Join us
as a Consultant
It’s time. Take control of your income, your career and your life.
Why become a consultant solicitor?
Because now you’re probably working too hard and making too many sacrifices. As a consultant solicitor with Setfords, you could rebalance your life, with fulfilling work, appreciative clients, and time to enjoy the rewards you earn.
You set your own billing targets
No
outside pressure, just the freedom to take on work you really want to do.
You decide how many clients you have
No
more “just one more”.
You choose your own hours
Strike the right
balance between earning a good income and enjoying it.
Join our national network
As a consultant at Setfords you don’t have to manage a team, but you can be part of one.
How much can I earnas a consultant solicitor?
Our fee structure is about honouring our commitment to you, giving you the rewards you deserve. At a traditional firm you might expect to take home a third of your billings, at Setfords it can be up to 80%.
Our awards and accolades
Frequentlyasked questions
Many lawyers that move from traditional firms to consultancy do so because they want to be able to provide their existing clients a better level of service. If you’ve built good relationships with your clients, then more often than not they will follow you. Making the move to consultancy is a smoother transition if you have a client network already established. This allows you to hit the ground running and won’t leave you wondering what to do when getting started.
However, unlike many other consultancy firms, Setfords invests heavily in lead generation activities to help supplement lawyers with leads and also help lawyers develop their own marketing activities in order to generate new clients. In the past 12 months our Business Development & in-house Marketing teams have helped generate over £3m of new business for our consultants.
Our pioneering fee-share structure acknowledges achievement – the more you bill the greater the rewards. Setfords offers market leading remuneration to our consultants with up to 80% of billings once you hit over £200,000. To find out what you could be earning as a consultant lawyer at Setfords use our salary calculator.
The support structure at Setfords is not just about meeting the needs of our consultant solicitors but going far beyond their expectations. We have dedicated over 10 years to building the biggest and best support team in the industry and, because we understand one size does not fit all, we tailor this support to suit individuals and teams. Our consultant solicitors can focus on their clients because they know our 60+ strong team will look after everything else. Our support structure includes:
- Business Development & Marketing
- Admin, Secretarial & Compliance
- Management & Legal support
- Technical & IT
One of the biggest fears when entering consultancy is that you might find yourself isolated not knowing what direction to head in. Fortunately, we believe in building a united, internal network amongst our lawyers. You will find various opportunities through cross-reference work with larger projects and tenders often requiring multiple consultants to team up and share expertise.
A business plan and entrepreneurial spirit will be essential along with the dedication to building your network is the key to success as a consultant. The main benefit is that you get to do it all your way. You can pursue the clients you want to work with, in your own time, however you feel most comfortable.
Whatto do next?
Whether you want to make the move now, in six months, or even in years to come, you can still get in touch to find out more. We are happy to chat in more detail about how working as a consultant can work for you, and answer any further questions you might have.
Joanna Abrahams
Consultant And Head of Family
John Newell
Litigation consultant
Jane Lockyer
Real Estate Consultant