I have been writing articles on the discrepancies between local authority rates and private practice solicitor firm rates for locums for some years now. They are starting to get ridiculous. To give a few examples: 1. We have over 500 immigration solicitors on our books. Most have a reasonable amount of experience. In private practice work the going rate on the permanent side is a salary range of about £20,000-£30,000. Very rare to get much more than this. On the locum side the hourly rate will almost always be about £20-23 per hour depending on the length of assignment. This is for legal aid work. For private and corporate immigration the rates can go up to around £30-40,000 and £25-28 per hour. These are competitive market rates - if the market gets tighter, the salaries and hourly rates go up. 2. We have over 1,500 family solicitors on our books, about 200 of these have child care experience. Family solicitor locum rates are usually around the £25 per hour mark, going up to £35 per ...
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