FWA Specialist Divisions

The FWA Specialist Divisions were set up in order to ensure that candidates, as well as clients, would benefit from the specialist expertise of the most appropriate of our recruitment consultant teams. This continues to work very successfully, and candidates have come to appreciate and recognise the value of this dedicated service.

PartnerSelection ™

Our PartnerSelection ™ division provides a thoroughly confidential service to firms, partners, senior associates on the verge of seeking partnership and teams requiring a more sophisticated approach to recruitment appropriate to the senior levels. For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact Frasia@frasiawright.com

CareerWatch ™

CareerWatch ™ is FWA’s specialist career clinic aimed at lawyers at assistant and associate level. We offer an honest and objective service to enable you to assess your current situation, and provide you with practical advice to assist you in making the right choices to leverage or expand your skills and successfully map the way forward. Please contact either Eleanor@frasiawright.com or Kirsty@frasiawright.com for further information or a confidential discussion.

CareerGateway ™

Assistant level lawyers benefit from the expertise of our CareerGateway ™ division. Our specialist consultants offer guidance on career planning, and an innovative approach to CV presentation, briefing on firms / organisations and interview preparation, all of which are vital during the early years of your career as a qualified lawyer. If you would like to have more information or a confidential discussion, please contact Kirsty@frasiawright.com.

In-house

For a variety of different reasons, there has in recent years been a significant increase in the number of lawyers, at all levels and stages in their careers, keen to pursue in-house roles. There has also been a greater demand in the legal recruitment market for lawyers looking to make the move in-house. The in-house sector is diverse and presents a wide range of industry-specific recruitment needs. For more advice on pursuing a role in-house, please contact Kirsty@frasiawright.com for more information or a confidential discussion.

England & Overseas

Although FWA is based in Scotland, we also operate in the English and overseas legal recruitment markets – assisting both lawyers who wish to return to Scotland from further afield and those who are interested in re-locating abroad or elsewhere in the UK. If you are contemplating a move to or a return to Scotland and would to learn more about how relocating to Scotland could enhance your career or quality of life, click here to visit our Working in Scotland page. For those of you interested in working overseas, please click here to visit our Working Overseas pages. For a confidential discussion or further information, please contact Frasia@frasiawright.com.

Locum / Part-time Placement

In this challenging and changing climate, the roles of the locum and of the Project Lawyer have become critical to firms in maintaining the level and quality of the service they provide to clients. In addition, these roles facilitate the opportunity for lawyers to expand and develop their own skills in specific areas. In order to obtain more information on such roles or for a confidential discussion, please contact Kirsty@frasiawright.com.