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 boutique London law firm specialising in immigration are looking for a locum to act as COLP for a period of around 12-14 months starting from January 2027. You will need to be a solicitor, barrister or CILEx Fellow with the relevant practice rights for this one and prior experience in a COLP role is […]
- A law firm in North London are looking for a private client locum to help out for a period of approximately 6 months starting from the end of August/beginning of September 2026. This is to work through a backlog and will be full-time hours. Some very limited hybrid working is available but likely to […]
- A law firm in Powys are looking for a locum to help out with general civil litigation for a period of around 3-6 months. This is to provide cover while the firm recruit permanently and either full or part-time hours will be considered. While some limited hybrid working may be available, you will need […]
- A law firm in Oxfordshire are looking for a senior commercial property associate to help out starting as soon as you are able. You will need to be confident managing matters independently with minimal supervision and be capable of taking over live transactions from the outset. The firm are looking for someone who can quickly […]
- A property specialist firm in Devon are looking for a residential conveyancing locum to help out in-house for a period of 3 months starting from September 2026. This will be a full-time role and while hybrid working is available you will need to attend the firm's offices at least 3-4 days per week.
- A new vacancy (Ref JO1061) has arisen with a medium sized commercial solicitors' firm based in London EC2R near Moorgate tube station. They are looking for a commercial property locum lawyer to join them and assist with a caseload for up to 3 months. Part time work – Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (c21 hours […]
- Family Law Solicitor sought by Merseyside law firm, panel accredited. Required to meet Legal Aid supervisory standards. Current membership of The Law Society's Family Law Accreditation OR The Law Society's Family Law Advanced Accreditation OR Current membership of The Law Society's Children Law Accreditation OR Current Part 1 (core assignment) of the Resolution Specialist Accreditation […]
- A very well-established Wiltshire firm is looking for a solicitor to work to a fully remote basis in their Leasehold team. The firm would like to speak to solicitors who have a minimum of 3 years' PQE in leasehold extensions and enfranchisement work. They do not want someone who has done 'bits and […]
- Solicitors firm based in London W4 (7 minute walk from tube station) looking for a residential and commercial conveyancing locum lawyer, or a part time solely commercial property lawyer. Commercial element is essential. The role is office-based, although some remote working may be possible. Firm looking to make a permanent appointment, so locum arrangement will […]
- A new locum vacancy has arisen with a solicitors' firm in the West Midlands. They are in need of a residential conveyancing lawyer to assist with a caseload, starting as soon as possible and running for around 3-6 months whilst they recruit permanently. There are 2 fee earners at the practice, and a locum was […]
- A law firm in Suffolk are looking for a locum or locums to help out starting as soon as you are able. This is likely to be for a period of approximately 6 months although this is subject to review depending on the firms requirements. The current caseload comprises around 50 live files including: […]
- A law firm in Middlesex are looking for a residential conveyancing locum to help out with the following dates: 22-29 July 2026 24-28 August 2026 1-4 September 2026 Ideally full-time hours and you will need to be office-based as remote/hybrid working is not available – this is a paper-based firm.
- A law firm in Glasgow are looking for a Scots-law qualified conveyancing solicitor to help out for a period of 3 weeks starting from 3rd August 2026. This is a full-time role and you will need to be based at the firm's offices as hybrid/remote working is not available.
- A law firm based in the City of London are looking for a locum conveyancing paralegal to help out starting as soon as you are able on a part-time ongoing basis. You will need experience of onboarding and post-completion work for this role. Experience of Actionsteps software would be a distinct advantage. The work […]
- A law firm based in the City of London are looking for a commercial property locum to help out starting as soon as you are able on a part-time ongoing basis. You will need experience of retail, sole and mixed-use properties and be capable of working without supervision or secretarial support. The work levels […]
- A law firm in Cheshire are looking for a locum Crime Supervisor to help out starting as soon as you are able for a period of at least 3-6 months. You will be supporting the department setup, supervision, legal aid compliance, file reviews and preparation for the October 2026 crime rota. You will need […]
- A leading London-based law firm are looking for a locum disclosure paralegal to assist starting as soon as you are able until the middle of August 2026. You will be carrying out a disclosure/document review exercise on two separate matters so previous disclosure experience is required. The deadline for the review exercise is 14th […]
- A law firm in Cheshire are looking for a private client locum to help out starting as soon as you are able on an ad hoc basis. This is to wind up the small caseload of a fee earner who has left the company and should only be for a few hours per week. The […]
- A law firm in Lancashire are looking for a private client locum to help out starting as soon as you are able for a period of at least 12 months and possibly longer. This is a part-time role of 3-4 days per week and you will need to be able to handle wills, probate, and […]
- A law firm in London are looking for a residential conveyancing locum to provide ad hoc assistance on a fee share basis. They are looking for an ongoing arrangement and while the amount of work will fluctuate, it is estimated to be around 10 hours per week on average. The work can be carried […]
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