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 law firm in North London are looking for a wills & probate locum to provide maternity leave cover for at least 6 months starting from early November 2026. You will need to be a qualified solicitor with a minimum of 3 years' PQE for this one. The role will be for at least […]
- A law firm in Middlesex are looking for a commercial property locum to help out starting as soon as you are able for a period of at least 4 weeks. Either full or part-time hours will be considered – however, you will need to attend the firm's offices for the duration of the placement as […]
- A law firm in Warwickshire are looking for a residential conveyancing locum to help out starting from mid-October for a period of around 6 weeks. This is a full-time role and either office-based or hybrid working would be preferred.
- Firm with offices across South West Wales is looking for a Duty Solicitor to work on a consultancy basis. They need someone to start ASAP and the assignment will last for a minimum of 3 months. The successful candidate will need to cover the Cardigan, Pembroke Dock and Aberystwyth areas, so own transport […]
- A law firm in Nottingham are looking for a locum conveyancing solicitor to help them set up a new conveyancing department within the firm. You will need to have extensive experience of all aspects of residential conveyancing and be able to help guide the firm through the process of setting the department up – prior […]
- A well-established firm with offices in Wales and the West Midlands is looking for a lawyer to work in the private client department at their Abergavenny and Ebbw Vale offices. The firm is happy to offer hybrid working for this role. The firm is ideally looking for a solicitor or legal executive with a […]
- A data service firm in Central London are looking for a data protection locum to help out starting as soon as you are able for a period of around 3 months. This is a part-time role of 2 days per week and you will be supporting the existing data protection team to review data protection […]
- A law firm in Devon are looking for an employment locum to help out for a period of around 3-6 months and possibly longer. This is a part-time role of 3-4 days per week and you will need experience of advising schools and academy trusts for this one. While hybrid working would be ideal, […]
- A law firm in Dorset are looking for a conveyancing locum to help out starting as soon as possible for a period of around 3 months. This is a full-time role and either office-based or remote working is fine.
- A law firm in Wales are looking for a family locum to assist starting as soon as you are able for a period of around 3 months. The caseload you will be handling is privately funded and ideally the firm are looking for someone on a full-time basis. Remote working is available for this […]
- A law firm in Central London are looking for a locum conveyancing solicitor to help out with maternity cover starting as soon as you are able for a period of approximately 6 months. Role overview: ·Position: Locum Conveyancing Solicitor ·Duration: 6 months (maternity leave cover) ·Start date: Immediately Key requirements: ·Qualified […]
- A law firm in West London are looking for a residential conveyancing locum to provide holiday cover from 19th to 30th October 2026 inclusive. Secretarial support is available and office hours are 9.30am to 5.30pm. You will need to be based at the firm's offices as remote/hybrid working is not available for this one.
- A multi-office law firm are looking for a locum to help out with regulatory work starting as soon as you are able. This is to support a specific matter and you will need experience of syndications. Ideally, you will be available on a full-time basis for as long as required. The role is based […]
- A law firm in North Wales are looking for a personal injury locum to assist starting from October 2026 for a period of around 4-6 months. This is a part-time role of 2-3 days per week and you will be winding up an existing caseload for as long as it takes for the files to […]
- A law firm in South Wales are looking for a residential conveyancing locum to provide maternity leave cover starting from January 2027. This will be a full-time role of 5 days per week and while some limited hybrid working may be available, you will need to attend the firm's offices at least 4 days each […]
- A law firm in South Wales are looking for a locum family solicitor with a minimum of 3 years' PQE to provide cover while they recruit permanently starting from the end of September 2026. You will be handling a broad range of family law matters for this one and while it will be principally privately […]
- A law firm based in Central London are looking for a commercial property locum to help out starting as soon as you are able for a period of around 2 months. This is a part-time role of 3 days per week – Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. You will need to be able to attend […]
- A law firm in Central London are looking for a locum solicitor to carry out banking law work on an ongoing basis. This would particularly suit someone with a banking sector background who can handle all aspects of banking law in general – experience of FCA/PIA regulatory advice would be a distinct advantage. Ideally, […]
- A law firm in Surrey are looking for a private client locum to assist from 16th November to 11th December 2026 inclusive. You will be handling a private client caseload to include probate, wills and LPAs and you will need to be self-sufficient and able to bill. This is a part-time placement of 3 […]
- Corporate commercial locum (with more emphasis on the commercial side) sought for small niche practice based in West London. Looking for a corporate commercial solicitor to join them for an initial 1 or 2 days per week and then potentially 3-5 days per week from October through to January. Will require attendance at their offices […]
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