Specialist UK Legal Recruitment
Creating
tomorrow's leaders.
MB Talent Partners is a conveyancing-first legal recruitment firm. We connect the UK's most ambitious property practices, PE-backed legal groups and in-house teams with the practitioners who define their next chapter.
Market Intelligence
A market built for specialists.
Conveyancing has lost over 2,400 fee earners since 2021 while transaction volumes have recovered above 1.2 million. The firms that hire well now will define the next decade.
£49.7bn
UK legal services market
Growing at 5.1% per year
1.21m
Residential transactions in 2025
Up 10% year on year
+111%
Property solicitor vacancies
Year-on-year growth in 2025
2–4 days
Time-to-shortlist
Versus a 5–10 day market standard
Practice
Search, retained and contract.
From paralegal through to Group General Counsel — every appointment delivered with the same standard of research, discretion and follow-through.
Permanent Placement
Contingent and exclusive permanent search across the full conveyancing and wider legal market.
- Paralegal through to Partner appointments
- 20–25% placement fee with rebate protection
- Average time-to-shortlist of 2–4 working days
Retained Executive Search
Discreet retained mandates for Head of Department, Director and Partner-level appointments.
- Mapped market intelligence and confidential approach
- Structured longlist, shortlist and reference programme
- 30–35% engagement fee with milestone billing
Contract & Locum
Locum conveyancers and fee earners covering peak transaction periods, holiday cover and project work.
- UK-wide network of vetted locum fee earners
- Day-rate or hourly engagement; 4–12 week assignments
- Compliance, AML and right-to-work handled by us
In-House & Legal Operations
Senior in-house counsel, legal operations and compliance hires for PropTech, housebuilders and PE-backed groups.
- First in-house counsel through to Group GC
- Legal Operations, Compliance and COLP appointments
- Sector specialism in property, PropTech and PE-backed legal services
"The right appointment, considered carefully, can shape a department for a decade."
For Candidates
A career managed with care.
Confidential, considered representation across the UK's leading property and legal practices. We work with you over years, not transactions.
For candidatesFor Employers
Hire with intelligence.
AI-driven sourcing, structured retained search and an average time-to-shortlist of two to four working days. Built for firms that need to move first.
For employersSelected Mandates
Currently in market.
Residential Conveyancing
Senior Residential Conveyancer
PE-backed national conveyancing firm
Residential Conveyancing
Head of Conveyancing
Top-50 regional firm (retained search)
New Build & Plot Sales
New Build Plot Sales Solicitor
Specialist new build practice
Insights
Reading the market.
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