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Legal Recruitment specialists, Clayton Legal, have welcomed eight new hires to their team across their offices in Preston and Manchester as they push on with growth plans for 2023.

The latest cohort includes Natasha Roe, Patrick Hackett, Mark Davidson, Sadiyah Raja, Chris Orrell and Josh Nevin who all join the business as Recruitment Consultants, bringing previous experience across professional services, legal, and recruitment sectors.

The new additions will boost the well-established regional teams as they continue to unite hirers in the sector, with jobseekers across all practice areas.

Digital Communications and Content Executive, Omowumi Osundina, has also been recruited to further enhance the marketing department alongside Joel Okoye who joins as a Digital Marketing Apprentice. The appointments of Omowumi and Joel have been made to further enhance the already-established Clayton Legal brand and service offering, as well as drive continuous improvements to the company’s digital channels and client communications.

Lynn Sedgwick, chief executive, said:

“I am absolutely delighted to welcome all seven of our new starters to the Clayton team. Their skills, knowledge and previous experience are already having an impact on our business, and the way we are able to offer a transformational service to Law Firms across the country, as well as legal professionals seeking a new opportunity.

Despite the somewhat uncertain economic backdrop, we are continuing to invest in our business – our people, products and processes – in line with demand for our services and our own ambitious growth plans.

We are committed to being the very best service provider and build on our 25-year heritage in the legal field – and plan to add to our headcount further in the coming months as our search for customer-focused, experienced recruiters continues.”

The increased hiring activity is in addition to the physical growth of the business which opened a second office in Manchester city centre in Autumn last year, with plans to open other branches across the country later this year and beyond.

About Clayton Legal

Clayton Legal has been partnering with law firms across the country since 1999 and during that time has built up an enviable reputation for trust and reliability. We have made over 5,000 placements from partners to legal executives, solicitors to paralegals and legal IT personnel to practice managers.

If you are building your legal team or looking for your next career move, we can help. Call us on 01772 259 121 or email us here.

UK recruitment industry news website Recruitment Buzz is the latest media outlet to cover our market analysis for advertised legal roles in Yorkshire.

This follows articles from publications including Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Business Link, Bdaily, and the Global Recruiter.

To find out what the results mean for legal professionals in Yorkshire and the surrounding areas, please click the links above.

Our latest market analysis for advertised legal roles has been featured in a number of publications including Bdaily, the Global Recruiter and Recruitment International.

It has revealed that vacancies for legal professionals across the North West have risen by 9% month-on-month. To learn more about the results, click the links above.

Our latest market analysis for Manchester and the surrounding areas has been featured by Recruitment International and the Online Recruitment website.

One of the key insights from our survey, which is based on our comprehensive data on advertised roles and candidates registered, is that demand for private practice lawyers has risen by 44% month-on-month.

Our latest market analysis for advertised legal roles in the North East has been covered by a number of a wide range of media outlets including Solicitors Journal, Global Recruiter, HR Director and IFA Magazine.

One of the key findings from our data is that vacancies for private practice lawyers across the North East have risen by 24% month-on-month – this can largely be attributed to a buoyant commercial property market which is fuelling demand for conveyancing professionals.

You can also read the full summary of all of our regions by clicking here.

Our latest market analysis for advertised legal roles in the Midlands has been covered by Recruitment International and Bdaily.

One of the key findings from the analysis is that vacancies for private practice lawyers across the Midlands have risen by 68% month-on-month – with the ‘mini boom’ in the region’s housing market contributing to the demand for residential conveyancing professionals.

You can also read the full summary of all of our regions by clicking here.

Our latest market analysis for advertised legal roles in the North West has been covered by the 29th August edition of the popular regional daily newspaper Lancashire Evening Post and regional business news site Bdaily.

One of the key findings from our analysis is that vacancies for private practice lawyers have increased across the North West by 36% month-on-month.

To read more about the results, including the levels of demand for family and probate solicitors, click here.

Our latest market analysis for advertised legal roles in the South East has been covered by a number of titles including The Global Recruiter, Staffing Industry Analysts and Bdaily.

One of the key findings is that vacancies for private practice lawyers have increased across the region by 36% month-on-month – with the increased cost of living in London being a contributing factor.

To read more about our analysis, including the comments of our managing director, Lynn Sedgwick, click on any of the links above.

Our latest research which focuses on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) within small and medium law firms has been featured by the media across a number of different sectors with Marginalia, the Global Legal Post, Totally Legal, Lawyer Monthly, Recruitment International and the HR Director all covering its results.

Some of the key findings show that firms of both sizes understand the importance of AI, regard it as an opportunity to be embraced and do not feel threatened by its impact on their business models.

Our managing director, Lynn Sedgwick commented, “Within larger law firms, the uptake of AI has been a recurrent theme. This may be due to the perception that larger firms have access to the money to finance its development and use, their appetite to risk is greater and the infrastructure they already have in place allows them to develop their use of AI. As the increased use of AI begins to take shape so the larger firms enjoy being early adopters of new technologies, but as the research shows, small and medium sized firms don’t wish to miss out.”

For more insights from the team visit our website or to receive a copy of our comprehensive research get in touch today.

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Less than a year after the UK decided to leave the European Union, we undertook an in-depth analysis of the employment market for private practice lawyers across the UK to gauge the impact Brexit was having. And our research was featured widely in not only the legal press – including the Global Legal Post and Lawyer Monthly – but also in recruitment publications such as Recruitment International and Global Recruiter. But what did our research reveal? Here’s an overview from our managing director, Lynn Sedgwick:

While our data reveals that vacancy levels across the UK have fallen in all regions year-on-year (13%), it is by no means all doom and gloom. In fact, there are certain specialisms that are bucking this trend and performing exceptionally well. Personal injury lawyers have been increasingly called on in response to the proposed cap on whiplash claims which has resulted in drivers rushing to get their claims through the courts. And the UK’s ageing population has translated into unprecedented demand for wills and probate specialists across the entire country.

Lawyers reticent to move job in current environment
While the fall in advertised positions is, on first glance, a less than optimistic picture, it can be attributed to lawyers being reticent to move roles in an environment of uncertainty. While some lawyers are less committed to a career move the hiring picture as a while remains very healthy. And our conversations with our clients clearly demonstrates this. Many firms are hiring lawyers for newly created positions due to increased workloads instead of replacement hires that are associated with specialists moving between firms. And as Brexit becomes more of a ‘business as usual’ scenario, we’re confident the ‘wait and see’ approach will pass.

For more insights from the team visit our website or to receive a copy of our comprehensive research get in touch today.

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