Vacancies for the legal sector within private practice firms are already at 60% of last year’s total, finds a recent report from The Association of Professional Staffing Companies.
According to the data, provided by Vacancysoft, vacancies for private practice lawyers in April were up by over 750% when compared with the same month last year, while openings for in house lawyers were also up by a significant 306%.
Findings also show that due to the stamp duty holiday, real estate was the busiest specialism making up almost 15% of all vacancies.
Thinking of appointing Dolan Accountancy?
Give us a call on 01442 795 100 or email jaime.thorpe@dolanaccountancy.com.
Email JaimeAnn Swain, Chief Executive of APSCo, commented on the findings, “The legal sector has been very resilient throughout the pandemic and, like many other professional sectors is now suffering a skills shortage.
“We are finding that those that are able to offer agile working practices and which can focus on employee wellbeing will be the winners in what is now very much a return to the war for talent.”
To find out more about contracting please contact Jaime on 01442 795 100 or email jaime.thorpe@dolanaccountancy.com.
Trusted by over 1,000 contractors |