Reading Time: 3 minutesFocus on Law Firms for Sale 15111344 Well established high street general practice law firm with 2 offices in Middlesex/NW London looking to sell or merge due to retirement of partners. The practice undertakes family work (including care proceedings), conveyancing and probate. 40% family and children work, 20% conveyancing and 35% private client. Longstanding leasehold…
Reading Time: 3 minutesI write this article from a personal perspective and it is an expression of opinion only. I often get asked by candidates if they think firms discriminate against them and this article is about our experiences of behaviour that is both overt and implied. Discrimination against Law Firms Law firms often think that as recruiters…
Reading Time: 2 minutesRates are now at their lowest levels, but will start to go up as we get into Spring. Bookings for the summer are at summer rates. Up to £35 per hour in Conveyancing is still the norm for most locums, although the current competitive level for longer term assignments are £30. January 2018 Locum Rates…
Reading Time: 2 minutesSummary January 2018 has been the busiest January on record for us since we started 18 years ago. All sectors have been busy – locum and permanent, qualified and non-qualified. There has been a surge in demand for solicitors in all areas of law, although we have heard from partners at London firms reporting that…
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew Locum Solicitors & ILEX – from £25 per hour NB: Plenty of locum availability at the moment for conveyancing and wills & probate assignments. Contact us with your requirements (we have over 500 active locums registered with us). Spring and Summer 2018 bookings being taken now. CAN-27240 20 year PQE Solicitor dealing with private…
Reading Time: 3 minutesNew Locum Solicitors & ILEX – from £25 per hour NB: Plenty of locum availability at the moment for conveyancing and wills & probate assignments. Contact us with your requirements (we have over 500 active locums registered with us). Spring and Summer 2018 bookings being taken now. 22011041 20 year PQE Family and Wills &…
Reading Time: 2 minutes22nd January 2018 – Ten Percent Legal – New Candidates Good morning. Please find below a list of new locum and permanent candidates registered with us in the past 7 days. We have 10,500+ solicitors and legal executives on our database and we recruit at all levels from partners to legal cashiers. New Locum Solicitors…
Reading Time: 4 minutesNew Locum Solicitors & ILEX – from £25 per hour NB: Plenty of locum availability at the moment for conveyancing and wills & probate assignments. Contact us with your requirements. CAN 15712 – Wills & Probate Solicitor with over 10 years PQE available for locum cover across London and the South East. May be prepared…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKent based law firm are looking for a family law solicitor with LAA family law supervisor status in view of the new contracts. Full time, part time or fee share options all considered. Apply with CV for vacancy 17547.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteQuestions sent to us via our Chat service online, together with general career questions emailed across. We do our best to answer all queries, sometimes after a fairly lengthy delay if we are busy! Q: I am a New Zealand qualified solicitor looking for paralegal opportunities with an immediate start. Can you assist? A: No…
Reading Time: 2 minutesOut of 5 job interviews arranged for paralegals and junior fee earners, we estimate that 1 candidate will not turn up. For solicitors and legal executives we think the figure is closer to 1 in 20. Why? Here are our top reasons. 1. It is much easier to apply for a job than it is…
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe have recently introduced a candidate to an employer where a restrictive covenant was used which must surely fall foul of rather a lot of employment regulations! The role is a fairly junior fee earner position and not senior management or director level. The restrictive covenant was actually called a “non-compete clause” and included the…
Reading Time: 2 minutesRates have now decreased slightly as we get closer to Christmas – we expect them to go down further still. Up to £35 per hour in Conveyancing is still the norm for most locums, although a good proportion are dropping to £28-32 per hour to get the assignments. November 2017 Locum Rates : Residential Conveyancing…
Reading Time: 2 minutesLegal Job Market Report Summary November has been a quiet month again, but this is fairly normal as we approach Christmas. We will be writing the same thing for December! Locum assignments have actually picked up a bit, which is unusual, but permanent roles remain down. The increase in conveyancing candidates last month has now…
Reading Time: 3 minutesPlease find below a list of new locum and permanent candidates registered with us in the past 7 days. We have 10,500+ solicitors and legal executives on our database and we recruit at all levels from partners to legal cashiers. Please reply to this email to request CVs or register a vacancy, click here to…
Reading Time: 3 minutesNew Locum Solicitors & ILEX – from £25 per hour NB: Plenty of locum availability at the moment for conveyancing and wills & probate assignments. Contact us with your requirements. 13111749 Wills & Probate Solicitor with c4 years PQE looking for a part time roles ongoing – locum – 3-4 days per week. £30 per…
Reading Time: 4 minutesNew Locum Solicitors & ILEX – from £25 per hour NB: Plenty of locum availability at the moment for conveyancing and wills & probate assignments. Contact us with your requirements. CAN-27150 30 year PQE Private Client solicitor specialising in wills, estate & trust administration. STEP membership. Looking for a post in and around Shropshire, Staffordshire,…
Reading Time: 2 minutesRates have now decreased slightly as we get closer to Christmas – we expect them to go down further still. Up to £35 per hour in Conveyancing is still the norm for most locums, although a good proportion are dropping to £28-32 per hour to get the assignments. November 2017 Locum Rates : Residential Conveyancing…
Reading Time: 2 minutesQ: I wonder if you have any advice or comment on the following. a sole practitioner has been asked by a lender panel to give details of a locum who the principal would have on call if the worst happened and the firm was left without a solicitor at short notice. Do you have any…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA recent law graduate has asked an extremely pertinent question regarding future career plans: “In your professional opinion, how much do sole practitioners (on the high street working in family/conveyancing) tend to make annually? Also more generally, would you say, despite the over supply of law graduates and the SRA’s soon to be new route…
Reading Time: 2 minutesSummary October has been a quiet month again, which is fairly normal but the legal job market seems very subdued at the moment. We are active in both legal & accountancy recruitment and accountancy is currently booming so quite a contrast! Locum assignments have dropped (as is usual for this time of year) and permanent…
Reading Time: 3 minutesNew Locum Solicitors & ILEX – from £25 per hour NB: Plenty of locum availability at the moment for conveyancing and wills & probate assignments. Contact us with your requirements. 18101526 Locum Conveyancing Executive available for roles between Cardiff and London (M4 corridor etc..). 10 years experience. 22101156 Commercial Property Solicitor available for cover from…
Reading Time: 3 minutesNew Permanent Solicitors and ILEX CAN-27090 Residential and Commercial Conveyancing Solicitor (75/25 split) with own client following. Following estimated at c£150-180k, salary sought of £40k plus good bonus scheme. Looking for a firm in London or Essex – must be CQS and on all major panels. Salaried roles only. British Virgin Islands – opportunity to…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAsk a Recruitment Consultant – questions this month on our chat bot Questions sent to us via our Chat service online, together with general career questions emailed across. We do our best to answer all queries, sometimes after a fairly lengthy delay if we are busy! Q: I graduated from university with a 1st class…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Legal Profession, Flexible Hours and Working from Home Many years ago, when I started out in law, flexible hours were something women benefited from when they had given birth and returned to work for a few years. Otherwise hours were strictly 9am to 5pm with an hour for lunch. These days however law firms…
Reading Time: 2 minutesDangling the carrot of a partnership when being offered a job or at an annual review is either because: 1. The firm genuinely like you, are genuinely nice and genuinely see a long term future for you at the practice. Partnership is a good way of cementing your relationship and committing you to the business…
Reading Time: 2 minutesHourly Rates of Pay for Locum Solicitors and Legal Executives Rates have now decreased slightly as we get closer to Christmas – we expect them to go down further still. Up to £35 per hour in Conveyancing is still the norm for most locums, although a good proportion are dropping to £30-32 per hour to…
Reading Time: 3 minutesLegal Job Market Report Key points from 2nd September to 4th October 2017 are as follows: ▪ Permanent recruitment has increased. ▪ Locum recruitment has decreased. Hourly rates have decreased in line with the seasonal norm. ▪ Commercial and In House roles have picked up. ▪ Wills and Probate is quieter but locum and permanent…
Reading Time: 4 minutesNew Permanent Solicitors and ILEX CAN-27090 Residential and Commercial Conveyancing Solicitor (75/25 split) with own client following. 15 years PQE. Has a substantial following located in East London and looking for a firm in London or Essex to join. Outstanding and consistent fee generation throughout career to date. Salaried roles only – reasonable salary plus…
Reading Time: 3 minutesNew Locum Solicitors & ILEX – from £25 per hour NB: Plenty of locum availability at the moment for conveyancing and wills & probate assignments. Contact us with your requirements. Ref 26091518 Conveyancing ILEX Locum available for roles in October and November. Residential specialist – can cover from partner level downwards. Ref 26091319 Family Solicitor…