The study of 2,000 UK law firms conducted by legal recruitment specialist Clayton Legal found that the majority of firms had experienced decreasing staff attrition in the last 12 months. Additionally, only 13 per cent said that they were losing more staff this time last year. According to Clayton Legal managing director Lynn Sedgwick, poor attrition rates may be exacerbating recruitment challenges in the UK legal sector: ‘A number of factors are behind this, including the uncertainty over the referendum result and what this will mean for organisations. However, the lack of movement in the market is certainly contributing to the skills shortages, as practices have struggled to source the candidates they need,’ she told Australasian Lawyer.
Sources: Clayton Legal; Australasian Lawyer
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