Qs & As
Who are you?
Hello, I’m Martin Gregory, a practising Solicitor with 12 years post qualification experience, 8 as Partner in a general high street firm.
What do you do?
I act as a locum/temporary/consultant Solicitor.
Why might I need your services?
You may need someone just to cover holiday absence/s or help out at busy times.
In what areas of law do you practise?
I have extensive experience of dealing with:
- Family and matrimonial
- Divorce
- Ancillary relief
- Co-habitation
- Separation
- Jointly owned property/Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996
- Children Act 1989
- Petitioners/Applicants and Respondents
- County Court and Family Proceedings Court
- Civil litigation
- Claimants and Defendants
- County Court and High Court
- Debt collection
- Neighbour disputes
- Building disputes
- Landlord and Tenant
- Injunctions
- Commercial litigation
- Passing off
- Partnership disputes
- Debt collection
- Contracts
- County Court and High Court
- Claimants and Defendants
- Employment
- Employers and employees
- Contentious and non-contentious
- Employment Tribunal and County Court
- Recruitment-Contracts
- Restrictive covenants
- Policies and procedures-disciplinary and grievance, including ACAS Code of Practice
- Termination-redundancy, constructive/wrongful/unfair dismissal and Compromise Agreements
- Company/Commercial
- Agreements
- Contracts
- Terms and conditions
- Conveyancing
- Sales and purchases
- Transfers of equity
- Re-mortgages
- Freehold and leasehold
- Home Information Packs
- Wills
My detailed CV is available on request.
Why should I use you?
- 12 years PQE
- "Qualified to supervise”
- As a Grade 1 fee earner, your firm’s mark up is considerable
- Exemplary claims record
- Knowledge of the local market
- General practitioner and/or specialist, depending on your needs
- Flexible rates
- No Income Tax or National Insurance Contributions to pay, not to mention Working Holiday Pay and Agents’ commission
- Fully IT literate and comfortable working both with and without Case Management Systems
How much do you charge?
Well, for practices located in Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, my charges are as follows:
- £30 per hour
- £100 per half day (9am to 12.30pm or 2pm to 5.30pm)
- £190 per day (9am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 5pm)
- £900 per week (9am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 5pm Monday to Friday)
Travel and all other expenses are included, so there are no hidden extras.
For firms further afield, I charge travel expenses (not time) at cost, which, in the case of a motor car, are deemed to be £0.50 per mile plus car parking charges.
Subject to your systems, I may, for example, be able to work remotely.
For consultancy roles, a fee-sharing arrangement may be more appropriate.
All prices are subject to VAT at the prevailing rate.
What do I do next?
Just give me a call on 0121 288 2877 for a free initial chat or email martin@thelocumsolicitor.co.uk.
Do you offer any other services?
Yes, I run www.solicitorsreferrals.co.uk, a national referral network by Solicitors for Solicitors. There are no third party introducers, with all that that entails, and you only pay an annual registration fee, meaning that you keep 100% of the fees. The first 25 subscriptions to SearchLite are FREE.
I also deal with most aspects of practice management for small and medium sized firms, including:
- Regulatory compliance, such as Anti-Money Laundering and Outcomes-Focused Regulation (OFR)
- IT/network installation and support
- Digital telecoms
- Website design, copy, hosting and management, including Search Engine Optimisation and Search Engine Marketing campaigns
- Email-domain registration, hosting and administration
- Case Management and Practice Management Systems
- Advertising/Marketing in both old and new media
- Human Resources/Payroll, encompassing recruitment, Contracts, policies and procedures, training, wages and employer notifications and returns using HM Revenue & Customs’ Secure Government Gateway
- Accounts-postings, reconciliations, management accounts, month and year end reports and electronic payments
The idea is to save you time and money and compliments my work as a locum, offering you the complete solution. Further details can be found at www.thesolicitorspractice.co.uk, as well as my micro site, www.solicitorswebsitedesign.com.
Finally, I operate www.solicitor-jobs.com, a quick, cheap and easy way to post Solicitors jobs online. The fixed fee is £100 plus VAT, whatever the vacancy, and regardless of the advert’s size or duration. With no Agents’ commission to pay and introductory discount, what are you waiting for, especially as the first 25 registrations are FREE?
