NewPermanentCorporate / M&A
Corporate Associate (3-5 PQE)
LondonAssociate
£95,000 - £120,000 + bonus
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Thornton
Pierce
Executive search, handled with care
We place lawyers, paralegals and legal ops people with firms and in-house teams. No noise. No pressure. Just careful matches that last.
Permanent · Contract · Interim · Practice & in-house
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Candidates
Looking for what comes next?
Browse live roles, send your CV, or talk through the move with someone who actually listens.
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Employers
Building the team that gets you there?
Permanent, contract and interim talent for law firms and in-house teams. Brief us when you are ready.
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Why Thornton Pierce
Our approach
Less noise.
We filter the market so you do not have to.
More listening.
Fit starts with understanding both sides.
Fewer introductions.
Only when the match is real.
Better matches.
Placements built to last, not fill a pipeline.
What we do
Across the legal market
Six areas. One approach: careful matches at the intersection of skill, culture and timing.
Who we work with
Trusted by global leaders
Law firms, corporates and in-house teams who value careful matches over volume.
Live roles
Opportunities that feel alive
Drag to explore. Save what interests you. A lot of our best matches start with a conversation, not an application.
Insights
From the market
FAQs
Questions, answered calmly
Straight answers for candidates and employers. If yours is not here, we are happy to talk it through.
Lawyers, paralegals, legal operations professionals and in-house counsel, from early career through to partner and general counsel. On the client side we partner with law firms, corporate legal teams and in-house departments across the UK.