Specialist legal recruitment built on relationships, market insight and over 20 years of private practice experience.
IRG Law is a specialist legal recruitment consultancy focused exclusively on the private practice legal sector. We partner with law firms across London, the South East and selected regional markets on strategic hiring across all levels, from business support and paralegals through to Senior Solicitors and Partners. Founded in 2019, we combine specialist market knowledge, targeted search and long-standing sector relationships to help law firms build high-performing legal teams.
Why we exist
The legal profession is built on trust, expertise and long-term relationships. We believe legal recruitment should be no different.
IRG Law was founded to offer a more considered approach to recruitment, one built on specialist market knowledge, honest advice and lasting relationships rather than transactional placements. Our aim has always been to understand the ambitions of legal professionals and the long-term objectives of the firms we support, allowing us to make introductions that create value for both sides.
That philosophy continues to shape every search we undertake today.
“We care far more about the right introduction than simply making a placement.”
Better-informed recruitment and career decisions.
By combining specialist legal recruitment expertise, an established network across the private practice legal sector, and ongoing investment in market intelligence and research, we help our clients and candidates make better-informed recruitment and career decisions.
Legal recruitment is all we do. We understand the structure, culture and commercial realities of private practice, enabling us to provide informed advice across a broad range of practice areas and career levels, from business support and paralegals through to Senior Solicitors and Partners.
We continually map the private practice legal market using regulatory information, employer research and ongoing market analysis. This enables us to identify talent beyond active job seekers, understand market movement and deliver informed, targeted search strategies.
No two instructions are the same. Whether supporting growth strategy, replacing a key individual or making a confidential senior appointment, we tailor every search to the objectives, culture and long-term ambitions of each client.
Many of the appointments we support are highly confidential. We conduct discreet, carefully managed searches that protect our clients' commercial interests while respecting candidates' privacy throughout the process.
Many of our client and candidate relationships have been built over years rather than months. We focus on trust, transparency and long-term partnerships because successful recruitment is about creating lasting relationships, not simply filling vacancies.
Sometimes the best advice is not to hire or not to move. We provide honest, considered advice that reflects the long-term interests of both our clients and candidates, even when that means recommending a different course of action.
Relationships tell us who people are. Market intelligence helps us understand where the market is going. We believe the best recruitment decisions are made by combining both.
A specialist network.
Not a generalist database.
We work exclusively with private practice law firms and legal professionals across London, the South East and selected regional markets. Our network spans business support, paralegals, solicitors, senior solicitors and partners, giving us a broad perspective across the private practice legal sector.
That specialist focus enables us to understand the structure of law firms, career progression, hiring trends and the wider legal market. Whether supporting a confidential partner appointment or a newly qualified solicitor taking the next step in their career, our advice is grounded in genuine sector expertise and informed market insight.
Residential conveyancing, commercial property, real estate finance & investment, development, construction and real estate disputes.
Real estate finance, bridging finance, secured lending, Islamic finance and corporate banking.
M&A, commercial contracts, disputes, restructuring and insolvency.
Private wealth, estate and succession planning, wills, trusts, probate and family office.
Contentious and non-contentious employment law.
Matrimonial, financial remedies and Children Act.
Two decades placing legal talent, built on trust.
Having spent more than two decades recruiting exclusively within the legal profession, I've seen first-hand that successful recruitment is rarely about finding available candidates. It's about understanding people, firms, culture, ambition and timing.
Over the years I've built long-standing relationships with law firms and legal professionals across the private practice sector, supporting recruitment at every level from business support through to partner appointments. Those experiences have reinforced my belief that the best recruitment decisions are built on trust, honest advice and a genuine understanding of what success looks like for both clients and candidates.
I've always believed that standing still isn't enough. As the market evolves, we continue to invest in market mapping, research and market intelligence so we can provide advice based on current market insight, not yesterday's assumptions.
Those experiences and beliefs are what led me to establish IRG Law, and they continue to shape every relationship we build and every search we undertake today.
A short timeline.
- 2019IRG Law Founded
Founded with a simple belief that legal recruitment should be built on trust, transparency, integrity and long-term relationships, always acting in the best interests of both clients and candidates.
- 2020–22Growing Relationships
Established long-term partnerships with private practice law firms across London, the South East and selected regional markets, supporting recruitment across Real Estate, Corporate, Private Client, Employment and Family.
- 2023Supporting Strategic Growth
Continued to support firms with senior appointments, strategic hires and partner-level mandates while strengthening long-term relationships across the private practice legal sector.
- Looking AheadLooking Ahead
Building on more than two decades of specialist legal recruitment experience, we continue to combine long-standing relationships with ongoing investment in market mapping, research and market intelligence, helping our clients and candidates make better-informed recruitment and career decisions.
The principles behind every introduction.
Everything we do is guided by a simple set of principles that shape how we work with our clients, candidates and each other.
Long-term relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We take time to understand the people behind every recruitment decision.
Our exclusive focus on private practice legal recruitment enables us to provide informed advice grounded in genuine sector knowledge.
We provide honest, considered advice that reflects the long-term interests of our clients and candidates.
We continually invest in our knowledge, market intelligence and understanding of the private practice legal sector so we can provide increasingly informed advice.
We believe trust is earned through consistency, discretion and doing what we say we'll do.
Ready to talk?
Whether you're hiring, considering your next move, or looking for a clearer understanding of the private practice legal market, we're here to provide honest advice, informed insight and a conversation without obligation.