Ten Percent Legal Recruitment

Corporate Commercial Locum Solicitor (JO10073)

Overview

Reference
JO10073

Salary
£55 - £70/hour + estimated, negotiable

Job Location
- United Kingdom -- England -- Greater London -- Central London

Job Type
Contract

Posted
05 May 2026


Medium sized Legal 500 London Solicitors Firm are looking for a Corporate Commercial Solicitor to join their team for a period of up to 12 months to cover maternity leave. Work would involve running M&A deals and supervising a junior solicitor. Working in a small corporate team.
 
Start date is July 2026, flexible working possible (full time or part time and flexible hours), hybrid working arrangements possible, but the firm will expect you to be based in their offices in London (couple of locations available including central) for some of the week.
 
Hourly rate needed when applying - please note that this is a maternity leave cover and not consultancy work. We can provide guidance on a competitive hourly rate so let us know if you would like a confidential discussion about the role or a rate.


Contact information

Jonathan Fagan

Jonathan Fagan LLM FIRP is Managing Director of Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment. He has been recruiting solicitors and legal support staff for law firms and in house legal departments for over 17 years and handles roles from junior fee earners through to partners and law firm sales/purchases. A non-practising solicitor on the Roll since 2000, he is also the author of a number of legal career books, which are available at www.legalcareercoaching.co.uk. You can contact Jonathan at cv@ten-percent.co.uk