will review how this fits with existing salaries within the organization... We are committed to attracting people with the best skills and experience to work with us to ensure we achieve the change our donors want us to for the people we serve, whilst being mindful of how far we need to make our funds stretch.<br /><br />We have a public statement on executive pay which can be found on our website: http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/content/executive-pay-parkinsons-uk and are always prepared to have the discussion about how we make the choices we do."Jonathan Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11711472001853618516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36839305.post-29998626357078779382016-01-01T22:17:43.378+00:002016-01-01T22:17:43.378+00:00At this time of year, I would like to think that m...At this time of year, I would like to think that most reasonable persons thoughts would dwell for a short while on those who are less fortunate or ill.<br />Yet those thoughts sour a little when you realise that your kind deed of donating to a charity is greatly reduced when the boss of said charity takes a large slice as a wage.<br />Charity adverts on TV used to ask for as little as £1, now that figure has climbed to at least £3, I can only assume that is because nowadays, to raise £1 for charity, they must collect an extra £2 to cover the costs and wages.<br />It is also wrong that the boss of Great Ormond Street who resigned to avoid an enquiry, should be allowed to waltz straight into another high paid job and I hope the publics perception of that womans morals leads to her eventual downfall.<br />Far better you give your charitable donation directly to someone in need.Steve Hnoreply@blogger.com