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

August 2024 Locum Hourly Rates for Solicitors and Legal Executives from Interim Lawyers Locum Recruitment, specialists for solicitors and legal executives across the UK.

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 – £45-£60 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 – £40-£50 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.