Matching the right lawyers with the right law firms

We are Realm. We have a deep-seated belief that people should be happy at work. Happy people drive successful businesses.

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We're trusted by wonderful companies

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Legal recruitment that delivers results

At Realm, our fill rates are exceptional. For exclusive partnerships, our fill rate is an impressive 69.44% when law firms partner with us*, saving you time and ensuring you find the right talent. And when we strategically headhunt for a firm, we achieve a >90% success rate*. 

Since 2015, we’ve been transforming legal recruitment by matching the right lawyers with the right law firms. We deliver candidates who stick around, reducing costs and boosting your bottom line. 

With Realm, recruitment is simple, effective, and built for success. Ready to see the difference? Let’s work together. 

*Based on 2024 placement data.

Find your next great legal opportunity

If you're on the lookout for a step up, pay rise or more flexibility, these firms would love to hear from you...

Commercial Litigation Junior Partner

£80,000 - £90,000

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Greater Manchester
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Private Client Senior Associate Solicitor

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Permanent
Greater Manchester
Hybrid working
Private Client Associate Solicitor

£0 - £0

Permanent
Greater Manchester
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We’re specialists, just like you

Just as lawyers focus on one area of the law, our consultants specialise in specific practice areas. This expertise gives us the insight and connections to match lawyers with firms that align with their goals, often uncovering roles others can’t.

Law firms value our approach, too. With strong relationships and deep market knowledge, we help build teams that last. By prioritising partnerships over placements, we make recruitment work for everyone.

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The Realm Promise

At Realm, everything we do starts with you. We focus on building lasting partnerships with lawyers and law firms, not just making placements. Our service is built on three key principles:

 

  • It’s about you (not us): We’re on-hand with tailored advice and support, whether you’re actively searching or just exploring your options. 
  • We’ll keep you in the loop: clear, proactive communication at every stage. 
  • Cost clarity: We’re upfront with transparent fees and no hidden costs. 

Explore our Content Hub

Watch, read and listen to refreshingly honest interviews with brilliant law firms, and get tips and advice for accelerating your career development.

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Start your journey with Realm

With each of our consultants covering just one practice area in a focused region, we know pretty much every lawyer you might want to recruit and every law firm you might want to join. We build close, long-term relationships with our engaged communities of lawyers and are therefore better able to connect the right people to the right firms. Through our refreshing approach to legal recruitment, underpinned by our three core values – to be refreshingly collaborative, human and dynamic – we help to develop legal careers and sustainably grow law firms.