Legal

The legal recruitment market continued to be very active through the end of Q4 and this level of activity continued into January.  It remains a busy market for in-house roles. Private Practice has begun to see a cooling in demand across several areas due to the reduction in deal flow driven by the key primary…

The in-house legal recruitment market slowed somewhat in Q2 and we saw a reduction in new roles. Once we got into Q3 we saw a pick up in roles and the summer months were back at Q1 levels. We have continued to see the overall increases in Salary levels on the Private Practice side being…

The legal recruitment market has continued at the same levels we saw through H2 2021 and we are seeing dramatic increases in Salary levels on the Private Practice side being mirrored by an increase in in-house salaries as firms struggle to keep pace.   Private Practice Private Practice demand has continued to be strong amongst…

Recruiting in Legal has increased dramatically in 2021 with demand for candidates reaching all time highs across both the In-house and Private Practice areas.   Private Practice Private Practice demand has been especially strong amongst the transaction teams with M&A and Structured finance associates being poached by Magic and Silver Circle law firms with accompanying…

Market Overview  The second half of 2020 was a comparatively quieter market for in-house legal roles. We saw a reduction in open roles and noticed that whilst in-house teams had seen an increase in workload, overall headcount in the main remained flat apart from a few replacement hires. We have continued to speak with a…