What Areas of Law are in Demand for Locums?

Areas of law in demand are fairly straightforward. It is almost always the case that solicitors firms recruit Conveyancers to cover for annual leave, sick leave and maternity leave.

Litigators can be covered for, or so the argument goes. After all, if you get in a mess with a litigation file it is easy just to palm it off onto Counsel and let them deal with it.

Residential Conveyancing requires careful management. Anything less than this can result in professional negligence claims. As a result, it has always been the case, and probably always will be, that residential conveyancing locums are the most in-demand.

If you wanted to become a professional locum and work 9 months in every 12, residential conveyancing with the ability to do some light commercial conveyancing would be the place to be.

Areas to avoid, which tend to go up and down like a yo-yo, are litigation and corporate commercial. Family law has been a graveyard for some years since the demise of legal aid and a load of redundant family solicitors. Crime has never really existed as a solid area for locums and litigation tends to be too sporadic.

At Interim Lawyers, we are always delighted to hear from residential and commercial conveyancing locums looking for additional work or even just starting out as locum lawyers.

Email us your CV to jobs@interimlawyers.co.uk