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Flex Legal
Legal profession staffing agency
- 101-200 employees
- B2B
- Marketplace
- Recruitment
- HR
- Legal
- Outsourcing
- Bermondsey, London, UK
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Company mission
To make the legal industry more human and agile.
Our take
Law firms often experience periods of increased demand, especially around project work, but don't have the time or expertise to easily source skilled legal professionals. Flex Legal was founded in 2017 with the goal of easing these staffing problems, giving law firms access to a flexible pool of qualified and vetted lawyers and paralegals.
Flex's main competition are the traditional recruitment agencies who have supplied temporary workers in this sector, but lacking the links to the legal profession they are unable to source the best talent or accurately assess their suitability for roles. Compared to other legal agencies Flex is a step ahead in its matching systems and interface, for instance offering video profiles and automated timesheets and invoicing systems which are not typical in the sector.
As the legal profession continues to modernise, having access to the top new talent will be increasingly important. Flex's contribution is to implement tools like the training journal app, which is the UK's first digital Qualifying Work Experience record. This will bolster Flex's pool of qualified legal talent while supporting students and employees through the qualification process, a win-win for the company and the industry. In 2024, an acquisition by vision-aligned London-based international law firm Mishcon de Raya will see Flex maintain autonomy and benefit from new capital.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Private healthcare (following successful completion of 3 month probationary period)
- 25 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays
- £200 annual development budget for personal/professional development
- Hybrid working, with vibrant office based just off Bermondsey Street in London
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced parental leave pay
- Generous nursery benefit (subject to scheme’s eligibility criteria)
- £200 allowance towards home office equipment
- Employee Assistance Programme
Company values
- Human - we are all about people, from those we work with, to our clients and you. We will always try to go above and beyond, no matter how tricky that might be. This is all supported by our technology but we believe you will always need a human touch.
- Responsive - our clients and paralegals tell us we are “super responsive” and we will always try and reply to you within an hour and try to be helpful, so please do get in touch.
- Positive - we believe that positivity is key - often roles don’t work out, or people drop out, and we will continue to be positive. We like to celebrate successes and so do let us know if we can shout about you!
Leadership
Mary Bonsor
(Co-Founder)Is also a Governor at Keyworth Primary School. Was previously a Solicitor at Winckworth Sherwood LLP.
James Moore
(Co-Founder)Is a board member for SysKit, Gearset and 3T Software Labs. Prior to co-founding Flex Legal was CTO of Redgate Software.