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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

The Rise of the COO
Highlights from Totum’s latest research and advice on COO recruitment. The rise of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) is arguably one of the most important

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

Rising Stars reveal marketing’s rising status
In a piece first published in PSMG’s Centrum magazine, Totum BD & Marketing Consultants’ Joanna Milne and Lara Mitchard report on Totum’s Rising Star Award

‘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

Rising to the challenge: Leadership trends 2016-22
Highlights from Totum’s latest research into business services leadership placements, incorporating figures for 2021/22. What do our latest figures tell us about senior level recruitment

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

Best Business Leaders Awards 2022: And the winners are…
We are thrilled to announce the winners of Totum’s Best Business Leaders Awards 2022, representing a small number of exemplary role models who have excelled

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

Ruggs Gig – 29th September – Under the Bridge
We’re delighted to say that Totum’s own Founding Director Tim Skipper and Head of HR & Operations Practice Laura McNair will be playing at Under the

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

EU Directive demands third of board members are women by 2026
In a piece first published in HR Magazine Totum Founding Director Deborah Gray shares her insight on female representation and the importance of this to

Women are more negatively affected by hybrid working than men, and this is why
In a piece first published in The Accountant Totum Founding Director Deborah Gray details the affect hybrid-working has had on women in professional services. A pattern is emerging across

Addressing the Burgeoning Culture Crisis in the Legal Sector
In a piece first published in International Law.Com (Legal Week) Totum Founding Director Deborah Gray shares her expert opinion on the recent cultural shift within

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

Stephenson Harwood has divided the City
In an article first published in The Lawyer, data from our recent ‘return to the office survey’ is discussed as strategic insights are shared to