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Environment, Social and Governance: Supporting firms to deliver positive change
Environment, Social and Governance (ESG), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability strategies have become critical components of today’s business infrastructure, including professional services firms. That

Totum Technology: Unlocking potential in professional services
At Totum, we have a deep understanding of the ways in which technology is transforming capabilities across the professional services sector. In our guide, ‘Totum

Changing the focus: How to source great Finance Business Partners
Finance teams are investing and developing in their Finance Business Partnering capabilities as firms increasingly seek to link finance with commercial thinking to drive performance.

Secrets of success: How to get ahead in Marketing and BD
In recognition of Totum’s Rising Star Award 2023, Totum Consultant Lara Mitchard asks three of our Rising Star judges, all leaders in marketing and business development

A year of being a Rising Star with Amanda Birch, BCLP
In light of re-launching our BD & Marketing Rising Star Award we spoke with last year’s winner Amanda Birch, Marketing & Business Development Executive at

Interim, temporary and contract roles: A Totum guide for recruiting short-term talent
The interim, temporary and contract market is a particularly exciting area of recruitment right now that is attracting more fantastic candidates and presenting firms with

Best Business Leaders: Winner’s profile – Adam Soames, Hogan Lovells
In the fourth of our series profiling our five winners of Totum’s Best Business Leaders awards, we are delighted to talk to Adam Soames, Global

Best Business Leaders: Winner’s profile – Brooke Johnston, DAC Beachcroft
In the third piece in our series profiling our five winners from Totum’s Best Business Leaders awards, we are delighted to talk to Brooke Johnston,

Move to London – London Guide
This guide provides a comprehensive overview of what to expect when working in the United Kingdom, in particular London. If you are interested in relocating

Best Business Leaders: Winner’s profile – Elizabeth McGarrity, Fragomen
In a continuation of our series profiling our five winners from Totum’s Best Business Leaders awards, we are delighted to talk to Elizabeth McGarrity, Senior

Best Business Leaders: Winner’s profile – Stacey Rickford, Travers Smith
In the next few weeks, we will be publishing profiles of the five winners of our Best Business Leaders awards, announced earlier in the summer.

Benefits of interim and short-term contracts
Emma Johnston recently joined Totum in a bid to actively establish our interim practise. Emma spoke with Head of Marketing, Sarah Broad as she detailed

‘Breaking the Bias’ with Bruna Pellicci as a Female Leader in Technology
Totum Director, Deborah Gray speaks with Bruna Pellicci, Chief Technology Officer at Linklaters, and one of the very few female leaders in technology. As part

Raising awareness, raising funds: The Sickle Cell Society
Carolyn Beckford-Balogun is a recruitment consultant in our finance and accounts division making placements across all finance roles, at all levels of seniority. But this

From the Paralympics to law: Amy Marren on diversity at work
We were recently delighted to welcome swimming Paralympian and apprentice lawyer Amy Marren to a Totum knowledge-sharing session. Here, we share some of the highlights

Achieving your career goals: María Gabriela Bencid
In late 2021, Totum Consultant Lacey Near was delighted to support María Gabriela Bencid (Gaby), a highly personable and articulate Project Manager for help in moving

5 minutes with Hannah Leon Soon
Hannah is a Consultant in Totum’s specialist HR team, recruiting senior HR and Operations candidates within professional services and law firms. 5 mins with HR

Unique business, unique roles: Placing talent at Avail
Today’s professional services sector boasts many newly created roles (particularly in areas such as technology, change and transformation) that require a different mix of skills

The hybrid office: Keeping everyone happy?
In a piece first published in Legal Abacus, Totum Consultant Carolyn Beckford Balogun looks at latest approaches to hybrid working, implications for the finance function, and

Diversity and equality in law firms: A personal journey
Anglo-Australian Legal Services veteran Paul Khan shares his personal experiences of working in the legal sector as a mixed-race professional and how they have impacted