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 Lancashire are looking for a contentious probate locum to assist on a long-term ad hoc basis. The work can be carried out remotely and should fit around existing commitments.
- A law firm in Manchester are looking for a commercial locum to help out on an ad hoc basis. You will need to have solid experience of dealing with retailer/consumer T&Cs particularly online. There is a matter the firm need assistance with immediately but overall this is a very ad hoc assignment that should fit […]
- A Central London law firm are looking for a locum to help out for a period of approximately 1 month starting as soon as you are able. The caseload will include residential and commercial property and real estate finance. Either full or part-time hours are fine and the work can be carried out remotely so […]
- A law firm in Birmingham are looking for a residential conveyancing locum to help out for a period of approximately 1-2 months starting from the beginning of April 2025. You will need to be able to handle your own caseload for this one. Either full or part-time hours are fine but you will need […]
- A law firm in Cheshire are looking for a residential conveyancing locum to provide cover from 12th to 20th May 2025 inclusive at their office in Ellesmere Port. While some very limited hybrid working may be available, you will need to be based at the office for the majority of the time.
- A multi-office law firm in Dorset are looking for one or possibly two private client locums to help out on either a full or part-time basis. Assistance is needed at two of the firm's offices – in Bridport and in Beaminster. They are happy to consider one locum covering both on a full-time basis or […]
- A law firm in Surrey are looking for a wills & probate locum to help out on a part-time basis of 2-3 days per week while they recruit permanently for the role. This is likely to be for at least 3 months and you will need to attend the firm's offices in Horley as remote/hybrid […]
- A Manchester-based law firm are looking for a corporate locum to assist starting immediately on an ad hoc basis. Initially this will be to deal with a couple of cases relating to SME buying/selling and shareholder agreements. However, it could also lead to further ad hoc work on an ongoing basis. 1-2 days' work per […]
- A law firm in Brighton are looking for a private client locum to help out on a part-time basis starting as soon as you are able. This is to assist with closing off 4-5 probate files as well as some general help with wills. This is likely to be around 3 days per week and […]
- A Central London law firm are looking for a landlord & tenant locum to help out on an ongoing basis starting as soon as you are able. This is to take over an active caseload which includes section 8/section 21 and housing disrepair work. You will need to be an experienced solicitor/fee earner able to […]
- A multi-office Legal 500 law firm are looking for a private client locum to assist starting as soon as you are able for a period of around 3 months. You will ideally be available on a full-time basis although part-time hours may be considered for the right candidate. Office attendance in Woking is required for […]
- A law firm in Buckinghamshire are looking for a private client locum to help out starting as soon as you are able for a period of around 3 months. This is a full-time role and you will need to be based at the firm's offices in Marlow as remote/hybrid working is not available for this […]
- A law firm in Leicester are looking for a private client locum to help out while they recruit permanently. This is a full-time role and you will need to attend the firm's offices as the files are mainly paper-based.
- A law firm in Lincolnshire are looking for a private client locum to help out on a remote working basis starting from the beginning of March 2025. This is a full-time role and the caseload will include the usual mix of wills, trusts, and probate matters. The firm are ideally looking for an ongoing […]
- A law firm in Hampshire are looking for a residential conveyancing locum to help out for a period of around 1-2 months. The firm require an urgent start for this one, so you would need to be available immediately on a full-time basis for the duration of the assignment. The work can be carried out […]
- A law firm in East London are looking for a conveyancing locum to provide cover from 15th to 22nd April 2025 inclusive (this will be 4 days in total as it is over the Easter bank holiday weekend). You will need to attend the firm's offices in Chingford as remote/hybrid working is not available.
- A legal consultancy in North West London are looking for two locum housing solicitors to help out for a period of approximately one month starting as soon as you are able. You will essentially be taking over the running of the housing department during a period of reorganisation so you will need to be highly […]
- A North London law firm are looking for a landlord & tenant locum to help out starting as soon as you are able on an ad hoc fully remote working basis. This role will be ongoing and is likely to be for around 10 hours per week initially. The firm is flexible in terms of […]
- A law firm in Central London are looking for a commercial property locum to help out for a period of at least 2 months and possibly longer. The caseload you will be handling includes purchases, sales, refinances and asset management work. The firm would ideally like someone to start as soon as possible and […]
- A law firm in Hampshire are looking for a family locum to provide urgent cover for an initial period of 2-3 weeks although this may well be extended. The caseload is privately funded and is mostly financial remedies and some children matters. Either full or part-time hours are fine but you will need to attend […]
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