Lucid Legal

Lucid Legal is an independent legal recruitment firm operating from the heart of London's Square Mile, led by Directors Jamie Plews and Alex Mole. The company offers introductory and referral services with recruitment at its core, operating strictly on a bespoke, non-volume basis. Lucid distinguishes itself through research-based, analytical approaches focused on non-volume, business-critical appointments. Jamie Plews brings twenty years of experience in core vertical markets, with specialist focus on legal and financial services, and has established substantial networks of trusted relationships and history of successful strategic introductions.

Lucid's service offering spans identifying candidates for individual placements, identifying legal counsel for boutique and global powerhouse firms, providing advisory introductions for new UK market entrants, and facilitating strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and M&A activity. The company maintains detailed knowledge of the global legal sector, enabling identification of opportunities across international practice. Alex Mole contributes expertise in qualitative and quantitative research and has conducted research for worldwide publications including the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Reports for both US and UK/Europe markets, providing client insight into the most innovative aspects of global legal services.

Lucid's approach emphasises personal touch, personal one-to-one interaction with candidates on an exclusive basis, and thorough research before candidate contact. The company maintains integrity, discretion, and confidentiality at the highest level and has established extremely high conversion rates for placements. Meeting every candidate in person and at length is standard practice, ensuring Lucid only forwards candidates with high success probability.