Reading Time: 4 minutesJoin us – click here and avoid paying any fees. ▪ Competitive Locum rates. ▪ One-Off Permanent fees include unique 12 monthly instalments at no cost. ▪ Thinking of selling your law firm? We have 11,500+ solicitors and legal executives registered with us for permanent roles and locum assignments across the UK and we recruit…
Reading Time: 7 minutesLocums – what to do if a business doesn’t pay Interim Lawyers and Ten Percent Legal specialise in the introduction of locum solicitors to cover assignments at private practice law firms and we are well versed with the problem of consultants not getting paid (it happens to us as well from time to time!). Most…
Reading Time: 2 minutesUsing Logos and Images on CVs Recently we have seen a spate of CVs containing logos and images for employers worked for in the past. Fresh, Bright CVs The CVs look very fresh and bright, and the logos really make them stand out. Surely a win-win situation for everyone? You get your CV to stand…
Reading Time: 3 minutesI want to do Sports Law in a solicitors firm We get a number of enquiries from students and graduates which go something like: “Hello, I want to be a sports lawyer, have you got anything?” or “hi – I’ve done a bit of family law but find it boring. I want to be a…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat does a Media Lawyer do? When I grow up I want to be a media lawyer and go round slapping injunctions on people. It sounds sooo exciting! Hmm. OK – so you want to be a media solicitor but what does one do in practice? If you need to read this article, one thing…
Reading Time: 5 minutesNew Candidates registered with us 18th January 2017 New Permanent Fee Earner Candidates CAN-26319 10 year PQE Wills & Probate solicitor with excellent levels of experience and STEP membership. Looking for permanent or locum roles in and around Buckinghamshire. CAN-26357 7 year PQE Property Solicitor with expertise in both residential and commercial work looking for…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor our full advice on in house legal jobs and moving in house from private practice (and vice versa) please visit our In House page by clicking https://ten-percent.co.uk/in-house-lawyers/ The advice sheet includes the following: How easy is it to move from a solicitors’ firm to an in house legal department? Can anyone do it? Is…
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen I grow up I want to be a human rights lawyer (and marry George Clooney) We’ve been meaning to write this article for ages and I was only jogged into action by a long train journey and a recent spate of enquiries! So many teenagers and young adults have the idea that they want…
Reading Time: 2 minutesMaking a Job Offer and matching current salary – a good idea? A candidate looks to make a move and we send them over details of vacancies. The candidate applies for a vacancy and we send a CV across to a firm, indicating current salary levels. We go through the recruitment process – interview, discussions,…
Reading Time: 3 minutesLegal Job Market Update – January 11th 2017 Key points for December as follows: * The demand for staff generally has fallen in line with the seasonal norm. * Permanent recruitment has dropped. * Locum recruitment has fallen. * Wills and Probate locum and permanent roles have stayed relatively busy and private client solicitors remain…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA law graduate (and businessman) has recently been in touch to ask the following question: “What areas of law will be busy over the next 5-20 years in the light of trends such as Alternative Business Structures, Artificial Intelligence, etc.?” The following advice is probably about as accurate as a prediction from a clairvoyant, but…
Reading Time: 3 minutesLegal Job Market Update Key points for November as follows: * The demand for staff generally has fallen in line with the seasonal norm. * Permanent recruitment has fallen slightly but remains high. * Locum recruitment has fallen and remains at a lower level. * Family Solicitors, particularly any with LAA experience, remain few and…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe have 11,000+ solicitors and legal executives registered with us for permanent roles and locum assignments across the UK and we recruit at all levels from senior solicitors to legal cashiers and secretaries. NB: Duty Solicitors now in demand across England and Wales. Register your requirements with us – we have over 400 duty solicitors…
Reading Time: 13 minutesThe LAA have very kindly published the 2017 Standard Crime Contract on the internet, which means it is possible to see exactly what the specifications are for the employed status of duty solicitors and also any restrictions on crime supervisors. Please see the extract in bold regarding ghost duty solicitors and also the new requirements…
Reading Time: 4 minutesNew Permanent Fee Earner Candidates 15111255 Residential Conveyancing & Commercial Property NQ Solicitor looking for a post in Herts, North and Central London. Over 4 years of residential conveyancing experience to date. CAN-26263 20 year PQE Wills & Probate and Residential Conveyancing Solicitor looking for a suitable part-time role in Preston and surrounds. CAN-26243 NQ…
Reading Time: 2 minutesHourly Rates of Pay for Locum Solicitors and Legal Executives Locum hourly rate payment varies widely according to the demand, length of assignment, level of experience and advance notice available. NB: These rates are intended as a guide only. Hourly rates can vary according to the location, duration and level of expertise. November 2016 Private…
Reading Time: 3 minutesRelocation – top 10 tips Relocation is a stressful and difficult thing to do (apparently a lot of Americans are going to be doing this shortly – I wouldn’t like to be working for the Canadian immigration authorities right now!). Having been involved on numerous occasions with lawyers who have had to do it –…
Reading Time: 2 minutesDo General Practice Solicitors still exist? At one time general practice solicitors (ie a solicitor who is able to work in a number of different areas of law) were scorned and firms avoided recruiting them. Times have changed and they are back in demand. So do they still exist? Yes, in a nutshell, but they…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAre CVs obsolete thanks to the Internet? We recently attended a recruitment agency trade fair where numerous salesmen attempted to flog us video CVs and online pre-interview software and a number of speakers told us that CVs were no longer necessary. In the digital world it is so easy to find out about someone –…
Reading Time: 3 minutesLegal Job Market Update – November 2016 President Trump, Brexit and England knocked out of Euro 2016 by Iceland. Who would have thought it (apart from the latter of course)… The year of uncertainty continues! STOP PRESS – Expert Comment on the Trump win by Professor Stadler from Warwick University (received 10 mins ago as…
Reading Time: 4 minutesNew Permanent Fee Earner Candidates 31102100 LSC Billing Clerk with specific crime experience to date – 15 years. Permanent salaried. London. 31101315 Litigation Solicitor with over 5 years experience, looking for a general litigation role commutable from Reading. Work to date includes property litigation, professional negligence, employment disputes, debt recovery, contested probate, personal injury, industrial…
Reading Time: 3 minutesNew Permanent Fee Earner Candidates 18101521 Residential and Commercial Property Solicitor looking for posts in London. Permanent. 6 years PQE. CAN-26197 7 years PQE Residential Conveyancing Solicitor looking for posts anywhere in the UK. CAN-26190 8 year PQE Family Law Solicitor with extensive experience in both privately and publicly funded work looking for a suitable…
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew Permanent Fee Earner Candidates 11102118 Wills & Probate Solicitor with 5 years PQE looking for permanent full time posts in North Devon. CAN-26179 1971 qualified solicitor with experience in residential and commercial conveyancing plus wills & probate and civil litigation looking for a suitable role in Surrey. Substantial following of conveyancing clients and happy…
Reading Time: 2 minutesGood Work/Life Balances and the Legal Profession – are they compatible? I recently noticed an article online by one of our competitors (Douglas Scott) about work/life balances in the legal profession and how average hours worked have dropped dramatically since 2014. There is talk of agile working conditions, hot desks, plus Magic Circle firm Clifford…
Reading Time: 2 minutesLegal Job Market Update September 2016 has been a very mixed month, with heavy bursts of work intertwined with plenty of opportunities for DIY outside in glorious sunshine! The legal job market remains very unbalanced. Key points for September as follows: ▪ The demand for Residential Conveyancing locum lawyers remains low although it has picked…
Reading Time: 4 minutesNew candidate update dated 28th September 2016. Please email us at cv@ten-percent.co.uk to request any CVs. New Permanent Fee Earner Candidates CAN-26125 Experienced Residential Conveyancing FILEX looking for a suitable role in the Enfield area and surrounds. CAN-26127 1 year PQE Civil Litigation and Housing Solicitor with 3 years’ experience as a paralegal prior to…
Reading Time: 2 minutesLocum Dilemna – what do I do if a firm cancels an assignment at short notice? For a full detailed list of FAQs on locums and a guide on how to be an successful locum please visit www.interimlawyers.co.uk “Hi Jonathan. I was booked back in February for a conveyancing role to last for a week…
Reading Time: 5 minutesPlease find below a list of new candidates registered with us in the past 7 days. ▪ Our 100+ Member Law Firms can request CVs and recruit any candidates at no cost. ▪ Competitive locum rates. ▪ Permanent standard rates available. Unique 12 monthly instalments and rebate option. Established in April 2000 we have 11,000+…
Reading Time: 3 minutesNew candidates registered in the past 7 days – September 6th 2016 CAN-26073 August 2016 qualified solicitor looking for a suitable wills & probate, residential conveyancing or civil litigation role in Greater London. CAN-26069 1988 qualified litigation solicitor with experience in commercial litigation, civil litigation, personal injury, industrial disease, insurance and employment law. Looking for…
Reading Time: 3 minutesMaking a Move – how to know when it is time The autumn is traditionally a time when a number of staff at law firms start to look around for work. Our candidate registrations tend to pick up at this time of year as solicitors return from their summer holidays having had time to think…