Candidates

Partners

Over the years we have placed more partners and teams in top law firms than any other recruiter in London.

We are chosen by managing partners across the capital to fulfil what are often very demanding requirements, thanks in no small part to our in-depth knowledge of the key players.

Many of the partners we place have been with us for many years, and they trust us to do more than simply find them jobs. We help guide their careers.

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Associates

We were founded in 1992, so clearly we are in this for the long haul.

In fact, many of the senior partners we place came to us as associates. They have stayed with us for one simple reason; we do so much more than hawk your CV round the marketplace.

Once we have agreed to work with you (we only take on people who we believe we can really help), we look at every aspect of you and your ambitions. We review and shape your CV, and brief you fully on any clients we might send you to.

In short, we want you to be a success as much as you do.

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Newly Qualified

At EJ Legal we have a repution for operating at the very top of the market, but that does not mean we ignore candidates who are newly qualified. Far from it, you are the superstars of the future!

Not only will we help you shape your CV to maximise its impact with prospective employers, we can coach you in successful interview techniques and work with you to help you understand the longer-term shape of your future career.

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Interim

With over 20 years’ experience in the interim legal market, our
private practice team has an outstanding record of success. 

The interim option has a number of advantages for clients and candidates alike, particularly in this ever-changing market.

Interim staff are useful for several reasons:

• To cover maternity, holiday or sickness leave;

• Headcount restrictions on the permanent side;

• To assist with projects – e.g. regulatory, due diligence etc;

• Covering workflow – it can often take at least four months to hire someone permanent due to notice periods;

• Coping with increased workflow without committing permanently; or  

• Trying someone before committing to a permanent hire.

Clients often require someone to start within a few days or weeks.  We’re used to sourcing candidates within hours, whilst also managing the interview process.

We handle all administration, including payroll and referencing to make the process as efficient and cost-effective to our clients. This includes pre and post reference screening and managing holiday pay, national insurance and tax whether that be via PAYE or a limited company.

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Paralegals/Doc Review

Our consultants have over 15 years’ paralegal and doc review recruitment experience between them and have built up a network of loyal clients, ranging from top UK firms, US firms, specialist boutiques and in-house organisations.

The team work with a real mixture of candidates, including LLB/GDL graduates, future trainees and career paralegals looking for their next move. We work on temp, interim & permanent roles and cover many practice areas. Our busiest area tends to be litigation, where clients need paralegals at very short notice.

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International

The global market is increasingly important to many of our clients and, as they focus significant energy on international growth, they look to us for our international experience and expertise.

Our international practice offers the same high quality services to our London clients in key international markets.

We have expertise across the Middle East and Continental Europe. Our work ranges from high-profile office openings, mergers & acquisitions and practice launches, to strategic partner moves.

Our London work and established contact network means that we are extremely well placed to liaise with key decision makers in every instruction we receive.

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Compliance & Risk

From the start of your compliance career to managing teams and leading functions, we are with you every step of your journey.

At EJ we have always prided ourselves on helping our candidates achieve their career aspirations. Whether you’re a Compliance Analyst or Head of Risk, we’ll explain what different roles can offer you, what skills are in demand and how to take your career to the next level.

With regulation, risk, and compliance an increasing focus for law firms, our compliance recruitment team work on both permanent and contract roles at all levels from Compliance Assistants through to Head of Compliance positions.

As compliance and risk play an increasingly important role in the legal market, we work closely with our colleagues in our specialist legal recruitment teams to ensure we offer a truly comprehensive service to our clients and candidates. We are committed to developing strong, long-term relationships which is reflected in the way that we work, with the majority of our business coming through repeat instructions and referrals. This means that we can fully advise you on the market in a consultative and timely way and deliver the best service possible to you.

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Financial Services

We are specialists in recruiting for the financial services sector and have been doing so since 2002.

We have excellent and long established relationships at head of HR, head of legal and at general counsel level across the financial services sector, including global investment banks, retail banks, fund and asset management firms, hedge funds, private equity and clearing houses, exchanges, insurance houses and brokers.

We aim to offer the widest choice possible to those seeking a junior or senior legal role in financial services in London or internationally.

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Commerce & Industry

Our Commerce & Industry client base spans a broad range of sectors. We work with a comprehensive range of organisations and businesses from small start ups through to large multinational corporations.

Sectors we have a presence in include:

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Paralegal and Non-Qualified

The paralegal and contract manager market has become significantly busier over the years due to the impact that it is has on efficiency and costs. Some of our clients employ paralegals to undertake more of the routine and administrative work so as to free up the lawyers’ time so that they can focus on more of the complex matters and relationship aspects. Over the past few years, we have also noticed a number of start-up and small legal teams employing paralegals to support a sole counsel or team of mid-level/senior lawyers to almost mirror the work that a junior lawyer would generally be expected to cover. This is usually achieved by recruiting a paralegal with a little experience who can be trained up or at least two years’ solid paralegal experience with the ability to grasp things quickly and a positive attitude. This can prove to be extremely cost effective given that the salary of a paralegal can generally be between £22K to £50K depending on their level of experience. 

We appreciate that our clients’ needs and budget are going to vary.  The pool of candidates that we work with is wide ranging and consists of the following:

• Overseas-qualified lawyers with no UK experience may also benefit from gaining paralegal experience to assist in entering into the qualified market through developing some experience more relevant to the UK market; 

• LPC and law graduates who wish to broaden their skill-set and start earning; or

• Newly qualified lawyers who would like to continue building on their experience whilst they explore qualified opportunities. 

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Interim

​With over 20 years’ experience in the interim legal market, our
in-house team has an outstanding record in placing lawyers, paralegals and derivative trading documentation negotiators. 

The interim option has a number of advantages for clients and candidates alike, particularly in this ever-changing market.

Interim staff are useful for several reasons:

• To cover maternity, holiday or sickness leave;

• Headcount restrictions on the permanent side;

• To assist with projects – e.g. regulatory, due diligence etc;

• Covering workflow – it can often take at least four months to hire someone permanent due to notice periods;

• Coping with increased workflow without committing permanently; or  

• Trying someone before committing to a permanent hire.

Clients often require someone to start within a few days or weeks.  We’re used to sourcing candidates within hours, whilst also managing the interview process.

We handle all administration, including payroll and referencing to make the process as efficient and cost-effective to our clients. This includes pre and post reference screening and managing holiday pay, national insurance and tax whether that be via PAYE or a limited company.

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ISDA Negotiators

With the derivative trading documentation market being very specialised and there being a limited pool of candidates with this skill set in the market, working with specialist recruiters in this field is valuable.   Our consultants at EJ Legal have over 20 years' experience recruiting ISDA, GMRA, GMSLA and commodity negotiators into a range of institutions including investment banks, small European banks, asset managers and commodity houses. Our consultants' strong reputation in this market, built up through a combination of networking and referrals over the years', has been invaluable to clients when recruiting and in providing them with a detailed insight into the market.

Since 2007 the derivative trading documentation market has undergone a number of changes, in particular on the regulatory side which have required banks to often recruit teams of specialists to work on projects relating to these regulatory requirements. With over 20 years' experience both in interim and derivative trading documentation recruitment, our consultants have been able to provide a complete specialist service which is unique in the legal recruitment market.

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Company Secretarial

​Our company secretarial recruitment team works on both permanent and contract roles from company secretary assistant through to Group Company Secretary across a wide range of clients from FTSE companies to private companies and law firms.  Given the close correlation between legal and company secretarial functions we work closely with our colleagues in the legal recruitment teams to be in the best position to advise you on the next step in your career whether that is a company secretarial role or joint legal and company secretary role.

We understand the importance of working with candidates in a consultative manner which has led to many instances of candidates becoming clients over the years.  It is the success of our long term relationships coupled with our consultative approach which we feel sets us apart and has led to many candidates being referred to us.     

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Compliance & Risk

From the start of your compliance career to managing teams and leading functions, we are with you every step of your journey.

At EJ we have always prided ourselves on helping our candidates achieve their career aspirations. Whether you’re a Compliance Analyst or Head of Risk, we’ll explain what different roles can offer you, what skills are in demand and how to take your career to the next level.

We have long standing relationships with a wide range of clients across the financial services and commerce and industry sectors, from private companies to FTSE and multinational corporations. Our compliance recruitment team work on both permanent and contract roles at all levels from Compliance Assistants through to Head of Compliance positions.

As compliance and risk play an increasingly important role in the legal market, we work closely with our colleagues in our specialist legal recruitment teams to ensure we offer a truly comprehensive service to our clients and candidates. We are committed to developing strong, long-term relationships which is reflected in the way that we work, with the majority of our business coming through repeat instructions and referrals. This means that we can fully advise you on the market in a consultative and timely way and deliver the best service possible to you.

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