Heading homewards: With the regional real estate industry shifting its focus back to Hong Kong, leasing executives, environmental specialists and property managers are in demand
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Special Report
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Real Estate
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leasing executives
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environmental specialists
Property players have traditionally grounded themselves in Hong Kong, seeing it as a stable base for expansion into the rest of China......
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Will a bigger firm mean more legal work?
I am a mid-level law associate at a medium-sized firm, but I am worried about the low case load I have. Some of my other associate colleagues and I are becoming concerned that the senior partners are not actively developing new business. I’m at an important stage in my career development right now, and want to take on as much work as I can handle. Should I look for opportunities in a bigger firm, where there might be more business development? Or even at a boutique firm, where the work wouldn’t be spread so thin? How can I bulk up my portfolio?
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Use temps to cut workloads and retain staff when budgets are tight
I run a small office in a medium-sized advertising company with a presence across Asia. We’re short staffed and constantly busy, but keep turning out quality work. Recently, our head office tightened their budget and froze hiring, despite an increasing workload. Employees are starting to reach breaking point and I’m struggling to work out how I can hold the team together. One person has already resigned and others are talking about it. Any ideas?
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