Locum, Temporary and Contract Legal Recruitment
Locum, Temporary and Contract Legal Recruitment Services
Sellick Partnership Legal provides locum, temporary and contract recruitment solutions at all levels from partners and solicitors to paralegals and assistants. Our Legal Recruitment teams operate nationwide, from offices in Manchester and Leeds. We have specialist locum, temporary and contract recruitment consultants who provide a tailored service to legal professionals.
Locum, Temporary and Contract Legal Recruitment for Employers
Employing locum, temporary and contract staff is often the best solution, for example, maternity leave, long-term sickness or help on a specific project. The number of organisations recruiting employees on this basis is increasing, as this option is no longer regarded as a stopgap by employers. This form of recruitment provides a cost effective solution to deal with busy periods and as a trial period before committing to a permanent position.
Recruiting locum, temporary and contract employees can be treated as a trial period, allowing you to get a better idea of what a candidate has to offer e.g. what their particular strengths and weaknesses are before committing to a long term or permanent position. This option also provides flexibility at a time of uncertainty for most businesses and organisations in the legal sector, ensuring that critical work can be completed without the necessity of taking on more permanent staff.
Locum, Temporary and Contract Legal Recruitment for Candidates
Our Legal Recruitment team provides a specialist service to legal professionals across the UK, with experienced consultants that combine expert industry knowledge with regional knowledge to provide a fully comprehensive service. This knowledge means that they are ideally placed to provide expert guidance and career advice specific to the legal sector.
There are many benefits to locum, contract and temporary employment for legal professionals:
- Increase your experience working in new sectors and enhance your CV Most temporary and contract jobs are paid by the hour, giving you more control over your finances as well as giving you the opportunity to earn overtime
- You can earn a premium rate due to high demand for specialist skills in the legal sector
- A chance to prove yourself and be given a longer term or permanent position with the organisation
- More flexibility over the hours you work and the length of your employment
Umbrella Services for Candidates
If you are a candidate wishing to undertake locum, temporary or contract work whilst increasing your earnings, you may wish to set yourself up as a personal service company. Umbrella services take responsibility for overseeing the administrative burdens and responsibilities involved in establishing yourself as your own company.
As a contractor, you effectively become an employee of the umbrella company, where your contracts of employment are made between the contractor and the agency or client and umbrella company. The umbrella company will take responsibility for:
- Issuing invoices on your behalf
- Collecting payments from clients or agencies
- Calculating tax and National Insurance contributions and paying them into your account Benefits of using an Umbrella Company
- Avoid the red tape that comes with being a company director
- Avoid the hassle of the IR35 tax regulation and risks of infringing anti-avoidance regulation Receive tax relief on your expenses
- Takes the administrative hassle out of undertaking positions on a locum, temporary and contract positions
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