| After The Christmas lull, the legal executive | | | | Commercial Property is a very busy area at |
| recruitment market UK and London in 2008, is | | | | present and we are seeing posts in almost every |
| starting to pick up in terms of overall activity. | | | | town countrywide for commercial property |
| Here we will look at some of the areas of high | | | | solicitors, from NQ upwards. Despite the uncertain |
| demand, in the legal field at the present time. | | | | outlook for the economy, there has been a move |
| Here are the trends we have been seeing as we | | | | to beef up and increase the size of many |
| turn into 2008. | | | | companies departments in this area. Commercial |
| While we are generally involved in Legal executive | | | | property solicitors are not just being recruited by |
| recruitment London (where we are based) here is | | | | the usual established players but smaller players |
| brief more general overview of the state of legal | | | | as well, who are entering the fray and betting on |
| executive recruitment UK, from both a supply | | | | this area becoming busier over the coming |
| and demand perspective. | | | | months. |
| The legal recruitment market is seeing plenty of | | | | Looking at legal executive recruitment In the UK, |
| activity on both temporary and permanent fronts. | | | | if you are a Commercial property solicitor there |
| There now seems to be an increase across the | | | | are plenty of positions to choose from. |
| board in the amount of work available over | | | | Two areas that have been lacklusture for a while |
| previous months. | | | | are commercial litigation and personal injury. |
| The commercial property area remains busy, and | | | | Both these fields are however now showing signs |
| demand for candidates exceeds supply. Property | | | | of life. Personal injury has picked up a generally |
| litigation is an area of high activity, with the high | | | | across the country and we are also seeing a |
| demand being a product of a new and growing | | | | larger number of litigation posts which are on the |
| breed of landlords which have been created by | | | | increase, after a period of sluggish activity in the |
| the housing boom in the UK. | | | | sector. |
| If we look at the legal recruitment UK from the | | | | Despite some uncertainty about the economic |
| perspective of high street demand, then we need | | | | outlook the Legal executive recruitment market |
| to look at commercial property and will and | | | | UK, remains robust at the present time and the |
| probate sectors. | | | | strong legal executive recruitment market in |
| In wills and probate, a large number of companies | | | | London, reflects the buoyancy of the capital's |
| are looking for candidates which a reflection of | | | | economy generally. |
| the recent housing boom. | | | | |