New Solicitors Looking for Work and Law Firms for Sale, 16th May 2024.
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New Solicitors Looking for Work and Law Firms for Sale, 16th May 2024.

Solicitors looking for work, law firms for sale, 16th May 2024 from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment, Interim Lawyers Locum Recruitment and Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers Limited, UK solicitor specialists.

New Locums

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1,500+ locum & consultant lawyers registered with us for all fields of law across the UK. Annual leave, maternity cover and ad hoc ongoing consultancy work covered.

CN31989 Residential Conveyancing
10 year PQE property solicitor looking for residential property locum roles around Lancashire or via remote working. Also has extensive operations management experience.

CN31988 In House Solicitor
30 year PQE solicitor, General Counsel and Company Secretary looking for locum roles around Bedfordshire or via remote working. Experience includes commercial contracting, M&A and corporate reorganisations in the manufacturing/aerospace/automotive/energy sectors.

CN17014 Commercial Property/Property Litigation
30 year PQE commercial real estate solicitor looking for locum roles around Cumbria/North Lancs or via remote working. Experience includes commercial property, due diligence, property litigation, landlord & tenant, title matters and leasehold enfranchisement.

CN31981 Housing Solicitor
5 year PQE housing solicitor looking for locum roles around London or via remote working. Experience includes legal disrepair cases and landlord and tenant work.

CN31979 Residential Conveyancing
10 year PQE residential conveyancing solicitor. Looking for locum roles around Essex, Cornwall or via remote working. Experience of all aspects of residential property including acting for companies refinancing or purchasing or transferring property. Experience as head of department as well as opening/managing a new branch.

CN31980 Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence
25 year PQE solicitor looking for personal injury and clinical negligence locum roles around Kent or via remote working. Experience includes working for the NHS Resolution Panel and public inquiries.

Click here to book a locum (remote and office based available), reply to this email or call 0800 246 5001.

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New Permanent Candidates

Click reply to request CVs or register a vacancy, click here to register vacancies online or call 0800 246 5001. We have 11,000+ lawyers looking for permanent work registered with us.

CN31985 Litigation Solicitor, North West
25 year PQE senior litigation solicitor with experience in complex defendant personal injury and civil litigation matters. looking for a suitable role in the Manchester, Liverpool or Cheshire areas.

CN31984 Employment Solicitor
15 year PQE employment law solicitor based in Dublin and looking for a suitable fully remote working role.

CN31975 In House Counsel
Commercial general in-house counsel with experience dating back 20 years looking for suitable fully remote work. Consultancy or permanent.

CN31983 Conveyancing Paralegal
Conveyancing paralegal with 3 years’ experience. Looking for a suitable role in North London.

CN31973 Judicial Review Caseworker
Litigation caseworker with experience of handling judicial review matters with regards immigration & asylum matters. Further experience in commercial contracts, due diligence and compliance. Looking for posts in London.

CN31987 Commercial Property London
Commercial property paralegal with 5 years’ experience. Looking for a suitable role in Central or East London.

CN31986 Conveyancing Secretary London
Conveyancing secretary with 25 years experience looking for a suitable role in the South or Central London areas.

CN31978 Property Paralegal
Property paralegal with 2 years’ experience in residential conveyancing. Specific experience in equity release. Looking for posts in Surrey or South Wales.

CN31977 Commercial Paralegal
Commercial paralegal with 5 years’ experience. Looking for a suitable role in North London. Experience in corporate governance, compliance, regulatory work and commercial contracts.

CN31976 Conveyancing Secretary
Legal secretary with 20+ years’ experience. Looking for a suitable conveyancing role in the North or Central London areas.

Please reply to this email to request CVs or register a vacancy, click here to register vacancies online, email jobs@ten-percent.co.uk or call 0800 246 5001.

Law Firms for Sale

Daily updated list of 50+ law firms for sale or merger on our website – click here.

New Firms for Sale

Ref 100357 Cornwall

Very well-established SRA regulated solicitors’ firm in Cornwall with extensive business from its extensive Will bank and repeat clients, looking for a sale or merger. Turnover of £350k. Small team of staff for TUPE. Locally based clients mainly from repeat business. CQS accredited. Mix of work is wills & probate (42%), commercial property (18%), residential conveyancing (34%), family (6%). Offices available for lease. PII £30k. Owner willing to stay on as required as a consultant.

Ref 100356 Buckinghamshire

225 year old SRA regulated solicitors’ firm (partnership) in Buckinghamshire looking for a sale or merger. Turnover c£240k. Small team of staff for TUPE. Locally based clients mainly from repeat business and walk-ins. CQS accredited and on most major bank lender panels. Mix of work is roughly 76% Wills & Probate, 20% Residential Conveyancing, 3% Commercial Conveyancing, 1% Other. PII £28k + IPT. Seller happy to remain involved as a consultant on ongoing basis.

Ref 100355 Shell SRA Limited Company

SRA regulated limited company for sale as a shell. Has been undertaking litigation, personal injury, family & immigration – very low turnover. Seller has been unable to renew PII due to low turnover. No assets, no clients, no staff. Quick sale required to secure this firm. Buyer will need to change name, seller can remain involved as a consultant if required.

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Ref 100354 South West England

Well established SRA regulated solicitors’ firm in the South West looking for a sale or merger. Turnover of £2.8 million. Team of staff for TUPE. Locally based clients mainly from repeat business, recommendations and referrals. CQS and Lexcel accredited. Family legal aid work included. Mix of work 42% conveyancing (mainly residential but with some commercial), 36% Family, 22% wills & probate. Office available to lease. PII £140k. 2 Partners willing to stay on for the medium term.

Ref 100343 South Coast – £1 million Firm

SRA regulated partnership on the South Coast with £1 million turnover & 25% profit margins looking for a sale or merger. Team of fee earners and support staff for TUPE, clients locally based. One partner available to remain if required, other partners retiring. PII £67k (renewal January 2024), Family Legal Aid contract. Mix of work is Conveyancing 25%, Family & Childcare 44%, Wills & Probate 25%, 6% other areas. SQM & CQS accredited practice with lender panel membership.

Ref 100346 – Cumbria

Well-established SRA regulated solicitors firm in Cumbria looking for a sale. A merger might be considered. Turnover £1.3 million. Team of staff for TUPE. Locally based clients mainly from repeat business and recommendations. CQS and Lexcel accredited. Mix of work 26% wills & probate, 15% corporate commercial, 17% commercial property, 14% residential property, 9% employment, 9% family, 10% civil litigation. Offices available freehold or leasehold. PII £64k. Partners willing to stay on as required.

Ref 100350 – Nationwide

For Sale – ABS limited company law firm based in England with a continuous flow of UK-wide clients from guaranteed referral sources in a specialist field of law (litigation). Exceptionally rare opportunity to acquire a highly profitable, fully functioning ABS solicitors’ firm with ongoing regular guaranteed workflows and an established staff team. Firm currently turn non-specialist work away – potential to generate additional fees as well as expand. Turnover c£1 million, net profit margin c36%. PII c£22k. Claims free practice. Business can operate on a fully remote basis, but there is an existing office available to lease (optional). Founder prepared to remain involved if required.

If you would like further details on any of these firms, please reply to this email or get in touch.

Other firms for sale or merger include:

Ref 100351 – Warwickshire – £600k turnover
Ref 100350 – National law firm with recurring fees
Ref 100348 – Surrey – £875k turnover
Ref 100346 – Cumbria – £1.3 million
Ref 100345 – Warwickshire – £700k turnover
Ref 100343 – South Coast
Ref 100340 – Staffordshire – 1 partner retiring, 1 remaining
Ref 100336 – East Midlands – sole practitioner retiring
Ref 100333 – East Midlands – partnership for sale
Ref 100326 – West Essex – litigation practice for sale
Ref 100322 – West Midlands – retirement disposal
Ref 100321 – West Sussex – LLP for sale £800k turnover
Ref 100308 – West Sussex – ABS for sale
Ref 100300 – Norfolk – LLP for sale

If interested in any of the above please reply to this email.

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Jonathan Fagan

Jonathan Fagan LLM FIRP is Managing Director of Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment. He has been recruiting solicitors and legal support staff for law firms and in house legal departments for over 20 years and handles roles from junior fee earners through to partners and law firm sales/purchases. A non-practising solicitor on the Roll since 2000, he is also the author of a number of legal career books, which are available at www.ten-percent.uk. You can contact Jonathan at cv@ten-percent.co.uk