Welcome to the Ten Percent Legal Locum Service. We offer locum solicitor and interim lawyer services to law firms, local authorities, businesses and in-house legal departments in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland & Ireland, as well as offshore. Ten Percent Legal Recruitment also owns the Interim Lawyers website and you can register with either site for the same high quality service.
Book a Locum Online, email us at cv@ten-percent.co.uk or call 0800 246 5001
We have a database of over 1,500 locum solicitors, legal executives, legal cashiers, barristers, in-house counsel, office managers, fee earners, licensed conveyancers, paralegals and non-qualified lawyers who are able to assist with assignments or contracts across the UK and offshore. Click here to register your assignment.
Locum Services for Law Firms & In-House Legal Departments
Ten-Percent Locum Services offer emergency support to firms looking for lawyers and legal support staff for short term or fixed term contracts, whether for holiday cover, increased caseloads, extended annual leave, ongoing consultancy work, ad hoc consultancy, employee departure cover, senior lawyer retirement from practice, sickness leave and maternity leave. Our locums provide office based cover and also remote working support. We also have some locum lawyers who are interested in working on a locum to permanent basis (ie moving from contract to salaried roles). Our locum service also operates via InterimLawyers.co.uk, which is part of our company.
Register your Legal Locum or Consultancy Assignment Online
Looking for Locum Work?
Register for Locum work – click this link to send us your CV and provide details of the work you are looking for.
Once you have completed the form we will be in touch. To work as a locum we will need: 1) A copy of your passport or driving licence, 2) a copy of a recent utility bill or similar, and 3) a copy of your current practising certificate if relevant. These can be emailed through to us at cv@ten-percent.co.uk. If you have any references (in the form of a “to whom it may concern” letter), please email these through as well. We expect to hold two recent references for all our locums.
We do not employ locums; instead each company or firm will contract directly with the locum, usually as a self-employed consultant, although it can be done through the firm’s PAYE system. Normally (in 99% of cases) locums are covered by the firm or company’s professional indemnity insurance, but it is important you check this on commencement of any assignment.
Once you have registered with us, we keep your details on our system and send out automated updates with any new locum assignments coming in. If you have any questions, please email us: cv@ten-percent.co.uk. We usually respond within an hour during office hours. NB: Full information about our locum services can be found on our specialist locum website Interim Lawyers.
Locum Vacancy Update Feed
- A law firm in Central London are looking for an employment to assist starting from March 2026 for a period of 9-12 months. You will need to be able to handle the full range of employment work, acting for both employers and employees. You will need experience in advising employers on day-to-day HR advice and […]
- A law firm in North London are looking for a wills & probate locum to help out starting from 19th January 2026 for a period of approximately 2-3 months. This will be on a part-time basis of 3 days per week. You will need to be office-based for at least the first month – […]
- A Central London law firm are looking for a landlord & tenant locum to help out starting as soon as you are able while they recruit permanently for the role. You will need to be an experienced solicitor with a minimum of 5 years' PQE and able to hit the ground running. This is […]
- A multi-office law firm in the North West are looking for a family locum to help out on a part-time ongoing basis. This will be an ad hoc arrangement to free up a senior solicitor and is likely to be for around 7-21 hours per week. The caseload will be privately funded and consist mainly […]
- A law firm based in Manchester are looking for a personal injury locum to help out from 5th January 2026 for a period of at least 3 months and possibly longer. Industrial disease injury experience would be highly advantageous for this one. The firm are ideally looking for full-time hours although 4 days per […]
- A management consultancy based in London are looking for a locum to help out with acquisition work on an ad hoc basis. This is likely to be for at least 2 months and possibly longer. The work can be carried out remotely, so no office attendance is required.
- A law firm in central London are looking for a wills & probate locum to help out starting immediately for a period of around 3-6 months. You will need to have some experience of trusts and estate planning (so far as it relates to probate) for this one. This is a full-time role with […]
- A law firm in South West London are looking for a residential conveyancing locum to help out starting as soon as you are able while they recruit permanently for the role. You will be handling a mixed caseload of freehold, leasehold, sales, purchases and new builds using the OneAdvanced (P4W) case management system with Infotrack/Dye […]
- A law firm in Middlesex are looking for a locum employment solicitor to help out on an ad hoc basis as required for a period of at least 3 months and possibly until September 2026. This is likely to be around 10-15 hours per week and you will be handling a mix of settlement advice […]
- A law firm in Lancashire are looking for an experienced residential conveyancing locum to help out starting as soon as you are able while they recruit permanently for the role. You will need to be able to handle your own caseload from start to finish and be available for 4-5 days per week for as […]
- A law firm in Somerset are looking for a highly experienced residential conveyancing locum to help out from the middle of January 2026 while they recruit permanently for the role. This is due to the retirement of one of their directors and you will need to be available on a full-time basis. A full-time […]
- A law firm in North London are looking for a family law locum to help out starting as soon as you are able until the end of January 2026. This is likely to be for 4-5 days per week and you will be handling privately funded work only. You will need to be able […]
- A law firm in Gloucestershire are looking for an employment law locum to provide 3 days of cover during week commencing 5th January 2025. You will be handling general employment law work including advising on ET claims and drafting contracts of employment. This is a fully remote placement so office attendance is not required.
- A law firm in Essex are looking for an experienced residential conveyancing locum to provide holiday cover from 7th November to 5th December 2025. This is a full-time role and you will need to be based at the firm's offices in Romford for the duration of the placement as hybrid/remote working is not available.
- A law firm in Somerset are looking for a residential conveyancing locum to help out starting as soon as you are able for a period of around 3 months. You will be handling a mixed residential conveyancing caseload including freehold, leasehold, sales, purchases, assents, and new builds. You will be using the Leap case management […]
- A consumer advice organisation in London are looking for two locums to assist on a remote working basis starting as soon as you are able: Bank Fraud & Ombudsman Claims Locum You will need to be able to manage complex cases involving Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud, liaise with banks, regulators, and the […]
- A law firm in East London are looking for a family locum to help out starting as soon as you are able for a period of 3-6 months while they recruit permanently. This is a full-time role and you will be handling a privately funded caseload of divorce, children, and financial settlement matters. You […]
- A law firm in East London are looking for an employment locum to help out starting as soon as you are able for a period of 3-6 months while they recruit permanently. The caseload will be predominantly claimant work and this is a full-time role. You will need to be office-based for this one […]
- A law firm in Northamptonshire are looking for a family locum to provide maternity cover for approximately 4 months starting as soon as possible. You will be managing a privately funded caseload of divorce, separation, financial, children, and TOLATA matters. This would be for around 4 days per week for the initial month and […]
- A new vacancy has arisen with a law firm based in the Wolverhampton area. They are looking for a locum commercial property solicitor to join them and provide in house legal advice to a large property investment company client. The role is office based and the hours are part time. The firm would like […]
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