Locum Hourly Rates December 2019

Christmas is coming and locum rates have dropped..

December 2019 Locum Solicitor Rates

Residential Conveyancing Locum Solicitors – 1-5 years PQE, £28-33 per hour (no variation for central London).
Conveyancing Locum Solicitors & ILEX – 5-35 years PQE, handling all levels of conveyancing including managing a department – £30-37 per hour, including central London.
Commercial Property Solicitors – 1-40 years PQE – £32-55 per hour – average is £40-44 per hour.
Wills & Probate Solicitors and Legal Executives – 3-35 years PQE – £35-50 per hour, going up to £55 per hour. Average currently around £45.
Family Solicitors – 2-40 years PQE – £30-34 per hour+. Care work – usually around £35-40 per hour (very rare).
Civil Litigation Solicitors and ILEX– 1-35 years PQE. £28-35 per hour. These rates cover mainstream litigation.
Commercial Litigation Solicitors – 3+ years PQE – £35-75 per hour.
Company Commercial & General Commercial Solicitors – 3+ years PQE – £35-85 per hour.
Employment Solicitors – 3+ years PQE – £28-45 per hour.
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence – 3+ years PQE – £25-£40 per hour.
In House Legal Department Rates: 0-3 years PQE – £25-40 per hour, 3+ years PQE – £40-90 per hour (very wide range due to the nature of in house work).

Local authority rates: see separate article with feedback from a local authority locum.

NB all rates exclude agency fees. The rates are for self-employed locums billing firms directly on a weekly basis.

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