Utilising Legal Talent Insight Report

How can law firm resourcing be more effective?

Utilising legal talent: How can law firm resourcing be more effective?

The legal landscape is evolving - rapidly. While long hours, high pressure, and constant demands remain defining features of private practice, a deeper issue is rising to the surface...

A sizeable 40% of private practice lawyers don’t feel that their time and skills are being used effectively. Around 60% are concerned about how to justify their productivity during quiet periods, and over 80% say they’d take on more junior work just to stay busy.

These aren't just statistics - they're a wake-up call.

Based on insights from over 90 individuals across every level of the legal pyramid, this report highlights how the traditional law firm utilisation model is growing increasingly out of sync with the changing needs of the modern legal industry.

Let's rethink the future of legal practice - starting now.

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Arran Taylor
Client Account Executive

Hi I'm Arran and I joined Flex Legal in late 2023 as the first SDR in the growing sales function soon after graduating from UCL and completing a Sales Academy. I am passionate about my role at Flex seeking out new clients and sharing more about the fantastic services we offer.

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Emily Crisp
Client Account Manager

I'm Emily and I joined Flex as a Client Account Manager in March 2024. Previously, I have worked as an Account Manager in the Alternative Legal Services space, focusing on flexible resourcing within private practice clients. In addition to this, I have significant experience working in agency recruitment, where I assisted organisations across a variety of sectors, including legal, change and transformation and human resources.

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Tom Birkett
Head of Private Practice

Hi, I'm Tom, I joined Flex in early 2025 and head up our client development team. I have over 20 years' experience in the legal sector, including a decade running my own legal recruitment business and was attracted to Flex by the values and culture of the business. Outside work I have my hands full with my three young children and the never ending misery of supporting Tottenham.