๐ค๐ฎ – ๐๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐
Our UK and US law firm clients are currently experiencing a paradoxical hiring environment:
๐ฅ High demand for talent
๐ Rising expectations from candidates
โ๏ธ Increasing complexity in hiring processes (AI, regulation, DEI, etc.)
Across the UK economy, 71% of firms report recruitment challenges in 2026 with law firms being particularly exposed due to their reliance on highly skilled, people-driven functions.ย HRBPs, internal recruitment specialists (especially lateral hiring) and early careers/graduate recruiters are the professionals becoming most sought after and your firm may pose the question โ๐ธ๐ฉ๐บโโฆ
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด:
โก We are in a candidate-driven market โ top talent moves quickly, and firms with layered, protracted interview processes ultimately lose out
๐ฏ Niche skillset required โ combing legal sector knowledge with strong stakeholder management
๐ข Competition โ from other professional services firms (Big 4, consultancies, etc.)
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐?
Often resulting in longer and more challenging hiring cycles for law firms, increasing salary expectations and counteroffers disrupting processes.
If youโre looking to stay ahead the market, our Director of Recruitment, Jack Waldron (jwaldron@larbeyevans.com), would love to hear from you, whether as a client or candidate.
