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 Lancashire are looking for a landlord & tenant locum to assist for a period of approximately 3-6 months. This is to help out with an increased workload and the role would predominantly be handling possession claims (accelerated, PCOL or paper-based standard possession claims) with some notice preparation and checking of junior […]
- A law firm in South West London are looking for a property locum with at least 5 years' PQE to help out starting as soon as you are able for a period of several months. You will play a key role in managing a wide range of property matters and ensuring seamless execution of transactions. […]
- A law firm in Essex are looking for a commercial property locum to help out from 23rd July to 7th August 2026 inclusive. You should be capable of handling a range of work including commercial conveyancing, leases, financing and development agreements. This is a full-time role with office hours of 9am to 5pm and […]
- A law firm in Milton Keynes are looking for an employment locum to help out starting immediately for a period of around 2 months. You will need to be able to manage a caseload without supervision and be experienced in both contentious and non-contentious work. You will ideally be available on a full-time basis […]
- Medium sized Legal 500 London Solicitors Firm are looking for a Corporate Commercial Solicitor to join their team for a period of up to 12 months to cover maternity leave. Work would involve running M&A deals and supervising a junior solicitor. Working in a small corporate team. Start date is July 2026, flexible working […]
- A law firm in Cheshire are looking for a residential conveyancing locum to help out starting as soon as you are able for a period of approximately 6 months and possibly until the end of the year. You will need to be confident handling the full range of conveyancing transactions including leasehold, new builds, shared […]
- A new assignment in today for a very well established family manufacturing & media group of companies with offices around the world (Europe and the US) but specifically based in the Hampshire area in the UK. Looking for a commercial litigation lawyer (solicitor or barrister) to join and work within the group on an […]
- *Please note the firm is looking for a locum/consultant solicitor for this role until they manage to find a permanent candidate. So likely to be for a minimum of 3 months.* A specialist corporate and commercial firm is looking for a litigation solicitor to work out of their office located a 5 minute walk […]
- *Please note the firm is looking for a locum/consultant solicitor for this role until they manage to find a permanent candidate. So likely to be for a minimum of 3 months.* A well-respected Central London firm is looking for an employment lawyer to work out of their office located a 5 minute walk from […]
- A law firm in Somerset are looking for a residential conveyancing locum to help out starting from 1st June 2026 until they recruit permanently for the role. You will ideally be available for at least 4 days per week for the duration of the placement and while some limited hybrid working may be available, […]
- A law firm in Central London are looking for a conveyancing locum to help out on an ad hoc basis starting as soon as you are able. The firm currently have the following they need assistance with: – A purchase of commercial/residential property (no mortgage involved), and – A number of probate sales (with no mortgage […]
- A law firm in Central London are looking for a private client locum to help out starting from the beginning of May 2026 for a period of around 3 months. You will be assisting the partner and supervising junior members of staff on a caseload involving disputes around private client issues including COP, wills, probate, […]
- A well established, multi-office firm is looking for a property solicitor to work fully remotely from home as preferred. The successful applicant will be working in the firm's 20 strong property department and should be able to manage a caseload of commercial conveyancing. It is essential that applicants have significant experience of working from […]
- A Central London law firm are looking for a locum legal cashier to assist on an ongoing part-time basis. You will mainly be handling credit control work following up on outstanding debts and this is likely to be for around 5-10 hours per week. The role is entirely remote but flexibility is required in […]
- A Central London law firm are looking for an immigration locum to assist on an ongoing ad hoc basis. The role is entirely remote but flexibility is required in terms of when you are able to work. You will need to be capable of handling a wide range of matters largely via telecoms.
- A law firm in Leicestershire are looking for a wills & probate locum to help out starting as soon as you are able for approximately 3 months. This will be for 2 days per week and you will be handling trusts and estates work. The files are paper-based so you will need to be based […]
- A multi-office law firm are looking for residential conveyancing locum cover in East Sussex. This will be for the following dates: 18-22nd May 2026 1-9th October (7 working days) This will be full-time hours and you will need to attend the firm's offices for both sets of dates as remote/hybrid working is not […]
- A law firm in Central London are looking for a senior clinical negligence solicitor to help out on a locum basis from the beginning of April until the end of June 2026. For this role, you will need to have a strong background in claimant clinical negligence work and be capable of managing a complex […]
- A law firm in West Yorkshire are looking for a residential conveyancing locum to help out starting as soon as you are able for the next 4 weeks. This will be on a full-time basis and while some hybrid working may be available, you will need to be based at the firm's offices the majority […]
- A law firm in London are looking for a private client locum to help out starting as soon as you are able for a period of around 6 months. This is to take over the caseload of a partner who is leaving the firm. Either full or part-time hours will be considered – however, […]
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