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Ashton Morton Slack
35-47 North Church Street
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S1 2DH
UK
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| Do you know aproximately how many graduates your organisation has recruited between 2004-2005? | 5 |
| Do you know aproximately how many graduates your organisation has recruited between 2003-2004? | 5 |
| Do you know aproximately how many graduates your organisation has recruited between 2002-2003? | 5 |
| Do you know aproximately how many graduates your organisation has recruited between 2001-2002? | 5 |
| Do you know aproximately how many graduates your organisation has recruited between 2000-2001? | 5 |
| How do you advertise vacancies that graduates could apply for? | Engineering/Building Maintenance, Business and Administration, Any, Law |
| From which degree discipline do you normally recruit graduates? | Social Sciences |
| Do you have any minimum academic requirements? (e.g. Yes/No) | Yes |
| What sort of work experience do you feel is appropriate for the kind of graduate roles that you recruit for? | Some kind of law/office experience |
| What for you makes an applicant stand out from the crowd? | Dynamic achievements and personality |
| What common mistakes do you see applicants make at interview? | Not researching the firm properly |
| What kind of training do you provide for new starters within your organisation? | 2 years constant legal training within contract |
| What is the average starting salary of a graduate within your organisation? | 16000 |
| Do you offer any other kind of work for undergraduate students? | Paid part-time work,Supervised work experience |
| Do you know approximately how many graduates your organisation has recruited over the past 5 years?
Please provide details | 2 training contract positions each year |
| Please specify if other degree disciplines | Law |
| Do you have any minimum academic requirements? (e.g. A Level points scores, degree classification) | Minimum 2ii degree, LPC advantageous |
| What is involved in your recruitment process? | Local newspaper, National newspaper, On own website, Through an agency, Graduate Link, Recruitment websites |
| How does your organisation ensure a good work-life balance? | At Ashton Morton Slack we have a number of Part Time options available to our staff with commitments to children and grandchildren. These include Compressed Hours, Flexible Benefits and Job Shares. We are flexible in the case of a child becoming ill.
Unpaid sabbatical leave is also available. |
| How are people inducted into your organisation? How long is the process? | Our induction process in general lasts the whole of the employee’s first day. It is led by HR and starts with a brief introduction to the firm; followed by a tour of the building. They are then given a firm over-view, Health and Safety, Anti-Money Laundering and IT training. The new starter is then introduced to their department, the people in it and its systems and procedures. |
| How does the organisation embrace employees to make them feel part of the team? | The culture of our firms ensures every member of staff is made to feel at home. We like to involve our people; and staff have the opportunity to join one of our Feeder groups, allowing them to put ideas forwards which could affect the strategic planning and future of the firm. We have our own online Forum where ideas, problems and events can be discussed. The firm has a strong sense of a team working together as there is no rigid hierarchy allowing the general atmosphere to be one of vibrancy and motivation. |
| What kind of training do you provide for new starters within the organisation? | Initially new starters are trained in Health and Safety, Anti Money Laundering and IT. Once these are completed and they feel ready they have the opportunity to get involved in all of our optional training programmes covering ‘Accidents at work’ to ‘Adoption’ to ‘Age Concern’ Awareness. |
| What benefits/rewards are offered by the organisation? | We offer all of the following benefits to our staff:
Up to 28 days holiday entitlement
Flexible working arrangements
Professional training and development opportunities
Open plan air conditioned offices
Discounted car parking
City centre office near the Law Courts
E-learning systems
Feeder groups ensuring open channels of communication
Flexible benefits package
Salary structure ensuring equal pay
Work life balance indicatives
Discounted legal services
Alongside these we work members of you@work. Through this staff are able to get discounted holidays, clothes and electrical items amongst other goods and services. |
| What is the recruitment process for a graduate applying for work with your organisation and what core competencies do you look for? | We have two Training Contract positions on offer each year. To achieve a place we expect candidates to have a strong academic record (Min 2:2 in Law) but candidates must also illustrate that they have achieved something beyond the norm proving they are dynamic and innovative. We want a candidate who will look to develop the firm, build relationships and grow with us. |
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