Hourly Rates of Pay for Interim Lawyers, November 2025

Interim Lawyers – Hourly Rates of Pay for Locum Solicitors and Legal Executives November 2025

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

• Civil Litigation – £50-£70 per hour
• COLP/COFA roles (temporary) – £50-£150 per hour/monthly retainer of £2-3k
• Commercial Contract – £35-£75 per hour
• Commercial Litigation – £55-£125 per hour
• Company Commercial – £60-£120 per hour
• Construction (non-contentious) £80-£110, (contentious) £60-90 per hour
• Conveyancing – £45-£55 per hour
• Commercial Property – £45-£65 per hour
• Employment Solicitors – £50-65 per hour
• Family Solicitors (Legal Aid) – £40 per hour
• Family Solicitors (Private) – £45-£55 per hour
• Family (Child Care LA) – £40-£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-£110 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-£75 per hour
• Wills & Probate – £40-£60 per hour
• Locum Legal Cashiers – £25-£35 per hour
• Locum Paralegals – all areas – £20-£30 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 locum solicitors billing firms directly on a weekly basis. These are the ranges we have seen at www.interimlawyers.co.uk over the last 30 days from locum assignments posted with us, rates indicated by locums and rates agreed on new assignments started. For expert guidance on locum work please email Emma Ireland at emma.ireland@ten-percent.co.uk