References – Are They Obsolete?
Reading Time: 3 minutesReferences – Are They Obsolete? Article from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment, specialists for the permanent recruitment of solicitors and legal staff in the UK.
Careers Advice
Solicitor Salary Guide September 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEach month we publish a list of any salary levels we become aware of from employers in relation to jobs offered and salaries indicated. These are the salaries we have had indicated by law firms to us for 3 years PQE and upwards. London figures in brackets where relevant.
Salary Guide for Solicitors, August 2025
Reading Time: 1 minuteTen Percent Legal Salary Guide – August 2025 – guide to salary levels for solicitors and legal executives plus support staff from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment, specialist legal recruitment consultants in the UK since April 2000.
Salary Guide for Solicitors in the UK – high street, in house and niche commercial rates – from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSalary Guide for Solicitors in the UK – high street, in house and niche commercial rates – from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment
Ten Percent Legal Salary Guide – June 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTen Percent Legal Salary Guide – June 2025. Each month we publish a list of any salary levels we become aware of from employers in relation to jobs offered and salaries indicated. These are the salaries we have had indicated by law firms to us for 3 years PQE and upwards. London figures in brackets where relevant.
Hybrid, Remote & Office Based – The Clash of Cultures – Employees v Employers
Reading Time: 4 minutesWorking Hybrid, Remote and Office Based – The Clash of Cultures – Employees want hybrid & remote, employers like office based – differing attitudes between the two.
Salary Guide for Solicitors & Legal Staff from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSalary Guide for Solicitors & other Legal Staff from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment – May 2025.
How To Negotiate a Pay Rise (not)
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow (not) to Negotiate a Pay Rise – an article on the most ridiculous things done or asked for with a pay rise or annual review. Article by Ten Percent Legal Recruitment.
Dangling Carrots – Partnerships in SME Law Firms
Reading Time: 3 minutesDangling a carrot of partnership in SME law firms. Pitfalls to watch out for from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment.
April 2025 Salary Guide for Solicitors
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTen Percent Legal Recruitment Salary Guide – April 2025 – salary ranges from specialist UK legal recruitment consultants.
How to Negotiate a Pay Rise (not)
Reading Time: 2 minutesAsking for a pay rise can be daunting, and let’s face it, many of us approach it in an extremely amateurish way. Here are ten negotiating points to avoid. We have come heard of at least eight of them being used by candidates with clients over the years!
The Destruction of the Classic CV – AI Strikes Again!
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe destruction of classic CVs by AI – the removal of an assumption that employers can rely on a CV to decide whether to recruit a candidate – article by Ten Percent Legal Recruitment.
Ten Percent Legal Recruitment Salary Guide for Solicitors and Legal Support Staff – March 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTen Percent Legal Salary Review – March 2025, produced by Ten Percent Legal Recruitment and covering our market knowledge of salaries for solicitors, legal executives, fee earners and legal support staff.
Where Do We Recruit Quality Candidates – is there a ‘Secret Place’?
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhere Do We Source Quality Candidates – is there a ‘Secret Place’ where recruitment consultants go to find amazing job applicants? Ten Percent Legal Recruitment.
Returning to the Legal Profession After 20+ Years of Absence – Is It Possible?
Reading Time: 3 minutesReturning to the legal profession, getting a foot in the door. Article from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment, specialists for solicitor recruitment.
Ten Percent Legal Salary Guide – January 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesSalary levels for solicitors and lawyers in the UK from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment, specialists for solicitor recruitment.
Give Your Law Career an MOT
Reading Time: 3 minutesInvest time in your legal career and reap the rewards in 2025 – specialist articles from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment, online solicitor recruitment.
Salary Guide for Solicitors, October 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSalary guide for solicitors, October 2024 from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment. Based on figures given by clients, candidates and placements.
Salary Levels Guide for Solicitors – Salary Review for September 2024 from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSalary guide for solicitors from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment, September 2024. Specialist legal recruiters for the UK. September 2024 guide.
August 2024 Salary Guide for Solicitors
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSalary Guide – August 2024 – guide for solicitors in the UK with regular monthly updates from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment, specialists for permanent legal recruitment in the UK for solicitors and legal executives in private practice and in house legal departments.
Salary Guide for Solicitors in the UK July 2024 – updated monthly
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSalary Guide – July 2024 from Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment, specialist legal recruiters for solicitors in the UK looking for high street law firm jobs, in house roles and niche commercial practice opportunities.
Hiring for Attitude – New Approaches to Recruitment
Reading Time: 3 minutesNew approaches to recruitment – studies showing low eligibility plus high suitability better than other types of candidate. Ten Percent Legal.
Failing to research a firm before a job interview
Reading Time: 2 minutesFailing to research a firm before a job interview – not a good idea! Article from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment.
Salary Guide June 2024 for Solicitors
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSalary Guide – June 2024 – from the Ten Percent Group of Legal Recruitment Websites including Ten Percent Legal Recruitment.
Sending a CV in PDF Format – a Good Idea?
Reading Time: 3 minutesSending a CV in pdf format – a good idea? Article by Ten Percent Legal Recruitment on the difficulty of processing pdf CVs.
Salary Guide for Solicitors May 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSalary guide for solicitors from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment for May 2024. Guide for lawyers in the UK with range of salaries.
What Does Pro Rata Mean For Salary Payments?
Reading Time: 2 minutesPro rata, what does it mean. Article from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment including the formula for calculating pro rata pay.
Why Should We Pay You a Fee Just to Send an Email Out?
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat do legal recruitment consultants do, article of advantages and disadvantages of using a legal recruitment consultant from Ten Percent.
Are psychometric tests a good idea for solicitor recruitment?
Reading Time: 3 minutesPsychometric testing for solicitors – a good idea? Article from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment based on anecdotal evidence.
Solicitor Salary Guide April 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSalary guide for solicitors April 2024 from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment. Specialist permanent legal recruiters for UK solicitors.