Ardent News
Women’s Pension Network Manchester
Director Jane Gaunt and Operations Manager Katherine Jones had the pleasure of presenting to the Women’s Pensions Network (WPN) at Evershed Sutherland’s Manchester office back in February.
Careers Day 2024
At the end of September the Ardent team spent the day at The Palmer Catholic Academy in Ilford mock interviewing Year 11 students as part of their Futures Day.
New International Recruitment Partnership
We are excited and proud to announce our new international partnership with a specialist recruitment agency based in New Zealand and Australia.
Year 11 Futures Day
The Ardent team were honoured to take part in the The Palmer Catholic Academy Year 11 futures day on 14th September.
London Legal Walk
The entire Ardent team took part in the London Legal Walk this week. We were among 16,000 walkers who completed the 10km route raising money for frontline free legal
Client cocktail evening
We were absolutely delighted to see so many of our clients ‘in real life’ last week at our cocktails and mocktails evening. We chose the award winning Silverleaf bar at
Ardent Talks
The Power of Self-Promotion
At Ardent Recruitment, we often hear from talented professionals—especially women—who struggle with self-promotion.
Legal Trailblazers with Gillian Boateng
We are really excited to bring you the first podcast in our Ardent Legal Recruitment Trailblazers series. Director Jane Gaunt speaks to Gillian Boateng, Employment Lawyer, about her career journey to date, her experience of
How to manage interview stress, before, during and after the interview
Being interviewed can be a stressful experience, but there are many ways in which you can manage your anxiety and present your best self. In Stress Awareness month we asked
Legal Trailblazers: Kaleem Khan, The Legally Blind Guy
As part of our series talking to lawyers who are pushing boundaries in the profession, we interviewed Kaleem Khan, a Senior Tax Associate at Travers Smith.
Role Models and Professional Progression
Back in March members of the Ardent team attended an event to mark International Women’s Day. One of the discussion points that resonated most strongly was the importance of role
Ardent’s Top Tips for Reducing Stress
Both law and recruitment are considered highly stressful occupations. At the end of Stress Awareness Month, the Ardent team shares top tips for reducing stress at work.
Market Update
Market Overview 2024/2025
Director Jane Gaunt looks at the complexities of the London legal market, the influence of the US firms and looks ahead at likely challenges and strategies for success.
Market Update 2024
The boom experienced in the recruitment market in the two years immediately following the pandemic 2021/2022 were unprecedented and came, rather abruptly, to an end at the start of 2023.
Market update: Steady and Strategic in 2023
Ardent Director Jane Gaunt reflects on the recent ups and downs of the legal recruitment market and makes predictions on recruitment volume, hybrid working and salaries in 2023. What
Is the Legal Recruitment Boom Sustainable in 2022?
After the legal recruitment boom of 2021, the last six months have continued to be brisk, with a significant amount of recruitment reported at all levels.
Legal Salaries: Behind the Headlines
Legal salaries have been in the news recently, We examine the headlines and the reality in a fast moving market.
Market Update: How can we Retain Talent in 2022?
If there is one common theme that all law firms share it is “how do we retain talent and hire the best people in the market?”