Legal Recruitment Agencies Directory

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Motus Recruitment is a director-led search and selection company that specialises in the placement of professional Legal talent for law firms. Based in Bristol, they also have offices in London and Southampton. Some of their placements include Associate Solicitor, Senior Associate, Legal Director, Legal Counsel, and Equity Partner. They cover Partners, In-House, and Law Firm Management assignments.

Baldwin Boyes offers various recruitment solutions such as board and executive search, executive interim management, and contingent recruitment. Specialising in the Legal industry, they work with law firms, in-house legal teams, consultancies, and alternative legal service providers. They are based in London and cater to the whole of the UK.

Tailored Recruitment Consultancy is a 2016-formed multi-sector recruitment agency for Office Support, Print & Packaging, HR, Waste, Legal and Logistics & Distribution. They mainly support Yorkshire and the North through their Leeds office, completing permanent, temporary and interim assignments in addition to internship and freelance posts.

Henderson Hall specialises in the placement of professional Legal talent across the EMEA region to sectors such as Energy, Finance, Life Sciences, IT, Insurance, FMCG, Engineering, Manufacturing, Defence and Media. Established in 1999, they recruit Lawyers for in-house legal teams at all levels, from Legal Counsel to Legal Directors and General Counsels.

Victor Chase exclusively manages Legal recruitment for permanent, in-house, interim and fixed-term positions. Situated in Manchester and London, their team is composed of Qualified Solicitors and Law Graduates. Their experience includes placing talents into firms like Addleshaw Goddard LLP and Weightmans. They were also named as the Legal Recruitment Agency of the Year during the 2021 Corporate Vision Corporate Coaching and Recruitment Awards.

William James Recruitment specialises in the Legal industry. Established in 2009, they supply law firms with legal professionals at all levels from its office in Manchester. Examples of roles they advertise include Chief Executive Officer, Paralegal, Legal Executive, Solicitor, Finance Manager, Legal Cashier, Senior Counsel, Legal Director, Junior Counsel, and Chief Operations Officer.

Inventum Group helps a wide range of industries meet their staffing needs. Headquartered in London, they provide consultancy and staffing support to the Digital, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, and Marketing & Communications markets. Since 2005, Inventum Group has been delivering permanent talent to various clients. They also offer training to candidates.

Jameson Legal is an international Legal recruitment & search specialist that supplies Paralegals, Compliance Professionals, and Lawyers - from NQ to equity partner level. They have an interim division, Jameson Contract Solutions (JCS), and they have partnered with App4Legal. The firm uses video technology for candidate onboarding and they have previously recruited Competition Associates, Legal Counsels, Funds Lawyers, and more.

Established in 2016, Think Legal is a regional recruitment business that provides staffing solutions at all levels of the Legal sector across the North of England and Midlands.

A national talent sourcing company, Mallory Pryce Ltd hires personnel for a wide variety of permanent, contract, and temporary appointments at all levels. They deliver staffing services to a broad range of sectors, such as Accounting & Finance, Administration & PA, Customer Service, HR, Legal, Marketing, and Sales.

Laurence Simons provides recruitment services to employers of Legal professionals. They have offices worldwide, including in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, and Dubai. The agency was founded in 1988 and is a member of AESC.

SK Partners exclusively deals with Legal recruitment, having expertise in connecting with Rainmaker Lawyers from Junior Assistants up to Senior Equity Partners. Led by their director, who has over 20 years of experience in Law and Legal search, their past victories since 2008 include supplying Partners and Solicitors into placements in Real Estate, Construction, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions and more. Their office is in the City of London.

Ardent Recruitment provides Legal recruitment solutions for clients in London and beyond. They specialise in finding the best professionals for Partner & Associate roles in City law firms, UK National & Regional law firms, US law firms, and Mid-City & West End law firms. Their team of consultants are trained and experienced in headhunting.

Hitchen Legal is a boutique agency that supplies the Legal sector with search and contingency staffing solutions. The agency was founded in 2013 by Kate Hitchen and their areas of expertise include Telecommunications, Media, Insurance, Gaming and Gambling.

PengellyO'Neill is a specialist search consultancy that provides staffing solutions to the Legal sector. Established in 2001 by founders Dominique W Pengelly and Dianah O'Neill, the agency specialises in the placement of mergers, takeovers and lateral hires for their clients. They also provide advice on the best opportunities available across the whole private practice and in-house market and maintain confidentiality for their candidates.

Deacon Legal is a London-based independent Legal recruitment agency consisting of ex-lawyers and recruiters with a combined experience of more than 100 years. They serve both local and global firms for several disciplines such as Financial Services, Arbitration and Technology and have partnered with 100 companies like PwC, Travers Smith and Freshfields. They began in 1999 and take pride in donating to charity and supporting employment equality.

A multi-disciplinary entity, Lawson Chase Ltd deals exclusively with the Financial Services sector. Since its foundation in 2012, they have been covering the following functions nationwide: Corporate Governance, FinTech & Disruptive Technology, HR & Talent, Investigations, Intelligence & Disputes, Professional Services & Advisory, and Wealth & Investment Management. The firm recruits professionals for an array of contract and permanent roles.

Caulfield Search, based in Woking, specialises in Legal recruitment. They satisfy appointments of all levels and perform services like retained search, contingent recruitment and team movement support for businesses in Energy, Finance, Real Estate and more. Their successes include placing Senior Lawyers and high-volume professionals. Following their founder's 7 years of experience as a City Lawyer, they opened their doors in 2003.

Mimoza Fleur is focused on providing Legal recruitment solutions, particularly to the Dispute Resolution & International Commercial Arbitration, Real Estate & Planning, Employment, Private Wealth, and Media, Entertainment & Sport (MES) sectors. They only recruit Qualified Solicitors, Barristers, and Senior Lawyers. Their wide client base includes Dentons, Forsters, Clyde & Co, Rayden Solicitors, Dawson Cornwell, Bird & Bird, and a whole lot more.

Be Legal is a Legal recruitment company, located in Altrincham, that tenders services across the North West and London. While they support institutions of all sizes, their specialisation lies in team movement, mergers and start-up partnerships. They were incorporated in 2014 and utilise their team's 15 years of experience. Some vacancies they have filled are Intellectual Property Professional, Commercial Litigation Solicitor and Senior Legal Counsel.

Executive Network Legal Ltd has been an established supplier of permanent and locum staffing solutions to Law Firms, In-House departments, and Private Practices since 1999. Serving national clients, they typically hire candidates for an array of Legal roles, including Commercial Solicitor, Corporate Governance Officer, Legal Secretary, and Residential Conveyancer. The firm also covers various sectors, such as Housing, Media, and Tax & Trusts.

Euritas Search's specialism is in fulfilling the Legal and Commercial Contract Management recruitment needs of Technology houses. They do this by performing Headhunting and Networking, as well as gathering referrals across the whole of Europe. For Commercial Contract Management, they find those who have pre-signature and post-signature expertise. For Legal, they cover Mergers & Acquisitions, Intellectual Property, Corporate Governance and more.

Grist Legal exclusively deals with Legal recruitment globally for practice areas which include Civil Litigation, Corporate Finance, Immigration and Tax. Example roles they hire for are In-House Lawyers, Solicitors, Paralegals and Conveyancers for law firms and private institutions in Housing, Education, Health, Technology and more. They also partner with the government and third sector. They are situated in Southampton and were launched in 2002.

Founded in 2002, Law Staff Legal Recruitment is a provider of professionals to top law firms in the UK and internationally. Roles like Fee Earner - Civil Litigation, Solicitor, Compliance Officer, Crown Court Advocate, Legal Administrative Assistant, Legal Secretary, Lawyer - Commercial Litigation, and Principal Paralegal are just some of what the agency recruits for. The company is based in Cambridge.

Ajax Legal Ltd, founded in 2020, places Legal professionals in functions across the Private Practice sector. These include Banking, Corporate, Funds & Asset Management, Infrastructure, Projects, and Real Estate. With a team based in London, the company aids in making various appointments. Ajax Legal operates an extensive client portfolio across the UK, USA, and Europe that also caters to Leveraged Finance and Private Equity fields.

Garfield Robbins International is a specialist Legal recruitment firm that places Lawyers and Solicitors into private practice roles and law firms. Situated in London, they aid individuals in employment across the UK and globally: in the Middle East, Caribbean and Singapore, amongst many others. Their previous clients include Magic Circle, Silver Circle and Legal 500 firms. Their company was launched in 1989.

Galaxy Personnel consists of recruitment specialists for the Industrial, Construction, Commercial, Engineering, Agricultural, Driving, and Healthcare sectors. Their remit covers temporary and permanent staffing requirements across East Anglia. They are based in Norfolk and are GLA licensed.

With a collective experience of over 50 years, RBUK Legal is an independent Legal recruitment agency established in 2004. The agency recruits for the Legal profession nationwide, across London and the South East, West & East Midlands, South West, Yorkshire, and the North West. Their offices are in Manchester and they cover all areas of Legal work including Legal Finance, Legal Support, and Paralegal.

Headquartered in London, Balfour Lewis operates across the UK, the US, and Canada. They have been working with some of their clients for more than 15 years.

Brooke Thornham Consulting recruits Solicitors, ranging from Newly Qualified through to Partner level, across the North of England. Established in 2018, they also operate out of a Leeds office.

Calibre Hiring operates in the Legal industry. They provide staffing solutions to law firms across the UK. The agency was established in 2017 and is located in London.

Clayton Legal is a recruitment firm that provides staff to the Legal sector. They cover all areas of Private Client and Commercial Law, from Partner level, Associate, Solicitor and Unqualified fee earners, to Paralegal. They have been operating since 1999 and have permanent, temporary, locum and interim vacancies.

Dallas Consulting is a search agency founded in 2014 that provides business, commercial, contract and legal consulting services for companies within the Business and Legal sectors. The agency is the founder of the Good Small Business Awards and all of its consultants are licensed by the Bar Council (Bar Standards Board) to instruct barristers directly. They have knowledge for the implementation of Business Management Systems to BMS75000:2020.

Edwards Gibson is a specialist firm that provides professional workforce solutions in the Legal sector. They are based in London and recruit for vacancies such as FS Regulatory Lawyer (non-contentious), Competition/Anti-Trust Lawyer, Financial Services Lawyer, White-Collar Crime Lawyer, Technology Lawyer, Structured Products Lawyer, and Real Estate Tax Lawyer.

Fletcher Jones Executive Search is a recruitment consultancy that specialises in placing Financial Services, Professional Practice, and Not-for-Profit talent throughout the UK. The company also offers other services like executive search, board evaluation, and psychometric testing. The agency was opened in 1984 and is based in London.

Established in 1995, Frasia White Associates is a Scotland-based Legal specialist recruitment company. They have worked with different clients such as Eversheds, Brodies, Johnston Press, The Mckinstry Company, Alexander Dennis, Fentons Commercial Law, Slaughter and May, Clyde & Co, and Spencer West. The company is a corporate member of the REC.

SSQ operates across the UK, Europe, Asia, and beyond. They work with leading law firms, boutique, mid-sized, and niche practices to in-house legal teams within the Commerce, Industry, and Financial Services sectors. They cover roles of all levels of seniority, from Management and Senior Partners, to Associates at all PQE levels to non-qualified professionals, Paralegals, Company Secretaries, and Compliance professionals.

Origin Legal specialises in Legal recruitment, with core functions in Private Practice, Paralegal, Legal Support Services and In House. Based in Colchester, they place Solicitors, Lawyers, Legal Executives and Paralegals to assignments in the UK and overseas (mainly in the Middle East and Asia). They were launched in 1996 and have since amassed a client portfolio that includes Stevens & Bolton LLP, Burges Salmon and Thomson Snell & Passmore.

Ellis Wake Recruitment is a Senior Legal Recruitment agency that opened in 2010. They are led by a former Commercial Litigation Solicitor, who also has experience in Legal recruitment, and is a member of the Recruitment of Employment Confederation, Institute of Recruitment Professionals, and Institute of Recruiters. Previous firms they worked with include Clark Holt Ltd, Clarke Willmott LLP, Howes Percival LLP, Moorcrofts LLP and Osborne Clarke LLP.

Fides London is an agency formed in 2013 with international coverage spanning more than 25 countries. They handle job functions related to Legal, Compliance, Risk, Cyber & Digital Transformation, and Privacy. They recruit talent ranging from recent graduates to experienced consultants and place them within international corporates, law firms, and other professional services companies.

DMJ Recruitment, based in Finsbury and Downtown Dubai, is a specialist recruitment firm for senior-level appointments in Legal and Company Secretarial. Since they began in 2007, they have assisted Samsung, NHS and more. They are a recruitment partner of the Institute of Company Secretaries and Administrators and were recognised as the Best Professional Services Recruitment Agency during the 2018 Recruiter Awards.

William Scott Associates is a specialist Accountancy, Legal & Commercial Finance employment agency UK and Europe. Based in St Albans, they recruit from newly qualified up to director level.

IWM Recruitment Limited is a Legal recruitment firm headquartered in the county of Devon. They identify, connect, and place people in a variety of permanent roles within law firms. The company is a corporate member of the REC.

Arista Global Consulting, based in Mayfair, exclusively deals with Legal recruitment, aiding ventures in the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia and beyond. They have consultants composed of former lawyers who now support talent acquisition for fields like Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment Funds and Risk. They opened their doors in 2015 and have served customers including international law firms and Legal 500 practitioners.

Anthony Knight Recruitment works on permanent and contract recruitment positions across Legal and Accountancy. For Legal, positions they support range from Secretaries up to Paralegals and Partners. For Accountancy, they manage both qualified and non-qualified requirements. They have been working from Dunstable since 2020, leveraging their experience of over 10 years.

Established in 2018, Florit Legal Recruitment is a provider of Legal recruitment and search & selection services of In-House Legal counsel throughout the Uk. They cover all Commercial industries and have been working with companies like Arla, Flybe, Marlborough, Assura, and HSBC. The agency recruits Company Secretaries, General Counsels, Heads of Legal, and more. The company has offices in London and Leeds.

James Alexander Search sources Legal, Regulatory, Economics, Advisory and Public Policy professionals for multiple sectors. They mainly work with blue-chip corporations for all types of assignments up to director level. They were launched in 2001 and have since recruited candidates such as Competition Economists, Financial Regulation Associates, and Lawyers. Their headquarters can be found in Teddington.

CRA Consulting offers permanent, temporary and contract positions to professionals seeking employment within the Industry and Commerce, Professional Practice, and Office and Admin sectors. They deliver work on all levels of appointments, from board to partnership level, and provide competency-based interviewing, psychometric testing and profiling, and in-house training programs. CRA Consulting operates from its office in Sheffield.

Saxton Leigh is an expert in handling Risk, Compliance, Audit, Data Protection, Legal, and Information Security career opportunities. They have a wide network of talented candidates allowing them to fill vacancies ranging from trainee through to c-suite roles. Saxton Leigh also features specialist consultants with an average of seven years of recruitment experience in the Financial Services industry. They are headquartered in London.

A multi-sector talent specialist, Office Connect Recruitment Services, recruits for Administration, Customer Service, Finance, Legal, Marketing, and Sales opportunities across the UK. They place candidates in a wide variety of roles at all levels, such as Administrators, Data Entry Clerks, Marketing Executives, Paralegals, Receptionists, and Sales Support.

Laura Hartley Recruitment is an independent specialist consultancy that supplies professional talent to the Public, Private, and Third-Party sectors across the UK and worldwide. They have 45 years of combined recruitment and employee retention experience and they provide temporary and permanent staffing solutions. They have previously recruited for Transport Planner, Business Development Manager, Senior Account Manager, and Marketing Executive, to name a few.

Hamlyn Williams focuses on the placement of talent within the Financial Services, Professional Services, Life Science, and Manufacturing space. The agency operates worldwide with nine offices and has been operating since 2011. They provide services like assignment briefs, identification & market mapping, and longlisting & skills validation. They recruit Compliance Analysts, Product Managers, BI Engineers, and more.

Marsden has extensive experience in finding Legal professionals. For over 19 years, they have been placing professionals into the Legal Support, Business Development & Marketing, Mergers & Offices, and Private Partners markets. The company serves clients across the UK and globally by sourcing interim/contract candidates. With over eight offices, they often deal with government bodies, global corporations, and start-ups.

Enable Sales Recruitment is a Sales recruiter for Technology and Telecoms across the South West and South Wales. They also recruit for Commercial businesses. Examples of roles the agency recruits for include HTML Email Developer, Advertising Sales and Marketing Executive, and Business Development Manager.

Emploi Recruitment is a specialist agency that supplies workforce solutions in sectors such as Accounting & Finance, Financial Services, Insurance, and Legal. Established in 2001, the agency recruits Senior Project Engineers, CNC Millers, Welders & Fabrication Fitters, and Press Section Technical Supervisors.

Hedley May is an executive search agency that provides staffing solutions to industries such as Finance, HR, and Legal. They were ranked in the top 3% by their Net Promoter Scores (NPS) rank for their client service. The agency was established in 2009 and has offices in London and New York.

Founded in 2009, Nicholas Howard is a recruiting agency based in Winchester, Hampshire. The agency places candidates in permanent, temporary and contract opportunities, and they specialise in these fields: Life Sciences, Legal, Financial Services, Technical, Marine, Finance & Accounting, Business Support, and more.

Intro Legal specialises in satisfying clients across the UK and the USA by sourcing Legal professionals for in-house and private practice requirements. From its London office, they fulfil a wide variety of roles at all levels. They also extend their services to the functions of Business Support, Finance & Accounting, IT, HR, Risk & Compliance, and Mergers & Acquisitions.

With over 20 years in the industry, Fay Mayer Recruitment specialises in providing temporary and permanent workers to the Commercial, Industrial and Engineering industries for both the public and private sectors. Roles like Assembler, Wirer, Sales Administrator, Export Co-ordinator, Production Operative, and Production Supervisor are some of what they recruit for. The company is based in Stafford and is a member of the REC.

Chime Search completes mandates in numerous verticals, which include Finance, Education, Law, Media, Technology, HR, Procurement, Property and Change Management. Led by their founder, who has 14 years of experience in recruitment and a background in Education and Music, they started in 2021 and have successfully placed Procurement Associates, Part Qualified Transactional Finance Associates, Education Consultants and more. Their site is in Bristol.

Founded in 2009, Nu-Recruit is a permanent and temporary recruitment agency with offices in Chester, the Wirral & Liverpool. The agency specialises in recruiting staff for all levels of Office Support, Marketing, Legal Administration, Customer Services, Digital, HR, Accounts, Accountants and Motorcycle Dealership. In 2013, the company owner and director won Chester Businesswoman of the Year.

Alex & Yuan Partners extends employment opportunities in Legal, Technology, Professional Services and Banking & Finance. They have a global reach, wherein they not only cover the UK, due to their office in the City of London, but they also recruit in France, Germany, Luxembourg, US and China. Specific fields they cover include Accounting, Administration, Compliance, HR Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Portfolio Management, Research and Tax.

Advantage Resourcing is a recruitment consultancy specialising in the Engineering, IT, and Professional Services sectors. They provide permanent, temporary, interim, and contract solutions. Some roles they recruit for are Procurement Lead, Supply Chain Lead, Student Experience Officer, and more. Their offices are located in London, Manchester, and the Thames Valley. Advantage Resourcing is a member of APSCo and is Investors in People accredited.

Randstad Business Support covers a broad spectrum of sectors including Accountancy and Finance; Construction and Property; Customer Services; Education; Engineering; Health; IT; Sales; Admin; and Marketing. Founded in 1960 in the Netherlands, the agency offers temporary and permanent recruitment, as well as career coaching services, across the UK and internationally. Randstad currently operates in 39 countries and has 4,752 offices worldwide.

Graff Search is a national specialist that deals exclusively with the In-House Legal, Compliance, and Data Privacy markets. The talent firm has been filling a plethora of permanent and interim vacancies since 2015. They typically supply Corporate Counsel and Lawyers to various industries, such as Asset Management, Consumer Brands, FMCG, Media & Entertainment, Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences, Retail, Stockbroking, Tech, Digital & E-Commerce.

Archer Resourcing works across the Criminal Justice, Nursing, Substance Misuse, Social Care and Housing verticals. Led by their Ipswich consultants, they recruit for both on site and fully remote jobs. Since 2018, they have supported over 5,000 applicants and establishments. They are corporate members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

QC Legal is an international Legal recruitment specialist founded in 2004. The agency works with large scale partners, and they also have junior to mid-level recruitment teams. The company works across Greater Manchester and the UK. Some positions they recruit for include Banking Lawyer, Corporate Paralegal, Tax Lawyer, Banking and Finance, and more.