Our latest legal recruitment update includes commercial and property locum solicitors, a newly qualified IP solicitor, experienced paralegals and law firms available for acquisition.
The Ten Percent Group has over 1,850 registered and vetted locum solicitors through Interim Lawyers, 12,750 solicitors and legal executives registered for permanent work through Ten Percent Legal, and over 45 law firms for sale, with 2,600+ registered buyers, through Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers.
To request further details about any candidate below, email jbfagan@tenpercentgroup.com, quoting the candidate’s reference number, or call 0800 246 5001. Availability is subject to confirmation.
Webinar: Should Your Law Firm Become an ABS?
Wednesday 21 October 2026, 1–2pm
Would an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) suit your law firm?
Our practical webinar will explore non-lawyer ownership, outside investment, the application process, likely costs and timescales, common pitfalls, and how ABS status can affect succession planning or a future sale.
The expert panel includes Jonathon Bray and Ed Marshall of JBL Compliance, together with Jonathan Fagan and Taillte Mallon of Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers.
Attendance is confidential, and attendees will not be visible to one another.
Find out more and reserve your place
Newly Registered Locum Lawyers
Looking for temporary cover, additional capacity or specialist support? The following candidates have recently registered for locum work. PQE figures are calculated by qualification year against 2026.
Commercial Property Solicitor – London or Remote
Reference: CN33530 | 7 years’ PQE
Solicitor seeking commercial property locum roles around London or via remote working. Private practice and in-house experience handling the full lifecycle of commercial property transactions, including acquisitions and disposals.
Commercial Solicitor – London or Remote
Reference: CN33523 | 3 years’ PQE
Solicitor seeking commercial locum roles around London or via remote working. Experience includes advising businesses on legal risk, commercial strategy and contract matters.
Dispute Resolution Solicitor – Oxfordshire or Remote
Reference: CN33524 | 10 years’ PQE
Solicitor seeking dispute resolution locum roles around Oxfordshire or via remote working. Experience advising clients ranging from private equity funds to individuals, and handling a wide range of commercial disputes.
Private Client Solicitor – Leicestershire or Remote
Reference: CN33525 | 6 years’ PQE
Private client solicitor seeking locum roles around Leicestershire or via remote working. Experience includes high-value estates, trusts, inheritance tax planning and Court of Protection matters. Also has team management experience.
Education Law Paralegal – Birmingham or Remote
Reference: CN33526
Paralegal seeking locum roles around Birmingham or via remote working. Experience includes education law, SEND tribunals, school exclusion appeals and criminal regulatory work.
Licensed Conveyancer – Monmouthshire or Remote
Reference: CN33527 | 21 years’ PQE
CLC licensed conveyancer seeking residential property locum roles around Monmouthshire or via remote working. Experienced in all types of residential conveyancing, as well as monitoring and training junior staff.
Residential Conveyancing Solicitor – West Yorkshire or Remote
Reference: CN33528 | 6 years’ PQE
Solicitor seeking residential conveyancing locum roles around West Yorkshire or via remote working. Experience at Head of Conveyancing level, including compliance with CQS requirements, SRA standards and regulations, and anti-money laundering requirements.
Commercial Paralegal and Qualified Barrister
Reference: CN33529
Qualified barrister and commercial paralegal seeking locum paralegal roles. Experience includes commercial contracts.
Legal Operations Director – Bristol
Reference: CN33531
Legal Operations Director seeking locum roles around Bristol. Legal experience at the same firm dating back to 2005, including junior managerial roles. Extensive senior management experience across litigation, property and receivership.
Licensed Conveyancer – West Sussex or Remote
Reference: CN33532 | 4 years’ PQE
Licensed conveyancer seeking locum roles around West Sussex or via remote working.
Register a locum assignment with Interim Lawyers
Newly Registered Permanent Candidates
Newly Qualified IP Solicitor
Reference: CN33533
Newly qualified IP solicitor with experience mainly in commercial and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property—including trade marks, copyright and licensing—media and entertainment, technology, data and pensions.
Document Review Paralegal – Central London
Reference: CN33534
Document review paralegal with approximately three years’ experience, including experience at a Magic Circle firm. Seeking a suitable role in Central London.
Conveyancing Paralegal – Central or South London
Reference: CN33535
Conveyancing paralegal with approximately 12 months’ experience. Seeking a suitable role in Central or South London.
Conveyancing Paralegal – Central London
Reference: CN33536
Conveyancing paralegal with approximately 18 months’ experience. Seeking a suitable role in Central London.
Senior Property Paralegal – Central London
Reference: CN33537
Senior property paralegal with approximately five years’ residential and commercial property experience. Seeking a suitable role in Central London.
Register a permanent vacancy with Ten Percent Legal
Law Firms for Sale
Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers assists owners and buyers with law firm sales, mergers and acquisitions across the UK. Below is a selection of opportunities from our portfolio. Availability and details are subject to confirmation.
West Midlands Commercial Law Firm
Reference: 100431 | Turnover approximately £160,000
Well-established, SRA-regulated limited company seeking a sale or merger. The practice handles corporate and commercial work and commercial property. Professional indemnity insurance costs approximately £5,000. The owner wishes to make a clean break to pursue other business interests.
Request details of firm 100431
East Midlands Solicitors’ Firm
Reference: 100429 | Turnover £1.7 million
Long-established, SRA-regulated limited company seeking a sale or merger, with a team of fee earners and support staff available for transfer under TUPE.
The work comprises:
- Wills and probate: 32%
- Residential conveyancing: 31%
- Commercial property: 18%
- Litigation: 13%
- Family and matrimonial: 6%
The firm is CQS accredited, is on all lender panels and has a strong client base. Professional indemnity insurance costs £91,000. The owners are willing to remain involved, subject to negotiation.
Request details of firm 100429
Shell Law Firm – CQS Accredited
Reference: 100432 | Offers welcomed
SRA-regulated limited company solicitors’ practice available for sale as a shell law firm. Trading since January 2026, the firm has undertaken residential and commercial conveyancing and private client work, with a small amount of family law.
The firm has CQS accreditation and is on a range of lender panels. Both directors are moving separately to other firms with their own clients. The business is being sold without clients, assets or a staff team.
An immediate sale is sought before professional indemnity insurance renewal on 3 January 2027. Current PII costs £12,000 per annum, with no claims or notifications.
Request details of firm 100432
Greater London Solicitors’ Firm
Reference: 100423 | Turnover £1.4 million
Well-established, SRA-regulated LLP seeking a sale or merger. The firm has a full staff team, including senior fee earners and management.
The work comprises:
- Wills and probate: 44%
- Conveyancing: 22%
- Family: 19%
- Personal injury: 9%
- Other work: 6%
The firm holds CQS and Lexcel accreditation, is on all major lender panels and has a family legal aid contract. Current work in progress is approximately £500,000. Professional indemnity insurance costs £37,000, with a clean claims history.
The owners are prepared to remain involved for a period, subject to negotiation.
Request details of firm 100423
South Coast CLC Conveyancing Firm
Reference: 100386 | Turnover approximately £550,000
Well-established CLC conveyancing firm with a limited company structure, seeking a sale or merger. The firm has a small staff team available for transfer under TUPE and a predominantly local client base generated through recommendations.
Paid referral arrangements are in place with a local estate agency and mortgage broker. The firm is on most lender panels, with a caseload comprising 98% residential conveyancing and 2% commercial conveyancing.
Office premises are available on a leasehold basis. Professional indemnity insurance costs approximately £29,000.
Request details of firm 100386
Midlands Criminal Law Firm
Reference: 100401 | Turnover approximately £550,000
Well-established criminal law solicitors’ firm with a local client base generated mainly through referrals and recommendations. The practice undertakes 100% criminal law work, holds Lexcel accreditation and has a Legal Aid Agency crime contract.
A small staff team, including experienced fee earners, is available for transfer under TUPE. The owners are willing to remain as consultants for an agreed period, subject to negotiation.
Professional indemnity insurance costs £7,000, with a clean claims history.
Request details of firm 100401
Further Acquisition Opportunities
- North East England law firm – reference 100424
- North West England law firm – reference 100421
- Northern Ireland law firm – reference 100420
- West England solicitors’ firm – reference 100419
- East London law firm – reference 100418
- London law firm – reference 100415
- London firm – reference 100414
- General practice, Cheshire – reference 100405
- CLC conveyancing firm, Home Counties – reference 100403
- ABS CLC conveyancing firm, Midlands – reference 100399
- Litigation sole practitioner, London – reference 100394
- General practice, South Yorkshire – reference 100393
- Legal training company, remote – reference 100392
- General practice, West Yorkshire – reference 100391
- Conveyancing and wills and probate firm, Cheshire – reference 100385
- General practice sole practitioner, Surrey – reference 100369
- Family and private client partnership, London – reference 100365
- General practice, West Midlands – reference 100353
- ABS property litigation firm, national – reference 100350
- Sole practitioner, East Midlands – reference 100336
- Sole practitioner, Surrey – reference 100335
View the full list of law and accountancy firms for sale
Law Firm Sales and Valuations
Thinking about selling your practice, planning your succession or acquiring another firm?
Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers provides services for business sellers and detailed business valuations for owners and buyers.
For an informal discussion, call 0800 246 5016 or email jbfagan@tenpercentgroup.com.
About the Ten Percent Group
Established in April 2000, the Ten Percent Group provides specialist legal recruitment and business brokerage services across the UK.
Ten Percent Legal assists with permanent legal recruitment, including advice on salaries and remuneration packages. Interim Lawyers provides locum recruitment support, while Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers assists with law firm valuations, sales and acquisitions.
We donate 10% of annual profits to charity, a commitment maintained since the business was founded. More than £300,000 has been donated to charities in the UK and Africa.
Recruitment enquiries: 0800 246 5001
Law firm sales enquiries: 0800 246 5016
Email: jbfagan@tenpercentgroup.com
