For many qualified legal professionals, working as a lawyer within a traditional law firm is a dream job. However, many people often find that the long hours, high targets and poor work-life balance lead to job dissatisfaction. Fortunately, there are many alternatives to traditional lawyer jobs and different career paths open to those with legal qualifications, and if you think employment in private practice isn’t for you, there are plenty of other options.
Being a qualified lawyer comes with a lot of transferable skills that could easily be applied to other professions and careers, such as jobs in finance or social work. However, if you still want to work in law but aren’t keen on traditional law jobs, becoming a consultant solicitor could be the right answer for you. Consultant solicitors are self-employed, and therefore able to manage their own client list, caseload and working hours. This can provide a much better and healthier work-life balance for law professionals when compared to traditional employment, especially for those who want to work around their family or other commitments. Many lawyers choose employment in a firm over self-employment as it is considered to be more straightforward and secure, however working as a consultant solicitor is easier than you think and doesn’t have to mean starting out on your own. By becoming a consultant solicitor with Taylor Rose, you can benefit from extensive back-office support and infrastructure that can be difficult to set up as a sole practitioner.
Our consultancy model has several flexible options to suit a range of work styles. If you like the team you are currently working with but are seeking an alternative way of working, you can bring a whole team with you to join us at Taylor Rose, or you can join us as an individual. You can work flexibly from home, or from many of our comfortable and modern offices nationwide if you prefer a more structured office environment. Whatever your field, we help law professionals from a wide range of disciplines make their next career move. Consultancy work offers ideal alternatives to traditional lawyer jobs for professionals working in private client, wills and probate, criminal law and civil litigation who are seeking an alternative career path, and by using our existing framework we can help you get established as self-employed and help you take control of your own goals, hours and earnings.
At Taylor Rose we have alternatives to traditional lawyer jobs available across the country with our popular consultant solicitor programme. We are a Top 60 firm with over 30 offices nationwide, and a consultant liaison team on hand ready to support your journey into becoming a consultant solicitor, plus many satisfied consultant solicitors who can offer insights to help you decide if consultancy is right for you. If you are a qualified legal practitioner but you aren’t satisfied with mainstream law work, we provide a way to achieve a better work-life balance, the ability to take home up to 75% of your billing and opportunities to make partners. If this sounds like the perfect alternative career move for you, get in touch today.