About Us

Clayton Legal are leading recruitment specialists with over two decades of sector experience- matching legal professionals at all levels to the very best opportunities in the market.

With long-established, and trusted relationships across a client base that includes Legal 500, Top 200, Regional and Boutique law firms, our team are passionate about driving service excellence across the business and impacting the careers, and lives, of legal talent across the country.

What we specialise in

We cover the length and breadth ofthe UK from Lancashire to London, Hampshire to Hull, and we recruit at all levels including; Partners, Solicitors, Paralegals, Legal Support Staff including Legal Cashiers, Legal IT, Marketing and Business Development and general administration.

We place legal professionals across the full spectrum of practice areas and specialisms, including:

• Property – Residential, Commercial, Real Estate
• Litigation, Civil and Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Corporate & Commercial
• Employment
• Personal Injury Including all areas of Negligence
• Private Client including Trusts, Wills & Probate
• Family
• Compliance and Regulatory
• Banking
• Cost Lawyers
• Practice Management/Legal Cashiers

Our Values

Everything we do at Clayton Legal is underpinned by our values: our guiding philosophy and principles that align everyone in our business to better serve our customers and broader networks.

COMMITMENT

Results-focused, driven, and tenacious, we work incredibly hard to add real value to our clients, candidates and our team.

RELATIONSHIPS

Establishing and valuing meaningful relationships with our professional networks is at the core of what we stand for -earning respect and building trust as a truly people-focused business and recruitment partner.

TRUST, HONESTY AND INTEGRITY

We make promises knowingly and work hard to keep them, doing the right thing, always. Being accountable and taking ownership are our guiding principles -providing a service we’re incredibly proud of.

EXCELLENCE

We have a continuous improvement culture that impacts our products, processes, and people to drive transformational results for our Clients and Candidates.

WHY CLAYTON LEGAL?

• We cover every type of contract required from permanent to temporary, locum and interim.
• We’re genuinely experts in our field servicing the length and breadth of the UK, our knowledge of the local, regional and national legal market is unparalleled.
• We service Law Firms wholly offering every type of job role, from Partners to Associates through to Solicitors, newly-qualified, junior fee earning positions and support staff.
• We offer a number of different service offerings to suit the requirements of the hiring brief, and to get the best possible outcome.
• We give the personal touch – our Consultants are personable, yet committed – you can rest assured you’re dealing with a person throughout the process and not just a name at the end of a line
• We are often instructed on unique opportunities in the market that you won’t find on job boards.
• We add value where we know it’s needed – with general career advice, top tips and resources through every step of the journey (for hirers and jobseekers alike).
• Expert career advice guiding you through every step of the journey to secure your next career move including expert advice on salary, interview capability, offer management through our regular contact.
• We provide regular market information including salary data and bespoke reports.

The only Recruitment Partner you need

We take our role in the placing of legal professionals into their dream jobs extremely seriously, understanding implicitly the importance of listening to requirements, working in their best interest at all times, and giving them the tools and resources, they need at every step of the journey – for a successful outcome for all parties.

So, whether you’re an ambitious candidate looking to make your next move or a law firm seeking to build your talent pipeline, we’re here to help.