Solicitors jobseeking and new law firms for sale 7th February 2024
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Solicitors jobseeking and new law firms for sale 7th February 2024

New solicitors looking for locum, consultancy and permanent work, as well as new law firms for sale, from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment, Interim Lawyers and Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers Limited. 7th February 2024 update.

New Locums

Call us on 0800 246 5001 or email jobs@interimlawyers.co.uk. We have 1,500+ locum & consultant lawyers registered with us.

CN31717 Corporate Commercial, London & Remote
20 years PQE senior solicitor & in-house counsel with a range of corporate & commercial experience including outsourcing & transaction management. Looking for suitable consultancy work in the London region. Covers a broad range of commercial work as well as M&A and compliance.

CN31707 Property Litigation, Greater London
30 year PQE property litigation solicitor from a Legal 100 background looking for consultancy work either remotely from home or in the Harrow or Central London areas.

CN31703 Corporate Commercial, Stafford & Remote
12 year PQE corporate commercial solicitor and legal counsel looking for locum roles around Stafford or via remote working. Experience includes share and asset sales and acquisitions; corporate arrangements, restructures and reorganisations; corporate governance; company secretarial matters; and contract management, negotiation and reviews.

CN31704 Commercial Litigation, Remote
Solicitor available for remote working commercial litigation consultancy or locum work. 2 years PQE.

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Click here to book a locum (remote and office based available), reply to this email or call 0800 246 5001.

New Permanent Candidates

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CN31713 Commercial Property, London
1 year PQE real estate & commercial property solicitor, relocating to London and looking for a suitable role. Experience includes real estate acquisitions, investment property and corporate work.

CN31708 Corporate Commercial, London
15 year PQE in-house solicitor & legal counsel covering a broad range of corporate and commercial matters including data protection, contracts, IP, restructuring and compliance. Looking for a suitable role in the London region.

CN31709 Corporate Commercial, London
In house solicitor with 2 years PQE, currently legal counsel in the telecoms sectors. Corporate, commercial and compliance experience.

CN31714 Business Immigration, London
NQ with 5 years’ prior immigration experience – corporate, private and global immigration experience to date in a range of Legal 500 firms. Looking for a suitable NQ immigration role in London.

CN31718 Property Litigation, London
Fee earner with 4 years property litigation experience, dealing with landlord and tenant disputes, building contract disputes, rent arrears, rent review, repossession claims (both residential and commercial), housing possession claims, forfeiture claims, commercial contract dispute, breach of contract, bankruptcy and winding up proceedings and debt recovery matters. London area.

CN31705 Conveyancing, Essex
Licensed conveyancer with 7 years experience looking for a suitable role in the Southend/Chelmsford areas or Essex.

CN31706 Conveyancing, London or Remote
Fee earner with 5 years’ experience in conveyancing and residential development sales. Looking for a suitable hybrid working role in Central London.

CN31711 Conveyancing, Buckinghamshire
Conveyancing fee earner with over 10 years’ experience, looking for a suitable role in the Buckinghamshire area. Has experience in volume operations as well as more traditional law firms.

CN31700 Conveyancing, Essex
Chelmsford based Licensed Conveyancer with 5 years experience including managerial work. Looking for a suitable hybrid working or fully remote working role.

CN31702 Conveyancing, Essex & London
1 year PQE conveyancing solicitor. Looking for a suitable role in Essex or North East/Central London.

CN31712 Immigration, London
1 year PQE immigration solicitor with experience in privately funded immigration work for individuals including skilled workers visas & global talent visas. Looking for a suitable role in the London area.

Please reply to this email to request CVs or register a vacancy, click here to register vacancies online, email jobs@ten-percent.co.uk or call 0800 246 5001.

Law Firms for Sale

Daily updated list of 50+ law firms for sale or merger on our website – click here.

Looking to retire or planning for the future? Visit our website www.jonathanfagan.co.uk, email us jf@jonathanfagan.co.uk or give us a call on 0800 246 5001 for a confidential discussion.

New Listing

Ref 100353 – West Midlands

SRA regulated solicitors’ firm in the West Midlands with 2 partners looking for a sale or merger. Turnover c£900k, 22% net profit margin. Team of staff for TUPE including fee earner and support staff. 2 office practice specialising in residential conveyancing and wills & probate. Freehold premises can be included in the sale, leasehold of 2nd premises also available. One partner (conveyancing) remaining post-sale if required. CQS accredited and on most lender panels.

Recently Updated Listings

Ref 100352 – London

Highly profitable audit firm based in central London looking for a sale due to forthcoming retirement of owner. £1.28 million turnover from established clients, team of 10 staff including experienced & qualified auditors. Limited company structure, share sale sought. Offers invited. NB – requires an RI to acquire an audit firm.

Ref 100351 – Warwickshire

Well established Warwickshire SRA regulated LLP solicitors’ firm looking for sale or merger. Turnover of c£630k. Small team of staff covered by TUPE. Locally based clients from recommendations & repeat business. CQS accreditation. Mix of work 11% family law, 26% wills and probate, 61% conveyancing and 2% other. Offices available to purchase or lease. Partners prepared to stay on post sale as consultants in the short to medium term.

Ref 100350 – National ABS

For Sale – ABS limited company law firm based in England with a continuous flow of UK-wide clients from guaranteed referral sources in a specialist field of law (litigation). Exceptionally rare opportunity to acquire a highly profitable, fully functioning ABS solicitors’ firm with ongoing regular guaranteed workflows and an established staff team. Firm currently turn non-specialist work away – potential to generate additional fees as well as expand. Turnover c£850k, net profit margin c36%. PII c£22k. Claims free practice. Business can operate on a fully remote basis, but there is an existing office available to lease (optional). Founder prepared to remain involved if required.

Ref 100343 – South Coast

SRA regulated partnership on the South Coast with £1 million turnover & 25% profit margins looking for a sale or merger. Team of fee earners and support staff for TUPE, clients locally based. One partner available to remain if required, other partners retiring. PII £67k (renewal January 2024), Family Legal Aid contract. Mix of work is Conveyancing 25%, Family & Childcare 44%, Wills & Probate 25%, 6% other areas. SQM & CQS accredited practice with lender panel membership.

Ref 100321 – West Sussex

Well established West Sussex solicitors’ firm (LLP) looking for a sale or merger. Turnover c£800k, established team of fee earners & support staff for TUPE. Locally based clients from recommendation and repeat users. CQS accredited practice on all major lender panels. Mix of work 53% conveyancing, 18% commercial property, 24% wills & probate. Established will bank. Optional offices (leasehold). Owners prepared to remain as consultants in the medium term.

If you would like further details on any of these firms, please reply to this email or get in touch.

Other firms for sale or merger include:

Ref 100348 – Surrey – £875k turnover
Ref 100346 – Cumbria – £1.3 million turnover
Ref 100345 – Warwickshire – £700k turnover
Ref 100340 – Staffordshire – 1 partner retiring, 1 remaining
Ref 100337 – South Coast – private client specialist firm
Ref 100336 – East Midlands – sole practitioner retiring
Ref 100333 – East Midlands – partnership for sale
Ref 100326 – West Essex – litigation practice for sale
Ref 100321 – West Sussex – LLP for sale £800k turnover
Ref 100308 – West Sussex – ABS for sale
Ref 100300 – Norfolk – LLP for sale
Ref 100319 – London

If interested in any of the above please reply to this email.

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Jonathan Fagan

Jonathan Fagan LLM FIRP is Managing Director of Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment. He has been recruiting solicitors and legal support staff for law firms and in house legal departments for over 20 years and handles roles from junior fee earners through to partners and law firm sales/purchases. A non-practising solicitor on the Roll since 2000, he is also the author of a number of legal career books, which are available at www.ten-percent.uk. You can contact Jonathan at cv@ten-percent.co.uk