March 2020 Locum Solicitor Hourly Rates Guide

This is the Interim Lawyers guide to Locum Solicitor and ILEX hourly rates. We update it monthly and have been providing this information for almost 10 years.

Child Care – £35-45 per hour (very difficult to source locums).
Civil Litigation – £28-35 per hour.
Commercial Contract – £35-75 per hour
Commercial Litigation – £35-75 per hour.
Company Commercial – £45-85 per hour.
Construction (non-contentious) £60-75, (contentious) £45-60 per hour
Conveyancing – £30-37 per hour.
Commercial Property – £35-55 per hour
Employment Solicitors – £30-50 per hour.
Family Solicitors – £30-35 per hour+.
In House Counsel: 0-3 years PQE – £25-40 per hour,
In House Counsel: 3+ years PQE – £45-105 per hour
In House Interim Advisors (SME) – £55-65 per hour
Insolvency – £30-60 per hour.
IP – £50-85 per hour
Local authority rates: variable.
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence – 3+ years PQE – £25-£40 per hour.
Professional Negligence – £45-55 per hour
Wills & Probate – £35-50 per hour, going up to £55 per hour. Average currently around £40-45. More private client locums available this year.

NB all rates exclude agency fees. The rates are for self-employed locums billing firms directly on a weekly basis. These are estimates only based on our ongoing involvement in the locum market.