Enhanced Buyer Terms and Conditions

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Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers – Terms and Conditions (download pdf)

Enhanced Buyer Service

Interpretation
1. In these terms of business (‘the Terms’) the following expression shall be given the following meanings:

‘The Client’ ‘you’ and ‘your’	means the natural person(s) identified at the start of this agreement as the person signing up to use the Enhanced Buyer Service
The ‘Company’	means Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers Limited T/A Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers of Ty Brith, Llandegla Road, Mold CH7 4QX and includes its’ subsidiary, holding or associated companies unless otherwise stated
‘Month’	means a calendar month
‘Week’	means seven consecutive days
‘Business’	means any company or business trading under the name set out in the Signature section
‘Buyer’,	means any person firm or incorporated body who or which completes a Transaction
‘Connected Person’	means all of those persons incorporated bodies and other entities as are set out in section 249 of the Insolvency Act 1986 and/ or sections 252-253 of the Companies Act 2006 and/or section 839 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (and more than one provision may apply at any one time to give the broadest interpretation of whether in any situation a person is a Connected Person) and includes trusts and/or pension funds for the benefit of you or the Buyer or any Affiliate of either and any other person in any form of trusteeship fiduciary business or personal relationship with you or any Affiliate
‘Data Protection Legislation’	all applicable privacy and data protection laws including the Data Protection Act 2018 and any other legislation relating to the processing of Personal Data and the privacy of electronic communications, as amended, replaced or updated from time to time
‘Enhanced Buyer Service’	a premium service offered to the Client for a period of 12 months by the Company that includes the following deliverables: For a detailed description of all services included in the Enhanced Buyer Service, please refer to Appendix 1. Featured Listing in our Buyer Directory Consultation with a Specialist Adviser Telephone Support & Advice, 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday Exclusive Early Access to New Listings Targeted Approaches Full Access to Online Premium Content, Knowledge Base and Access to Buyer Templates Email Support & Advice 8am to 9pm, 7 days a week Assistance with Business Structures & Regulation Verified Buyer Status Check Services are provided at the discretion of the Company and can be added to and removed from the list above, without notice and without liability to the Client. The Enhanced Buyer service is paid for in advance on an annual basis.
‘Introduction Fee’	A separate fee, paid by the Buyer, if a Transaction occurs to purchase a Business from a Seller or Connected Person. Separate terms will be agreed with the Buyer for any Seller introductions and Introduction Fees do not form part of this agreement which is for the provision of Enhanced Buyer Services only.
‘Minimum Period’	means the period of 4 weeks from a specified date.
‘Notice’	means a notice in writing sent by email to the addressee.
‘Personal Data’	has the meaning provided to it in the Data Protection Legislation
‘Sale’	means the same as Transaction
‘Seller’	means the Seller(s) and successors who instruct us in respect of a Transaction where the Business does not belong to you and/or where the Transaction relates to and/or includes a business or businesses assets or shares belonging to another party. These Terms do not relate to Transactions to purchase Businesses from Sellers. A separate agreement will apply.
‘Terms’	means these terms of business
‘Transaction’	means any transaction, transfer, sale or event that involves or affects the ownership, status, Assets or composition of the Business (whether for value or not) including without limitation any of the following : the transfer or any other disposition of the Business or any of the Assets whether from you or the Business or any Affiliate to a Buyer or any Affiliate or the transfer of any other asset or property from the Buyer or any Affiliate to you or to your Affiliate or to the Business (other than the supply of a product or a service in the ordinary course of business) by one or more steps or stages a sale, exchange, option, transfer, lease, licence or franchise, a company buy-back of its own shares or management buy-out or earn-out or any other form of merger demerger or reorganisation or reconstruction of the Business including the transfer of any Asset or Assets from one owner to another as a separate transaction or prior to transfer to a Buyer where you and/or the Business and a Buyer or any Affiliate of either party enter into any other relationship whatsoever together including any joint venture management or financing arrangement option or subscription for shares or securities of any description or the allotment or agreement to allot any shares or other equity interests to any person, consultancy services agreements of any kind between the parties, any combination of any of the above and whether the consideration for the same (if any) is in cash or in some other form (either wholly or partly) and whether receivable in whole or in part on completion or at any other date or dates. These terms do not apply to Transactions between parties.
‘Company’, ‘Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers Limited’, ‘We’ and ‘us’	means Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers Limited trading as Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers, registered in England and Wales, reg. no. 10750269. Registered under the Data Protection Act as Data Controllers, registered office Ty Brith, Llandegla Road, Mold CH7 4QX and any of its agents or Affiliates. (Tel: 01824 780937 or Email: jbfagan@ten-percent.co.uk)

1.2 In these Terms words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender and vice versa.

1.3 All and any business undertaken by the Company is transacted subject to these Terms. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and any other terms and conditions, these Terms shall prevail unless expressly otherwise agreed in writing by a Director or other authorised officer of the Company. No variation in these Terms shall be valid if made without the written consent of a Director or other authorised officer of the Company.

1.4 The complete or partial invalidity or unenforceability of any provision herein for any purpose shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of such a provision for any other purpose or the remaining provisions. Any such provisions shall be deemed to be served for that purpose subject to such consequential modification as may be necessary for the purpose of such severance.

1.5 These Terms supersede all previous terms of business agreed between the Parties and supersede all prior negotiations, discussions, documents and writings with respect thereto.

2. Obligations of the Company

2.1 The Company will provide the Enhanced Buyer Service as outlined, using reasonable skill and care to meet professional standards.

2.2 The Company will keep all your information confidential, disclosing it only with consent or as required by law.

2.3 The Company will maintain timely communication with you, providing updates and responding to inquiries promptly. Responses within particular time frames are not guaranteed and the Company will not be in breach of this agreement if it fails to reply to communications within set times.

2.4 The Company will always try to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, but it will be the Client’s responsibility to verify critical details independently.

2.5 The Company will adhere to all applicable laws and regulations in delivering the service.

2.6 The Company reserves the right to terminate this Agreement without compensation if you are found by the Company to be in breach of clause 3.4.

3. Obligations of the Client

You agree to:

3.1 Confirm, warrant and undertake that you have full authority to appoint us to assist you with advice in relation to the purchase of businesses and to make necessary introductions on your behalf (with your express permission).

3.2 Throughout our appointment you will promptly supply to us and procure that any relevant third parties supply to us, all information relating to you and the transaction which we may reasonably request, including current and future relevant documents and accounts as soon as they have been prepared.

3.3 We may place reliance on the information identified in clause 3.2 and may relay it to prospective partners who may also rely on such information.

3.4 All information which you or your agents supply to us is and will be correct, complete, not misleading and free of any material omissions and you shall advise us in writing of any omission or change promptly upon discovery, including any information relating to any change to the relevant details of the transaction that renders any information previously provided to us incorrect, misleading, or subject to material omissions.

3.5 You will keep these Terms and all dealings between you and us confidential and shall not disclose them except as may be required by law and will sign a confidentiality agreement if requested.

3.6 You may terminate our appointment at any time by giving us written notice subject to the Minimum Period. No refunds are payable by the Company to you if the appointment is terminated. You can cancel the ongoing annual subscription fee at any time prior to your renewal date.

4. Fees

4.1 The Client agrees to pay the annual subscription fee of £995 plus VAT every 12 months which is renewed automatically unless otherwise requested. This fee needs to be paid within 7 days of the date of our invoice, the invoice will be issued once the order for the Enhanced Buyer service has been placed. The subscription fee covers all the services provided under the Enhanced Buyer service as detailed in Appendix 1.

4.2 The Enhanced Buyers Service does not involve any fees related to seller introductions or transaction facilitation. This service provides buyers with premium support, including but not restricted to a featured listing on the Company website, buyer templates and expert advice. The service fees are billed annually, covering a 12-month period, and encompass all the services listed in the agreement.

4.3 Value Added Tax (VAT) will be applied to the subscription fee at the prevailing rate, where applicable.

4.4 If any additional services are requested that fall outside the remit of the Enhanced Buyer Service, additional charges will be expressly agreed by you in writing before the Company undertakes them.

4.5 The Company will not incur any additional costs under Clause 4.4 without the Client’s express written consent and agreement.

4.6 All payments due under this agreement shall be made by the Client within 7 days of the date of the invoice issued by the Company.

4.7 If the Client fails to pay the Company any sum due, the Company reserves the right to charge interest on the overdue amount in accordance with the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998.

4.8 The Company will give the Client notice of any increases to the annual subscription. The Company will give the Client notice of at least the Minimum Period.

5. Liability and indemnity

5.1 Neither the Company nor any of its staff shall be liable to You for any loss, injury, damage, expense or delay incurred or suffered by You arising directly or indirectly from or in any way connected with the provision of the Enhanced Buyer Service, or any related report, advice given and, in particular, but without limitation to the foregoing, any such loss, injury, damage, expense or delay arising from or in any way connected with:

(a) failure of any third party to meet the requirements of the Client for any or all of the purposes for which they or the business is required by the Client;

(b) any act or omission of a third party, whether wilful, negligent, fraudulent, dishonest, reckless, or otherwise;

(c) any loss, injury, damage, expense or delay incurred or suffered by the Client in connection with any services provided under this agreement;

(d) the provision of valuation reports, sale strategy advice or deal structure advice by third parties.

PROVIDED THAT nothing in this clause 5 shall be construed to exclude or restrict the liability of the Company to the Client for personal injury or death resulting from negligence (as defined in the Unfair Contract Terms act 1977) nor any statutory liability or any exclusion or limitation which is prohibited by law.

5.2 The Client acknowledges that the limitations and exclusions of the obligations and liabilities of the Company set out herein are reasonable and reflected in the fee payable to the Company hereunder and shall accept risk and/or insure accordingly.

Miscellaneous

6.1 The Company reserves the right to review and to revise these Terms if it gives the Client 10 days notice of any changes.

6.2 The Client acknowledges and agrees that the deliverables are dependent upon their production of all relevant information and in no circumstances shall time be of the essence.

6.3 These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the Company and the Client agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

6.4 The Client acknowledges and agrees that he/she/it is acting in the course of business.

6.5 These Terms do not create any right enforceable by any person who is not a party to them under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

Appendix 1 – List of Services Included in the Enhanced Buyer Service

Featured Listing in our Buyer Directory – Premium placement in our buyer directory, which is hosted on our website. This listing enhances visibility to sellers and potential buyers. The featured listing will be updated and maintained at our discretion over the 12-month subscription period. We will also advertise externally in our mailings and updates to sellers and third parties. All information is strictly anonymous.
Detailed Consultation with Our Specialist Advisers – An initial bespoke consultation provided via Zoom, phone, or face-to-face, depending on the client’s needs and type solely at our discretion. The content of the consultation will be tailored to the client’s specific requirements, addressing key areas of interest or concern related to the acquisition process.
Telephone Support & Advice, 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday – Access to ongoing telephone support from our advisers during regular business hours for any questions or concerns you may have.
Exclusive Early Access to New Listings – Access to new listings of businesses for sale is provided before they are published on our site or marketed elsewhere.
Targeted Approaches – Strategic outreach to law firms that match your acquisition criteria, helping to identify and engage with suitable opportunities. We can make contact with firms, providing you with initial anonymity and in confidence for both parties. This service is provided at our discretion and we will have the final say on whether an approach is made and is reasonable in the circumstances.
Full Access to Premium Content, Knowledge Base and Buyer Templates – 12 months’ access to all documents, templates, and advice articles available on our website for 12 months. Clients may request additional documents or templates as needed. Templates and documents are provided at our discretion and we may refer you to external parties.
Email Support & Advice 8am to 9pm, 7 days a week – Email support is available from 8 am to 9 pm, 7 days a week, with response times governed by our standard email policy.
Assistance with Business Structure & Regulation – Guidance on the processes required for law firm and accountancy practice ownership is provided. We do not offer legal or financial advice; referrals to qualified advisors are made when necessary.
Verified Buyer Status Check – A verification process for you and any Connected Persons that include background checks, financial evidence assessment, ID verifications via TrustID, and validation of qualifications, conducted to confirm your credibility to Sellers. On request, and at our discretion, we can also undertake DBS checks.

Popular FAQ's

How long does it take to sell a law firm?

This is a very difficult question to answer, but in a nutshell, firms can take as little as two to three weeks to agree a sale, and as long as three or four years, if not longer than that.

There are a whole host of reasons for this, and achieving a sale depends on a huge amount of factors, including luck, circumstances, the economic climate, your geographical location, your profit margins, the number of staff, the types of law, the structure of the business, the property used or owned by the business, your website, plus many random things you would never think of (and neither would anyone else other than the buyer!).

Timing and luck

Selling a firm is very often a question of coincidence – coincidence that a buyer just happens to be looking specifically in an area, and you happen to be looking to sell specifically in that area. Although of course there are lots of things you can do to improve your chances of success, the answer to the question how long does it take, is just that it really depends on the circumstances of your firm.

Realistic prices

One thing that influences sales dramatically of course is the expectation on price a seller may have. Sellers with unrealistic expectations for the business they have for sale tend to find it considerably harder to sell quickly, if at all, and often sellers who have very unrealistic expectations will either never sell or take a very long time to sell, usually up to the point when they decide to drop their expectations down and be more realistic in the price they are expecting.

Law firms remain fresh

It does not really matter to a certain extent how long it takes to sell when it comes to a price – the sale price of a law firm will not depend on how long it has been on the market for in the same way that a house sale does. Firm sales do not become stale, so it does not really matter if you decide to put your firm up for sale but then do not sell for a couple of years. Every buyer coming into the business will be in the same position as looking at it from afresh.

When is it a good time to sell my business?

There is no good or bad time to sell a business.

Your own thoughts on the state of the economy, the prospects of your business making or losing money at a set time, and the future prospects of your business are completely irrelevant for the purposes of the sale of a business. This is because the buyer has their own reasons for making a purchase, and these reasons will be very different to your reasons for selling. Sellers often fail to appreciate this when it comes to looking at potential buyers, as they very often put their own set of values, opinions and prejudices first before considering the buyer.

I use the word ‘prejudices’ in a sense that we will have, for example, buyers who will get in touch to say that they intend to speed up the conveyancing process, and to do this they need to purchase a law firm. We will contact a target law firm on our books to ask for permission to release details to the buyer, and the seller will immediately refuse on the basis that they feel offended that the buyer thinks they can speed up the conveyancing process, when the seller knows that in reality this is virtually impossible to do in the current system. What the seller has failed to appreciate is that it is irrelevant for the purposes of achieving a sale at a set price to a buyer, as to what the buyer’s intentions are.

This gets into the whole issue of whether or not there is a good time to make a sale, because if a buyer has decided they need to purchase a business in order to achieve a goal, or to implement a system, then there is not going to be a good or bad time to do this, but simply a time. This time can be in a completely different world to the one being currently occupied by the business they are purchasing, and sometimes sellers find it really hard to get their heads around this.

Take an example of a firm that is not struggling, but not particularly making a lot of money in a difficult market.

The seller wants to get out, because they are fed up of doing the same work for very little money, and are looking for a buyer to take over. In their minds, they think that it is impossible to make any money from the work they are doing at the moment, and cannot imagine why anyone would want to purchase their business.

The buyer however, has completely different plans, because they have work to put through a firm for a completely different source to the current sources of work the seller has. All they need is an existing business to take over, in order to achieve their goals.

To the one party, the seller, the market is awful and chances of making any money are very limited, but to the other party, the buyer, there are huge potential sources of work which they want to tap into, if only they were able to purchase the business the seller is disposing of.

So, one person’s difficult market is another person’s prosperous market, and it is very rare that the two actually meet at the same time.

As I write this FAQ we have been through a sustained period of growth in the property market, and conveyancing law firms have enjoyed boom times, with increased profits, difficulty recruiting new staff because of shortages, hugely increased turnover, and great prospects for anyone in the sector. However, it has not been particularly easy to sell conveyancing law firms, because buyers can see that the current market is at capacity, and buyers are waiting for the market to drop. As and when the market drops, we anticipate there being an increased interest in conveyancing businesses, but while the business is booming we don’t think there is as much interest, and that is borne out by the numbers of buyers we see coming into the business.

Buyers are looking for a business they can add value to. They want to take over a business where it is possible to grow, increase profits, generate more turnover, and expand teams.

If you take the opposite extreme of a small business in a sector that’s not particularly busy, generating a small amount of profit from a relatively low turnover without much marketing and limited staff numbers, but possessing the right structure and offering a buyer huge potential to increase turnover and generate profit, then a lot more buyers are going to be interested in the latter business than they are the former.

In a way, I guess this kind of answers the question in terms of whether or not there is a good time to sell a business, or when is a good time to sell a business, because to a certain extent, as your business goes on its journey from inception through to disposal, it changes in shape and size. There will be different types of buyers interested at different stages of the life of a business, and it is true that there are certain types of business that are a lot easier to sell than others. However, there is no good time to sell in terms of external factors. For the reasons given above, you just never know when a buyer is going to come along and why a buyer is looking to make a ‘good’ offer.

In terms of other factors affecting a time to sell, which can include your own situation, then things are very different.

For example, it is never a good idea to try to sell just before you plan to retire or close a business down. Buyers will have a very good guess that a 75-year-old looking to dispose of a business is not going to be hanging around for a long period of time if they are unable to sell, and so are likely to be in a much weaker position when it comes to negotiation. If that same 75-year-old had looked around when they were 60 years old, things may have been very different indeed.

We offer exit strategy advice and assistance as paid service, because it is so complex at any point in the life span of a business. Everyone has different plans for the future, and for their businesses and personal life, and they all intertwine, which makes exit strategy planning all the more important.

Summary

The short answer to this lengthy article is that there is never a good time to sell a business. You don’t know the path a buyer is taking, in the same way that they don’t know your own circumstances. External market forces may be affecting your trading, but a buyer may see it completely differently. Do not foist your own opinions onto a reason for the sale or purchase of a company, because it always seems to end in the wrong decision being made.

If you would like further assistance in relation to timings, exit strategies or the sale of your business, please drop us a line or give us a call.

Sellers – which service should I use?

This is a guide to the different services offered by Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers Limited for sellers, and hopefully will give you an idea as to which route to opt for.

The guide is broken down into timeframes, and the first of these is short term or quick sale needed.

Short term – immediate sale needed

If you are in a position that requires you to sell a firm very quickly within the next eight weeks, then it is highly likely you are in a position where it does not matter to a certain extent what your practice is worth, or what steps you take prior to a sale, because any sale is going to need to be done to secure the future of your business, rather than to give you any significant monetary gain.

With this in mind, we would usually recommend immediately selecting the Gold Service, our basic premium service which includes a valuation report.

We would not usually recommend getting a valuation done separately first, but simply to get the practice listed as quickly as possible to ensure you get the most enquiries in as short as possible a time.

Short term – 12 months’ timeframe

If you are looking to achieve a sale or disposal in the next 12 months, then your path is going to be slightly different, and we would usually recommend considering signing up for our Gold or Platinum Service. Both of these services include a valuation report, which will be extremely useful to both you and ourselves in the first instance. It will give you an idea at the outset as to the likely deals that will be offered to you, the likely value of the practice, and anything we think you can do in that timeframe to improve your chances of success when it comes to a sale. The valuation report can be done within three to four weeks from start to finish, and in the meantime we can get your practice listed for sale.

Medium term – 12 to 24 months

If you are looking to achieve a sale within the next two years, you will want to use our Platinum or Platinum Plus services. This will include the starting point of our exit strategy advice in the first instance. This service has been set up to provide you with an early warning system; to get the practice into the best possible position prior to commencing the sale or disposal process. We will come and meet with you, discuss your practice, look at all the various figures and documents, provide a valuation, suggested deal structures and most importantly an exit strategy which will include extensive suggestions for improving your chances of success.

Longer term – 24 months +

If you are in a position to consider future options, but are not yet in a position to sell your business, then you want to be thinking about the exit strategy service as a standalone option. This service has been developed in mind to be completely flexible according to the practice we are assisting at any particular time, and can be varied by what we think is going to be of most benefit to you and your business. For example, if you are in your late 30s or early 40s and thinking about a sale in 20 years’ time, then the exit strategy service would be aimed at looking at your business structure now, seeing how it could be improved in relation to a future disposal, but also looking at how it could be improved to achieve higher profits now, as well as in the future. However, if you are in your late 50s and looking to retire in your early 60s, then the exit strategy report is going to be focused much more on the structure of the business and achieving the best price going forwards.

Summary

In summary, which service is going to be best for you will depend very much on the timeframe you are looking at. Short term probably requires you to list the practice as quickly as possible using our Gold Service, in the medium term think about the Platinum Service, and in the long term consider the Exit Strategy Service in the first instance and then go from there in future as and when required.

If you have any questions about the different routes for sellers using our services, please contact by visiting our contact page.

First steps for selling and exit strategies – can you advise? Do you provide accountancy practice valuations? What types of buyers purchase law firms and accountancy practices?

Who buys law firms and accountancy practices?

Law Firms

Law firm buyers fall into a few categories. Large investors buying into the sector, family buyers – purchasing for family members to take over and run a law firm, lawtech companies buying into the actual transactional side of the industry and companies in related sectors looking to run their own legal operations. We get some solicitors who look to establish their own companies by buying another business, but they are the exception to the norm.

One glaring exception is the local rival law firms. Our experience to date is that the vast majority of enquiries we get from local rivals or firms based locally looking to expand by takeover are making the enquiries to either a) get intel on the operations of a local rival or b) looking to try and acquire a local rival without needing to spend any money.

Looking at our list of successful sales, those we have had involving local firms have mostly been retirement arrangements, where the seller became a consultant for the buyer’s firm, the buyer’s firm became a successor practice and no money changed hands.

A lot of sellers have a fairly romantic notion that they will set up a firm, work in it and on it for over 40 years, find a young, enthusiastic solicitor just starting out who wants to spend £250k on a law firm, sell it to them and depart to enjoy retirement. Unfortunately reality is very different. Most younger solicitors see how easy it is to set up their own firms and don’t see the point in purchasing an existing practice, particularly one that may have antiquated systems and methods of operation. It is rare to find firms managing to find a younger partner who comes on board with a view to acquiring the equity after a set period of time.

Accountancy Firms

Very different types of buyers. Most buyers of accountancy firms and gross recurring fees are other accountancy firms and accountants. Just about every deal we see or are involved in will be with another accountancy firm, probably quite local, looking to pay a set multiple for the gross recurring fees. We don’t see many alternative types of buyer and there doesn’t seem to be the consolidation that occurs in the legal profession – accountancy firms on the whole are either 1-4 partners or large multi-partner operations with multiple offices across the country, if not the world.

Generally there are so many different types of potential buyer for businesses it can be hard to categorise them, but the above is a general snapshot of the buyers we see on a day to day basis making enquiries about the law firms and accountancy practices we have for sale.

Do you provide law firm valuations? Who are you?

JonathanFagan.co.uk is a specialist business broker service and part of the Ten-Percent group of Legal & Financial Recruitment websites based in the UK. We assist with national and international legal jobs for lawyers and legal staff as well as accountants and finance professionals. Throughout our trading history we have been involved in sales and mergers of law & accountancy firms. Jonathan Fagan is Managing Director of Ten-Percent.co.uk Limited and undertakes all sales and mergers work on behalf of our company. and this is our specialist broker website.

For law firm recruitment please visit the main Ten Percent Legal Recruitment website for permanent roles and Interim Lawyers for locum roles. For accountancy firm recruitment please visit the Ten Percent Financial Recruitment website.

Jonathan Fagan is a trading name of Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers Limited, a privately owned company.

Who is Jonathan Fagan?

Jonathan Fagan LLM FIRP Cert RP is a qualified solicitor and Managing Director of TP Recruitment Limited. He studied law at Leicester University and Frankfurt University before completing his training with a specialist practice in Leicester. On qualification he worked for a Chambers-listed solicitors’ firm in Nottingham before founding Ten Percent Legal Recruitment, Interim Lawyers and Ten Percent Financial Recruitment in 2000. Jonathan set up the Ten-Percent Foundation in 2003, a charitable trust linked to the trading companies and handling the 10% charitable donations we make every year (hence our name).

Jonathan personally handles all business sales and purchases. We have a database of over 300 registered buyers and we send out regular updates to over 8,000 law firms via our recruitment network. Our companies have worked with over 2,500 law firms and accountancy firms since April 2000.

Jonathan is editor of the Legal Recruitment News, and Accountancy Recruitment News, both monthly newsletter updates for Employers and Candidates in law and accountancy. He is the author of The Guide to Writing a Legal CV, Interview Answers for Lawyers and the Interview Guide for Lawyers (available at our bookshop) and has lectured in the past at Huddersfield University on CV Preparation, Interview Practice and Legal Careers for LPC students. You can read his award-winning Legal Recruitment blog here, which contains advice on interview questions, recruitment tips for firms and candidates, as well as commentary on the legal job market. You can also read his regularly updated Ten Percent Article Bank here.