McKinlay Law

McKinlay Law is widely regarded as a leader in legal recruitment for the Central London market. Founded by John McKinlay who started his work career at ACAS before building a successful career in legal recruitment, John remains a hands on consultant and Director of the business. In an ever changing marketplace we have retained our core values and since our inception in 1994 we have adopted a consultative approach that is direct, transparent and consistently reliable. Clients value our exceptional customer service and extensive market knowledge.

We have built a solid reputation delivering bespoke consultancy services to the legal profession providing expertise in the recruitment of all fields including paralegals and document reviewers/eDiscovery, legal secretaries and PAs, legal finance and accounts, law firm management, solicitors and legal executives, IT, HR, marketing, facilities, reception and administrative support. Within these areas, we offer a range of solutions from permanent, contract and temporary support and our vacancies range from entry level through to managerial and directors. We have a stellar clientele that includes leading American and international law firms, in house legal teams and a diverse range of leading London firms and boutique practices.

McKinlay Law understand how important the process of changing your job can be and we are dedicated to making your search successful. We deliver a quality recruitment service and aim to find you the right role within the right firm. The level of expertise offered by our team is exceptional and we have a transparent and open culture where we value all personal relationships.

McKinlay Law has a team of consultants who have exceptional market knowledge and an ethos of developing honest and open communication with both clients and candidates. At McKinlay Law, we pride ourselves on believing that the long term commercial needs of clients are best satisfied by matching the needs and aspirations of each individual candidate.

We offer a bespoke recruitment consultancy service and personalised, tailored solutions to meet the specific requirements of each individual client. Whether you need assistance within a PSL system or a search and selection service on an exclusive basis, we can tailor our services to meet your needs. To many clients we are their in house recruitment team and we sustain these successful relationships for one reason; we deliver. We believe the way to achieve this is by having consistently reliable processes, a thorough understanding of the market and by treating candidates and clients professionally in an open and positive environment. We ensure we are fully briefed on the role, we interview all candidates face to face to establish their skills and aspirations, we test where appropriate, and negotiate a sense of realism where needed. We have built strong, long-standing relationships with our clients and candidates alike which is a testament to the quality of service we provide.