London’s legal firms went on an unprecedented hiring spree in 2021, with the number of fixed-term contract (FTC) roles in the capital also reaching all-time highs, new research shows.
As the COVID-19 crisis rages, so businesses are changing the way they hire to enable them to deliver. Already before 2020, there had been a trend to increasing numbers of FTC roles, however, since spring this has accelerated. In the UK FTC roles are up 14% on last year, where across the EU this is even greater, at 24%.
