Lawyers hire people they can have fun with

Their work may be of a serious nature, but lawyers hire people that look like fun to work with, a study has found.

Lauren A Rivera, Associate Professor of Management and Organisations at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, carried out the research and found that ‘personal fit’ was deemed more important than cultural fit, according to the New York Times.

Rivera interviewed 120 recruiters within top US law firms, investment banks and management consultancies. She found that personal enjoyment and fun were areas that lawyers were most interested in when hiring someone.

One law recruiter said: “The best way I could describe it is like if you were on a date. You kind of know when there’s a match.” Others reported using the 'airport test' - which candidate would they most like to spend time with if stuck at an airport?