Your Legal Recruitment Partner in the UK
Our UK division is dedicated to connecting top-tier Solicitors and legal support professionals with leading law firms, with particular strength in the London market. In addition, our specialist interim team supports firms UK-wide by placing experienced Locum Solicitors into business-critical contract roles.
Our specialisms
Qualified Hires – Permanent
Our qualified hires team recruit Solicitors from qualification through to partnership, including NQs, Associates, Senior Associates and Managing Associates. Our clients are based primarily in London and include Top 100 UK law firms and leading boutiques with expertise in Corporate, Commercial, Finance, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, and Private Client. We understand the need for confidentiality and an expert-led approach in this market.
Qualified Hires – Locum
Our locum team is on hand to offer a quick, effective solution during a business-critical time. We have significant expertise and an established database of trusted locum professionals who can offer support in light of staff absence, increased workloads, and unforeseen circumstances. Our clients include high street, regional and national law firms, UK wide. And our locums are specialists across a range of practice areas, including Real Estate, Dispute Resolution and Private Client.
BUSINESS SUPPORT
Our business support team recruit both legal support and business support professionals for law firms across London, from specialist boutiques to the UK’s Top 100. Our legal support specialists place Legal Secretaries, PAs, EAs and Paralegals, while our business support specialists focus on HR, Finance, and Risk & Compliance. We recognise the vital contribution these professionals make to ensuring efficiency and driving success within every law firm.
Are you a candidate?
Your career aspirations and goals mean more to us than just a placement. We are genuinely committed to the candidates we work with, taking the time to understand where you want to go and what you want to do next.
We will invest a lot of time in getting to know you and understanding your life beyond work, so we can be sure to find the best opportunity to suit your personality, lifestyle and experience.
We offer a dedicated 1-on-1 career consultation to all candidates who register with us. If you’re ready to speak to one of our consultants, we’d love to hear from you.
Are you looking to hire?
We understand that you’re busy. That’s why we invest the time at the start of the hiring process to fully understand your requirement. By getting to know the sort of person and the skillset you’re looking for, as well as understanding your firm’s culture, we’ll only ever introduce candidates who we’re confident would be a good fit for your team.
We offer a dedicated 1-on-1 hiring consultation to all clients. If you’re ready to speak to us about your job brief, please get in touch.
Delivering quality locum support, every time
Locums offer law firms a flexible and adaptable approach to staffing, without the long-term commitment. Hiring a locum can be an incredibly effective solution to a business-critical need, giving you confidence that you can still deliver on those all-important projects with highly skilled and experienced staff.
MEET OUR UK TEAM
Lauren Steff - Head of Birchrose Associates
Lauren is the Head of Birchrose Associates and overseas both our UK and US divisions. As well as growing and leading the team, Lauren also recruits Associates for leading firms in London. Lauren has worked in the recruitment industry for 15 years and has specialised in private practice legal recruitment since 2014. She has worked across multiple geographical regions and has a proven track record in building and running successful recruitment teams.