Specialist legal recruitment built on long-term relationships and market insight.
IRG Law is a specialist legal recruitment consultancy focused exclusively on the private practice legal sector. We partner with law firms across the UK on strategic hiring across all levels, from support staff and fee earners through to Senior Solicitors and Partners. Founded in 2019, our approach combines specialist market knowledge, targeted search and long-standing sector relationships to help firms build high-performing legal teams.
Why we exist
The legal profession is built on expertise, reputation and long-term relationships. Recruitment within the sector should reflect the same principles.
IRG Law was established to provide a more specialist and informed approach to legal recruitment. We combine market insight, targeted search and deep knowledge of the private practice legal sector to help law firms make confident hiring decisions and build high-performing teams.
We believe successful recruitment is built on sector expertise, honest advice and a genuine understanding of how law firms evolve, structure teams and attract talent over the long term.
“We care far more about the right introduction than simply making a placement.”
The principles behind every introduction.
We earn it the slow way — through consistency, discretion and doing what we said we would.
No fee-led bias, no padded shortlists and no hidden agendas. You see the same picture we see.
If a role isn't right for you, we'll say so. If a candidate isn't the right fit, we'll say that too.
We believe professionalism, discretion and respect should apply equally across every relationship we build.
A short timeline.
- 2019IRG Law founded
Built on trust, transparency, honesty and integrity — and a simple promise to act in the best interests of both clients and candidates.
- 2020–22London and regional network deepens
Partnered with regional and London firms across Real Estate, Corporate, Private Client, Employment and Family.
- 2023Partner-level mandates
Worked with regional and London firms on partner and senior leadership appointments across key practice areas.
- NowScaling thoughtfully
Building a team of specialist legal recruiters without losing the personal and considered approach the business was founded on.
Two decades placing senior legal talent.
Duncan founded IRG Law to provide a more considered and relationship-led approach to legal recruitment, built around long-term partnerships, honest advice and carefully aligned introductions.
With over 20 years in legal recruitment, he has supported law firms across a broad range of practice areas and levels of seniority, building long-standing relationships throughout the private practice legal sector.
Duncan continues to work closely with clients across strategic hires, maintaining the highly personal approach the business was built on.
A specialist network — not a generalist database.
Our clients are private practice law firms, and our network includes Paralegals, Solicitors, Senior Solicitors and Partners — many of whom come to us through long-standing relationships and referrals rather than job-board applications.
We focus narrowly so we can advise deeply. Market mapping, salary intelligence, partner moves and firm dynamics — we're close enough to all of it to give you real answers, not generic ones.
Residential conveyancing, commercial property, real estate finance & investment, development, construction and real estate disputes.
Real estate finance, bridging finance, secured lending, Islamic finance and corporate banking.
M&A, commercial contracts, disputes, restructuring and insolvency.
Private wealth, estate and succession planning, wills, trusts, probate and family office.
Contentious and non-contentious employment law.
Matrimonial, financial remedies and Children Act.
Ready to talk?
Whether you're hiring, exploring a move or just want a clearer picture of the market, we're always happy to have a conversation.