Register a legal vacancy Tell us about the role.
The quickest way is a 30-minute discovery meeting. We will tell you whether the market has someone, what they cost and how long it takes.
Prefer to talk first? Ring 0121 661 3617.
In shortBook a 30-minute meeting and tell us about the role. You get a written market read before you pay for anything, and terms in writing before we send a single CV.
What should I tell you about the role?
- What the work is, how many live files, and the systems.
- The team around it and who supervises.
- The pay band you have approved, and the working pattern in days.
- What went wrong last time, because it tells us what to screen for.
Want a number first?
Most firms count the recruitment fee and stop there. Try the bad hire calculator, read how we screen, or see the firms page for the full process.
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What happens after we meet?
- 1
Discovery meeting, 30 minutes.
The role, the team, who supervises, what you pay and what went wrong last time.
- 2
A market read, in writing.
Whether the people exist, what they cost and how long it takes. If the answer is bad news, you hear it now.
- 3
Search and screen.
We approach the lawyers who are not on job boards and check every candidate before we send a name.
- 4
A shortlist with a note on each name.
Why this person, for this role. Fewer names than you expect, each one checked.
- 5
Interviews, offer and the notice period.
We stay in the middle until the new starter is at their desk.
Hear it from the people we have worked with.
“What's made it very easy for us to work with James is that he's been able to follow the brief. We've simply set a task, explain what we want to happen, and he's made it happen. What more could you want?”Martin Smith, Principal Solicitor, Vienna Kang AdvocatesCase studyVienna Kang Advocates on working with Wilson MannionWatch and read
“The volume of numbers that you've delivered, combined with the quality, is definitely up there in the top percentiles of what our partners have done this year.”Matt Darwell, Talent Attraction Partner, MoveraCase studyMovera on working with Wilson MannionWatch and read
“You listened to what the needs were, what your client, being us, needed, and what we were looking for in the candidates. I think that is probably one of the main reasons you were successful helping us with this project.”Mari Escalona, Simply ConveyancingCase studyFive property lawyers hired in six weeksWatch and read
The questions worth asking us.
Straight answers, the same ones we give in the room.
We have already tried advertising. Why would a recruiter do any better?
Most firms have, and an advert only reaches the people who are already looking. The lawyer you want is usually settled, busy and not on a job board. We approach the whole market, and we spend 20 to 30 minutes screening every candidate for the role, pitching your role and your firm so they want the job before they have even met you. Then we stay in control through to the offer, so you know whether your process needs to speed up, whether your offer is competitive, and we get ahead of counter-offers.
Recruiters send a pile of CVs and waste our time. Will you?
No. We send fewer names, each with a written note on why this person suits this role. If we cannot find someone who fits, we say so and stop. A shortlist is as long as the market justifies, not as long as looks impressive.
Do you understand conveyancing?
It is where most of our placements sit. We know the difference between a fee earner who thrives on high-volume residential and one who needs fewer, larger files. We know why a new build team needs different people from a high-street residential team, and what experience with your case management system is worth.
How fast can you fill the role?
It depends on the role. Some roles fill in weeks. A senior head of department can take months. After the first meeting you get a realistic timeline in writing, and if it starts slipping you hear about it from us first.
Do you place remote and hybrid roles?
Yes. Several of our current roles are hybrid or fully remote, and every advert shows the working pattern and the salary.
What will the lawyer cost us?
Ask for the market read in the discovery meeting. We also publish the salary on our adverts, so you can see what firms are paying right now.