So a mate of mine has received a call from a headhunter, who refused to divulge who the client was , but he tells me it became obvious really quickly. When he asked what the job entailed he was told "anything and everything, tax, regulation, licencing,, employment, contracts, M&A, etc, etc. Do Lawyers like this actually exist.? He laughed and said no thanks it sounds like they are trying to save money by employing and expecting someone to do everything.
The best bit, was 20 days hols( who gives ) that nowadays and a salary of £________ guess
I have briefly met Barry Hearns son, and he is so up himself it is untrue in addition he is far from the brightest. I can think of little worse than having to report to the Hearns, who among other things are considered to have dubious business practices.
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The scope of work sounds fairly standard for an in-house role.
20 days holibobs is taking the p*ss a bit.
I'm guessing £90k?
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100k plus bonus of 10% depending on "performance". Oh and there would be lots of improptu overseas travel, which would only be business class when travelling with one of the Hearns. What cheapskates, or is that about right.
Matchroom has revenues of £132MM ad net profit of £13 MM
Snooker full time referres are on 60k FFS
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100k plus bonus of 10% depending on "performance". Oh and there would be lots of improptu overseas travel, which would only be business class when travelling with one of the Hearns. What cheapskates, or is that about right.
Matchroom has revenues of £132MM ad net profit of £13 MM
Snooker full time referres are on 60k FFS
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Why would the headhunter tell your mate ‘I have briefly met Barry Hearns son, and he is so up himself it is untrue in addition he is far from the brightest. I can think of little worse than having to report to the Hearns, who among other things are considered to have dubious business practices.’?
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No, Tom, that was me saying I have Barry Hearns son.
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Seems quite a good gig to me.
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Also, not sure why you think solicitors should earn considerably more than international snooker referees.
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who on earth is Barry Hearn?
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Are you kidding me? Are you actually aware of the existence of any sport other than Lawn Tennis?
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Ducks my friend who was approached, is 8 years PQE , working out of a regional office of a national firm, where he is a managing associate. I have no idea how much he earns but probably 80k.
I imagine one would be ran ragged working for him. There was lots of travel between Essex and Bristol, and no relocation package or housing allowance.
Ducks is that about the going rate for a GC in a role like this, I thought it would be double at least?
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So a £20k payrise, opportunity for overseas travel, and almost certainly a better work-life balance. Like I say, sounds a good gig.
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I sensed from what he was saying he would be pulled and pushed everywhere at short notice, reporting to someone who never understands the word"no".
No relocation package, etc, etc. Apparently they outsource all their legal work with an average spend of circa 600k he was told. So I suspect he would be asked to do most/all that work himself, so they could save money. He also said he would consider it if he could recruit, and was told " growing the team would be reviwed in a few years" fvck that
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You're right. LawCare sound like a shower of shyte.
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So not much work to do either.
I'm applying.
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How's this thread working out for you ebit?
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3 ducks they outsource all their legal work, but want to bring it in house, hence the position. He was amenable to it, if he could have an assistant or two.
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Heh, fair enough.
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@ zero, do you think it is a good gig in the round?
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Its a £110k for a standard inhouse job with basic benefits.
AND?!
its not even been offered to you but a m8.
If he doesn't want it then don't do it - there will be a lot of people out there happy to take it on.
HTH
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If outsourcing all the good stuff, it sounds hellishly boring.
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Fair does Hargreaves. I just assumed being a GC for a company operating with an international footprint , with that t/o would be more. And then of course there is the danger money , one should get working for Hearn. I imagine he fires people at will, without a second thought for employment laws.
See his sacking of full time referee Michela Tab, who he sacked for not attending a snooker awards ceremony . She got paid a fortune in compensation.
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Keep the good stuff, outsource the boring shizzle. Standard innit.
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wibble, 20 days holiday, standard, I don't think so. And traveling from Brentwood to Bristol a round trip of over 300 miles at short notice.
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Probably best to abort this thread now tbh.
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considering the bonus is only 10%, I think it's a £150,000 basic job. 20 days holiday is a disgrace!
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duceman, and that bonus is performance related, no doubt to be decided by Mr Hearn. So is this a 150k job you reckon.
I know its very different but one of my old mans best mates who he has known from Uni was GC at Barclays for about a decade. Apparently he was on £1MM plus benefits and bonus, which included a driver.
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"wibble, 20 days holiday, standard, I don't think so. "
Given that the Statutory minimum is 28 days that will be 20 days plus bank hols which is pretty much normal in 90%+ of jobs.
HTH
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pls can u post a link i love boxing and snooker and I've also met eddie H and think he's great
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20 days in professional services is not normal, wibble, it is stingy and tight beyond belief.
Wang, I love snooker massively, have followed it for ever, and played a fair bit at club level. A previous employer, used to sponsor a couple of top players, one of who was in the top 16 for years. So got plenty of tickets, to see various tournaments including Thailand and China
Wang the position is not "open" it is being handled by an executive search agency
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Well ping me the details then
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Wang, details of what?
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1. It is normal you teede.
2. Its not a professional services business is it you teeeeede.
HTH
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yes wibble you are correct it is not a professional services business, but it is a global sports promotion business/sports agent/regulator owner of global sports, in a company with a global footprint that is awash with cash and profile.
I don't think anyone thinks 20 days holidays is normal for a lawyer who is a GC, or indeed anyone for that matter.
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