Reflecting on Four Years at Ardent: Phil Kennedy
Phil Kennedy shared his thoughts on an eventful period in legal recruitment and what he’s learnt about good practice in the industry.
Phil Kennedy shared his thoughts on an eventful period in legal recruitment and what he’s learnt about good practice in the industry.
Ardent consultant Jon Kennedy gave his view on the legal recruitment market 3 years after he joined the business.
Congratulations to Old Wilsonians under 10 Bourner, based in Bromley, for being runners up in the Autumn Bronze Chalice final.
A couple of months ago the team at Ardent sat down with James Scholfield, a mindfulness/awareness teacher, to hear his story about how being more mindful helped unveil peace during his everyday tasks.
Kat has 20 years’ experience in the legal recruitment industry, joining a major firm as a new graduate in 2000 and working up to an associate director role. Kat’s former agency reduced in size during the first lockdown. Since then she has been providing a careers advice service for a secondary school. With this new position she is coming back to her recruitment roots.
Having had just over 9 months out of work, through a combination of gardening leave and Covid, getting back into a regular working pattern was a challenge. I’d compare it to going back to school after the summer holidays – I was exhausted in those first couple of weeks!
This year the Ardent team has been focussing on the issue of mental health. Our consultants have been through Mental Health First Aid training as a team. On World Mental Health Day we wanted to share our thoughts on mental health in the legal profession in 2021.
A couple of years ago we worked with a candidate who is a trustee of the charity and we were keen to get involved. At that time we contributed to a school building project. Now that building is complete and the Ardent Centre of Excellence is in use by secondary students. We wanted to offer further support. Our new substantial donation has paid for over 300 text books across a range of subjects.
To mark the start of Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, Ardent Legal Recruitment has pledged to support better mental health and wellbeing within the within the legal sector.
Tell us about your current leadership role? I don’t like to define myself as a leader, our business has a very egalitarian ethos. We work in a collaborative way to ensure that everyone has a responsibility for the growth and development of the business. Our business was set up five years ago, since this time, we have very much become seen as one of the go-to legal recruiters in London.
I am immensely proud that Ardent Legal Recruitment is 5 years old today. Together with our team, Jane Gaunt and I have worked hard to make Ardent a recognisable brand and trusted advisor to our clients and candidates in the Legal Sector.
I am immensely proud that Ardent Legal Recruitment is 5 years old today. Together with our team, Jane Gaunt and I have worked hard to make Ardent a recognisable brand and trusted advisor to our clients and candidates in the Legal Sector.