Legal Recruitment

Reed has been supporting businesses to find talented legal professionals for over 60 years.

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We know legal recruitment

Our specialist legal recruiters use their local knowledge of the market to find you the top legal professionals for your business.

Our highly experienced legal consultants recruit for all legal roles, from paralegals and trainee solicitors through to heads of legal and partners within private practices, public sector organisations, and in-house legal departments.

Finding the best legal professionals can be a challenge as many are not actively looking for a new position, so it often requires the use of headhunting techniques. Our executive search function includes access to executive advertising and headhunting tools, meaning we can penetrate the passive market to find you the top talent to help your team and business grow.

Reed’s specialist recruiters use their local knowledge of the market and their extensive candidate portfolios to find you the legal professionals you need to meet your requirements. We take a tailored and personalised approach to all our services and adapt our search to meet your exact requirements.

In addition, we provide all our clients with recruitment advice throughout the journey, from preparation of job descriptions, advertising, diversity and inclusion consulting, salary benchmarking, package negotiation, and onboarding advice.

And understand your pain points...

  • Reaching the right candidates

    • With access to a large resume database, we are best placed to find the legal expertise you need.

    • Alongside our extensive database of candidates, our legal recruitment specialists have access to a network of passive candidates – locally and nationally – so we’re able to find you your next valued legal professional to help your business thrive.

  • Making sure candidates are suited to your firm

    • We take the time to understand your business, the role requirements, and your preferences. This allows us to thoroughly pre-screen all candidates before we present you with the most suitable.

  • Cost saving

    • Each time your direct hiring process is extended or doesn’t work out, your costs increase. By working with us we can save you money in the long run.

    • We offer a variety of service options to suit all requirements, from staged payments to help manage your cash flow to industry-leading guarantees to give you that added peace of mind.

  • Retaining employees

    • We register each candidate face-to-face, either in the flesh or remotely, which allows our expert Legal recruitment consultants to assess their individual motivations for applying for the position within your firm. Not only does this help us make a sound judgment on a professional’s knowledge and experience, but it allows our specialists to ensure a perfect match with your firm culture. Our market-leading guarantees have also been designed to offer you peace of mind.

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Start a conversation with one of our specialist legal recruiters

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Parenting Out Loud: improving support for working fathers
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Parenting Out Loud: improving support for working fathers

​​The idea of ‘Parenting Out Loud’ is that dads can be loud and proud, open and transparent, about their caring responsibilities at work.

The campaign launched in April, and you may have seen their takeover of the London Underground, with posters across Euston, Victoria and Waterloo stations.

‘Parenting Out Loud’ involves men:

  • Requesting flexible working for childcare reasons

  • Being ‘loud and proud’ about taking parental leave

  • Coming back from parental leave, blogging about it and telling colleagues how good it was and what they learnt

  • Using their out-of-office to talk about childcare responsibilities

  • Being honest with line managers when they need to work from home to look after their sick children

During the General Election campaign, now-Prime Minister Keir Starmer was criticised by the Conservative Party for asserting his intention to finish working on Fridays at 6pm, because it’s reserved for family time.

A while before that, Piers Morgan criticised Daniel Craig for wearing a papoose – questioning his masculinity.

Elliott Rae works with organisations, through keynotes, workshops, and consultancy, to help them support working dads.

According to Elliott, during the pandemic lockdowns, one positive thing that happened was men got to spend more time with their children than ever before, due to having to work from home. Many men found this to be a profoundly positive experience, improving their relationships with their children and making them happier and mentally healthier as a result.

Read the full interview with Elliott Rae, Author, Speaker, and Founder of ‘Parenting Out Loud’:

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