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Legal Job Market Report July 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesLegal Job Market Report Key points from 7th June to 12th July 2017 are as follows: ▪     Permanent recruitment has increased. ▪     Locum recruitment has drastically increased. Hourly rates have inevitably increased! ▪     Commercial and In House roles are picking up slightly. ▪     Wills and Probate is quieter but locum and…

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New Candidate Update dated 5th July 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesFirms for Sale/Purchase: Ref 27061248 Offshore Solicitors Firm for Sale – based in similar jurisdiction to England and Wales – with crime, family, commercial and litigation caseload. Senior partner looking to sell or remain as consultant. Barrister/Solicitor can practice. Ref 08061231 Buyer looking to purchase will banks in London and Home Counties. Ref 04071347 Buyer…

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New Solicitor Candidate Update June 28th 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesNew Locum Solicitors & ILEX – from £18 per hour CAN-26757 Highly experienced Wills & Probate Executive working as a Trusts Manager from 1990 onwards. Managerial experience. Looking for locum posts in London and the South East. CAN-26761 15 years PQE Company Commercial solicitor specialising in working as an in house legal counsel dealing with…

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New Candidate Update 14th June 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesNew Locum Solicitors & ILEX – from £18 per hour CAN-26746 Fairly junior locum (2015 qualified) Private Client Solicitor dealing with wills & probate and POA/LPA matters. Looking for locum posts ideally in the Midlands. Hourly rate £35 p h. CAN-26734 Legal Executive specialising in commercial property law with private practice and local authority experience.…

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Ask a Recruitment Consultant – questions to our Chatbot

Reading Time: 2 minutesAsk a Recruitment Consultant – questions this month on our chat bot Questions sent to us via our new 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! Do you think it is still worth becoming…

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Fake News – is there a Shortage of Conveyancing Locums vs Wills & Probate Locum Solicitors?

Reading Time: 3 minutesCandidate Shortages in Wills & Probate and Conveyancing – myths and legends As I write this brief article, I can reflect that I could probably have written the same article in any year between 2011 and 2017. In fact if you are reading this in 20 years’ time, and Donald Trump hasn’t ended the world…

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Locum Hourly Rates June 7th 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesHourly Rates of Pay for Locum Solicitors and Legal Executives Conveyancing rates have crept up a bit over the last four weeks, as we enter the busy period, but they are still low. Conveyancing locums looking for £35 an hour and above will find higher levels of competition still exist with experienced conveyancers still available…

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Legal Job Market Report dated 7th June 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe demand for staff generally has stayed the same. Permanent recruitment has decreased. Locum recruitment has decreased. Hourly rates are starting to increase in line with seasonal variations. Commercial and In House roles are picking up slightly. Wills and Probate is quieter but locum and permanent candidates remain very much in demand. Conveyancing is quieter…

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New Candidate Update 1st June 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesNew Locum Solicitors – from £18 per hour 31051051 Litigation Solicitor – wide range of commercial, civil, family, professional negligence, property litigation and business immigration. Over 15 years PQE. Available for roles around London and South East. Permanent or locum considered. 29051126 Regulatory Crime Solicitor with HSE, motoring, inquest and fraud experience. Available for locum…

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Questions to our Recruitment Consultants via our Chat Service

Reading Time: 3 minutesAsk a Recruitment Consultant – questions this month on our chat bot Questions sent to us via our new 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! Why is there a shortage of private client…

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Locum Hourly Rate – Updated May 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesHourly Rates of Pay for Locum Solicitors and Legal Executives Conveyancing rates have crept up a bit over the last four weeks, as we enter the busy period, but they are still down generally. Locums looking for £35 an hour and above will find higher levels of competition still exist with experienced conveyancers still available…

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Decision for NQ Solicitors
in Careers Advice, Changing Jobs, Job Applications, Legal Profession, Newly Qualified Solicitors, Staying in Your Job

Should I leave when I qualify? The dilemna for Newly Qualified – 1 year PQE Solicitors

Reading Time: 4 minutesShould I Stay or Should I Go? In April every year we are regularly contacted by newly qualified and 1 year PQE (post-qualification experience) solicitors who ask the following questions: 1. Should I stay with my training law firm for at least 2 years when I qualify? 2. How much should I get paid? 3.…

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Locum Hourly Rates for April 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesHourly Rates of Pay for Locum Solicitors and Legal Executives 5th April 2017 We are still noticing a change in locum rates for conveyancing, although as we have got busier the rates seem to be creeping up a bit. Although locum hourly rate payment vary widely according to the demand, length of assignment, level of…

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New Candidate Update 29th March 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesNew Locum Candidates – from £18 per hour CAN-26579 3 year PQE company commercial solicitor and in house legal counsel experienced in commercial contracts, IP and regulatory law. Looking for locum posts anywhere in the UK. CAN-26562 10+ year PQE corporate commercial solicitor dealing with corporate finance, company commercial law and tax and estate planning/wills…

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