It’s time. Take control of your income, your career and your life.
Why become a consultant solicitor?
At Setfords, we redefine what it means to practice law—offering unparalleled flexibility, industry-leading support, transparent rewards, and cutting-edge innovation. We empower lawyers to excel in their careers while enjoying the freedom to live life on their terms.
No other law firm supports its lawyers like we do. Period.
Your dream team, behind the scenes — 150+ experts taking care of everything so you can focus entirely on your clients.
We’re not just another law firm. We’ve set the standard, and our accolades prove it. Setfords isn’t just the largest platform firm in the UK—we’ve been widely recognised for our innovation, support, and workplace culture.
At Setfords, your work-life balance isn’t a dream—it’s a reality
With no billing targets and complete control over your schedule, you dictate how much you work and when.
What Matters to You Matters to Us
You choose the cases that matter most to you, working from wherever you want, with industry-leading support ensuring you never miss a beat.
Flexibility & Control
At Setfords, you control what matters—the work you take on and the priorities that matter at home. No compromises.
Join our national network
As a consultant at Setfords you don’t have to manage a team, but you can be part of one.
Our consultants have access to more than 500 other lawyers across multiple disciplines. This helps them serve their clients better, collaborating and cross-referring with other specialists.
Earn what you’re worth—no hidden fees, no nasty surprises.
• Straightforward earnings, no strings attached — just clear compensation that reflects your value, with opportunities to earn more by referring work to other consultants.
• Unlike others, we don’t charge extra for support — everything is included upfront, so you know exactly what you’re getting.
• With no cap on earnings, Setfords empowers you to take home up to 80% of your billings, giving you the financial freedom to focus on what truly matters.
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With no cap on earnings, Setfords empowers you to take home up to 80% of your billings, giving you the financial freedom to focus on what truly matters.
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Frequently asked questions
How will I build a client base as a consultant lawyer?
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. Our Business Development & in-house Marketing teams help generate over £10m of new business for our consultants every year.
What rewards can I expect?
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.
What support will I receive?
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 15 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 150+ strong team will look after everything else. Our support structure includes:
- Business Development & Marketing
- Dedicated Lawyer Wellbeing team to support your wellbeing through events, webinars, check in calls, and other initiatives
- Admin, Secretarial & Compliance
- Management & Legal support
- Technical & IT
- Plus more; we are always expanding our support offering
Will I be part of a team?
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.
What are the next steps to becoming a consultant lawyer?
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.
What to 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.