Criminal Law
Criminal lawyers often find themselves shouldering the weight of critical matters with individuals and businesses relying on legal advice when they are at their most vulnerable.
Find out more about the Taylor Rose Consultant Programme
Taylor Rose Criminal Solicitor
We understand that as a criminal lawyer your work often falls outside of the office and 9-5 constraints which is why a working environment that gives you autonomy is so crucial to your success and a positive outcome for your client.
Balance the demands of a fast-moving sector of law you love with life and regain your control over your work/life balance, all whilst continuing to provide exceptional service to your clients.
Engagement & Choice
Do you thrive in defending individuals facing criminal charges, ensuring their rights are upheld, or perhaps you prefer to focus on cases of corporate crime and fraud? With us, you can choose your clients and areas of practice, allowing you to concentrate on the aspects of criminal law that ignite your passion and align with your strengths as a lawyer.
Remove Traditional Practicing Constraints
Enjoy the autonomy to determine how you allocate your time, enabling you to provide a level of legal representation and attention that stands out. Without the constraints of rigid billing targets or traditional office distractions, you can make your clients the central focus of your legal work.
Wide Reaching Impact
Break free from regional limitations and join a firm with a nationwide presence and accessible office hubs across the UK.
Legal Aid
If you are a criminal lawyer based in London you can access our London legal aid contracts and kick start your caseload off upon joining.
Full Professional Indemnity Cover
We have Grade A PII with cover up to £20 million and coverage for a variety of sectors of law both consumer and corporate. You can act for your clients in confidence knowing that you have the very best cover in the market and should your transaction range over a value of £20 million we can review securing further top up cover to facilitate your clients needs.
No Start Up Fees
Worried about being able to afford going consultant? We take care of your transition into the business and set up access to our legal subscriptions, systems, telephone and email profiles at no cost to you so you can embark on your journey worry free, knowing we have you covered with all the tools you need to succeed.
Industry Leading CMS & IT
Our commitment to the use of technology in law to better facilitate and support our lawyers is second to none and we are at the forefront of most law firms, investing heavily in our IT infrastructure and CMS, which we have jointly developed with Thompson Reuters. We also ensure full training from our dedicated training team upon joining to ensure you get up and running with no delays.
Legal Subscriptions & CPD
Your continual professional development both personally and as a lawyer is at the heart of our interests and commitment to your wellbeing as a consultant. We have arranged for access to Westlaw and PLC to be on hand as well as a bank of CPD courses ranging from a variety of topics being legal and technical, to business and marketing orientated, all part of your package at Taylor Rose and at no cost to you.
Centralised Digital Mail & Post Room
Focus your time on what matters to you and not admin with our dedicated centralised opening and scanning services direct to our CMS, send, and receive post from anywhere and be reassured that correspondence will always reach you in a timely manner no matter where you are based.
Marketing
Support that helps you develop your business and widen your market reach tailored specifically to you, with a consultation with our Head of Consultant Marketing to optimise your market reach with tailored strategies. We also offer stationary, letterheads and business cards to get you started and a professional profile on our website.
Consultant Concierge
A team there for your needs throughout your consultant journey with us, concierge will help you transition into the business setting up your Taylor Rose profile and arranging training. They will continue to support you throughout your consultant journey with us with regular ‘health check calls’ and social events so that you feel part of the community.
Technical Legal Support
Support that doesn’t just end with administration, we offer technical legal help with a dedicated Legal head for each sector of law that we practise, always on hand to answer any technical legal queries you may have on files and be that legal sounding board for when you need it.
Training Team
We know that starting your consultant journey can be daunting and so along with Concierge and our onboarding team, we have our own dedicated training department, there to make sure you have all the information you need to successfully acclimatise into the business, adapt to our systems and get the most out of all the support on offer.
Who are we looking for
Taylor Rose is committed to excellence and is keen to partner with lawyers who are experienced and passionate about the client experience.
Focused fee earning experience
Meets our compliance requirements
Good client reviews and client experience driven
IT proficient
Client following or is confident and capable of generating their own work
Works independently
Runs matters in their specialism
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If you are an experienced criminal solicitor weighing up your next move, there is an alternative to the traditional employed role. Taylor Rose offers criminal solicitor jobs on a consultancy basis, giving you the freedom to choose your clients, set your own fee scales, and decide how and where you work.
Criminal law rarely fits a 9 to 5. Police station call-outs, court deadlines and urgent client needs do not wait, so the autonomy to manage your own diary matters. As a consultant you decide the volume and type of work you take on, whether that is defence, corporate crime or fraud, without rigid billing targets pulling you away from your clients. You keep up to 75% of what you bill, so your income reflects your effort rather than a fixed salary.
If you are a criminal lawyer based in London, you can access our London legal aid contracts and start building your caseload from day one. Wherever you are based, you will have full back-office support, Grade A professional indemnity cover, and a community of more than 500 consultants and dedicated legal heads to draw on.
Our criminal solicitor jobs suit lawyers with a client following, or the confidence to generate their own work, who want autonomy without the cost of running a firm. If you want to practise on your own terms, explore how our consultant solicitor programme works. Get in touch, or try the salary calculator to see what you could earn.