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The legal job market has changed significantly in the last two years. Social media and our connected world mean that both law firms and the legal talent they seek to attract, want and expect more. A positive customer experience in today’s legal recruitment landscape is critical.
Time pressed leaders and busy legal professional’s want the advice, support and exceptional service of specialist legal recruiters, and this is where Clayton Legal excel.
Clayton Legal have been recruiting on behalf of Law firms across the UK since 1999 placing upwards of 5000 Partners, Solicitors, Paralegals and support staff into exciting new careers.
Our 20-year record of success has enabled us to develop trusted relationships with many of the UKs law firms including; the Legal 500, Top 200 and smaller and independent regional law firms. We work in partnership with all our customers to deliver on both career expectations and business drivers.
We recruit at all levels within a law firm and in-house legal departments including; Partners, Solicitors, Paralegal, and legal support staff and in house a range of senior and more junior General Counsel roles.
Our regional teams ensure that firms are guaranteed local and regional focus whilst having access to a national talent pool of opportunities. Our teams are focused in:-
The North West
Yorkshire/Humberside and Scotland
The West and East Midlands
London and the Home Counties
The South West
We specialise in all areas of private client and commercial law from Partner level, Associate, Solicitor and Unqualified fee earners to Para legal in addition to specialist skills within a Legal Practice including:
Property Law Residential, Commercial and Real Estate
Litigation, Civil and commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Company /Commercial
Employment Law
Personal Injury Including all areas of Negligence.
Private client including Family law, will trust, Probate
Compliance and Regulatory Law
Banking
Cost Lawyers
Practice Management /Legal Cashiers
Legal Secretarial
Marketing
Human resources
Legal IT
Our 20-year experience and record of success means we are able to give you access to the latest Legal vacancies within your specific sector and specialism we also give you access to:
Expert career advice guiding you through every step of the journey to secure your next career move including expert advice on salary, interview capability, offer management through our regular contact
Up to date salary and market information in your sector
Regular market information including salary data and reports
Assistance with offer management
Access to a range of resources to assist in your next legal career move
Access to our mobile app (Download Clayton Legal)
If you want to take your legal career to the next level partner with the team here at Clayton Legal, your trusted legal recruitment expert, with a 20-year success record in the legal recruitment market.
A Lexcel accredited firm located in Central London area are seeking Trainee Private Client Solicitor or Newly Qualified Solicitor to join their firm on a permanent basis. The successful Private Client Solicitor will handle their own caseload focusing on various aspects including complex will drafting, Lasting powers of attorney, probate, tax, trusts and court of protection. You will also have ...
A small dynamic forward-thinking firm is currently expanding and is looking for a Family Solicitor (Private) to join their expanding Family department, the firm is ideally looking for part time. The Role: The successful Family Solicitor shall be able to manage a caseload of financial ancillary relief files as well as Divorce and Children Act matters, whilst also developing business in the area...
Clayton Legal are proud to be recruiting for an NQ Property Solicitor for an innovative national law firm who are highly regarded experts in this field for their office in Chester. This firm works with HNW individuals, historic estates and entrepreneurs. This role involves handling a mix of transactional and advisory work. The practice deals with all property requirements for landed estates (i...
RTA Litigator Our client, a well established law firm with offices throughout Manchester and Cheshire are seeking to appoint an experienced RTA Litigator to join their expanding Personal Injury department. The role will involve handling your own caseload of Litigated RTA matters from Instruction to Settlement. You will possess at least 2 years experience handling a Litigated caseload and be co...
Housing Disrepair Fee Earner Macclesfield Our client, a well established legal firm with offices throughout Manchester and Cheshire are seeking to appoint a Housing Disrepair Fee Earner. The role will involve handling your own caseload of Litigated & Non-Litigated Housing Disrepair matters from Instruction to Settlement and carrying out non-fee earning duties to help the business develop s...
Employment Solicitor 2-5 years PQE Sale Are you an Employment Solicitor or qualified by experience and looking for a new role? I am recruiting for an Employment Solicitor / Lawyer to join a fantastic Employment Department in Sale. You will ideally possess extensive experience of employment across the board, the ideal candidate will be a motivated, hardworking and professional Employment Solici...
Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity in Private Family Law? A legal 500 successful law firm East of Birmingham is looking for a Family Solicitor / Legal Executive to join their private family law team. The Role: The successful Family Solicitor / Legal Executive will be able to run a case load, be proactive and be able to develop business. The work will predominantly consist of priva...
A legal 500 law firm is looking for a Head of Litigation to lead the litigation team as the current individual in post is retiring at their office located East of Birmingham. Duties & Responsibilities: The successful Head of Litigation will have the ability to deal with both Contentious and Non- Contentious cases. The caseload will be varied but will include some of the areas listed below;...
Are you actively seeking a new Planning Partner opportunity with a firm with a flexible attitude to working and a no red tape approach to getting things done? A national top 100 law firm is looking for a Planning Partner for their office in Birmingham. The Role: The successful Planning Partner will be running their own caseload negotiating planning or highways works agreements, guidance over t...
A legal 500 Law Firm just out the centre of Manchester has an opportunity for a Legal Cashier to join. This role will ensure the firms financial transactions are correct from an internal perspective and with the Solicitors Accounts Rules. You will be working in a friendly team assisting with all cashier duties This includes but not exclusive to: * Sales, purchase, credit control and bank recon...
The Firm: A Legal 500 law firm based in Central London are looking to recruit a Corporate Lawyer for their London office. The firm specialises in Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Dispute Resolution, Banking & Finance and many other practice areas. The Role: The role will be mainstream Corporate, and your responsibilities will include dealing with a variety of corporate transactions inclu...
Legal Polish Translator | Liverpool City Centre One of our leading clients based in Liverpool city centre are now recruiting for a Polish Translator to join their firm in the pre-litigation department. The main responsibilities and duties for this role will be translating Polish to English over the phone to clients and dealing with legal documents, taking claims / witness statements and passin...
I am currently working with a global Legal 500 firm, that are looking to recruit for a vastly experienced Associate Solicitor to join their growing Health Litigation Department at their Liverpool office. The main duties for this role include but are not limited to: Running a fully litigated caseload of Clinical Negligence claims working within the Medical Protection Society team. You will also...
My client, a large North West based law firm with offices throughout the UK are seeking to appoint a Residential Conveyancing Assistant or Paralegal to join their office based in the Prestwich region. The role is for a Residential Conveyancing Assistant or Paralegal who will be needed to assist a fee earner within Residential Conveyancing on files from start to completion and work on some file...
Construction Solicitor Liverpool I have an exciting opportunity to join a fantastic construction and engineering team. The team has been growing year-on-year and is one of largest construction and engineering teams in the North West, dealing exclusively with construction and engineering law matters, construction and engineering sector clients and clients procuring construction and engineering ...
