Hourly Rates of Pay for Locum Solicitors and Legal Executives October 2024

Locum solicitor and lawyer hourly rates for October 2024. These are the rates we have seen over the last 30 days from our candidates, client law firms, in house legal departments and via our consultants. Figures provided by Ten Percent Legal Recruitment and Interim Lawyers.

NB: Remote Working Role rates are about 10% lower.

•              Civil Litigation – £45-£55 per hour

•              Commercial Contract – £35-£75 per hour

•              Commercial Litigation – £50-£125 per hour

•              Company Commercial – £50-£90 per hour

•              Construction (non-contentious) £60-£75, (contentious) £45-£60 per hour

•              Conveyancing – £30-£45 per hour

•              Commercial Property – £40-£55 per hour

•              Employment Solicitors – £50-60 per hour

•              Family Solicitors (Legal Aid) – £35 per hour

•              Family Solicitors (Private) – £45-£50 per hour

•              Family (Child Care LA) – £35-£45 per hour

•              Immigration Lawyers – £30-£55 per hour

•              In House Counsel: 0-3 years PQE – £35-£50 per hour

•              In House Counsel: 3+ years PQE – £50-£95 per hour

•              In House Interim Lawyers (SMEs) – £60-£85 per hour

•              Insolvency – £50-£55 per hour IP – £55-80 per hour

•              Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence – 3+ years PQE – £40-£50 per hour

•              Professional Negligence – £45-£55 per hour

•              Property Litigation – £45-£60 per hour

•              Wills & Probate – £40-£55 per hour        •             

We have an online calculator to convert hourly rates to salary equivalents – click here. NB all rates exclude agency fees. The rates are for self-employed locums billing firms directly on a weekly basis. These are the ranges we have seen over the last 30 days from assignments.