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Legalrecruitment software

Talisman is recruitment software for legal agencies: one record for lawyers and firms, practising certificate status confirmed before a placement, and approved hours running into PAYE for fixed-term cover, with umbrella and limited for day-rate lawyers.

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Six ways a legal agency places people. One record under all of them.

Temp
Temp legal recruitment
Shifts and cover, booked on the call and paid weekly.
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Permanent
Permanent legal recruitment
Vacancy to placement fee on one job record.
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Contract
Contract legal recruitment
Rates, status, extensions and self-bill.
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Shift
Shift legal recruitment
Rota patterns, bulk shifts and break rules.
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Executive Search
Executive Search legal recruitment
Retained assignments, from market map to offer.
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Multi-Desk
Multi-Desk legal recruitment
Perm, temp and contract on one shared record.
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Which desk is which

What each desk runs, and what it checks first.

Desk	What it runs	Checked before a placement	Pay and bill
Temp	Shifts and cover, booked on the call and paid weekly	Practising certificate status and AWR position, at the point of booking	Weekly, from approved timesheets, with the client invoiced in the same run
Permanent	Vacancy to placement fee on one job record	Practising certificate status and references, before the offer goes out	Placement fee on the placement, with the start date and rebate period attached
Contract	Rates, status, extensions and self-bill	Practising certificate status, plus contract status and IR35 position on the placement	Self-bill from approved hours; umbrella and limited arrangements
Shift	Rota patterns, bulk shifts and break rules	Practising certificate status, plus fatigue and break rules across the rota	Weekly pay queue built from the hours actually worked once approved
Executive Search	Retained assignments, from market map to offer	Practising certificate status at shortlist, with the assignment's confidentiality settings	Retainer milestones tracked against the assignment, then the placement fee
Multi-Desk	Perm, temp and contract on one shared record	Practising certificate status once, on the record every desk shares	PAYE for fixed-term cover, with umbrella and limited for day-rate lawyers

Checks and clearances

Admitted and conflict-checked before the placement

Practising status and conflict position sit on the candidate record, so a placement is put forward on evidence rather than assumption.

How documents and expiry work

Practising certificate status with expiry alerts
Conflict checks recorded against the placement
Right-to-work documents with expiry alerts
References confirmed on the worker record

What the agents add

AI agents working on the legal desk in the background.

Sourcing Sam
Works the day's open bookings and matches lawyers across every desk.
Compliance Clara
Flags practising certificate status coming up for expiry.
Timesheet Tommy
Reads submitted timesheets and preps PAYE for fixed-term cover, with umbrella and limited for day-rate lawyers for review.
Growth Grace
Surfaces new firm leads worth a call.
Manager Max
Briefs the desk each morning on assignment progress.

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The AI Agents Guide for Legal Recruitment

Where agents help on a legal desk, and where they should not
Keeping practising certificate status current without chasing
Pay and bill: PAYE for fixed-term cover, with umbrella and limited for day-rate lawyers

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Questions

Legal recruitment software questions.

Which legal desk type do I need?

Pick the desk that matches how you place lawyers: Temp — shifts and cover, booked on the call and paid weekly; Permanent — vacancy to placement fee on one job record; Contract — rates, status, extensions and self-bill; Shift — rota patterns, bulk shifts and break rules; Executive Search — retained assignments, from market map to offer; Multi-Desk — perm, temp and contract on one shared record. All six run on the same record, so an agency can start with one and add another without a second system.

What checks does a legal placement need?

Practising status and conflict position sit on the candidate record, so a placement is put forward on evidence rather than assumption. The desk holds practising certificate status with expiry alerts, conflict checks recorded against the placement, right-to-work documents with expiry alerts, references confirmed on the worker record.

Can one system run all our legal desks?

Yes. Temp, perm, contract, shift and executive placements sit on one shared record, so a lawyer the temp desk has booked is the same candidate the perm desk puts forward, with nothing re-keyed.

How is pay handled for legal lawyers?

PAYE for fixed-term cover, with umbrella and limited for day-rate lawyers, run from the hours approved on the timesheet, with the firm invoiced in the same straight-through run.