Principal Solicitor
Posted Today by The SELL Life
£250,000 Per year
Outside
Undetermined
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Principal Solicitor role offers solicitors in Manchester the opportunity to explore self-employment while benefiting from the support of a reputable agency. This position allows for significant autonomy in choosing hours, clients, and practice location, while providing essential administrative and business development support. The compensation structure is designed to enable solicitors to potentially double their income or replace their salary while working fewer hours. This role combines the freedom of self-employment with the infrastructure of a top-tier firm.
Key Responsibilities:
- Receive 70-80% of billables paid directly each month.
- Choose your hours, clients, and practice location.
- Utilize full administrative, trust-accounting, and compliance support.
- Access professional indemnity insurance.
- Engage in business development support from The Self-Employed Lawyers League.
- Implement personalized client acquisition strategies and coaching.
- Participate in a referral network of other self-employed lawyers.
- Take advantage of a members benefits program.
- Utilize courses, templates, and playbooks for scaling faster.
- Attend regular CPD webinars and live sessions for knowledge expansion and business problem-solving.
Key Skills:
- Experience as a solicitor.
- Ability to manage self-employment effectively.
- Strong business development skills.
- Capability to build and maintain a client base.
- Knowledge of compliance and trust-accounting.
- Excellent communication and networking skills.
Salary (Rate): £250,000.00 yearly
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Legal
What if you could earn more than a partner — without the politics, pressure, or practice overheads? We're helping solicitors in Manchester explore self-employment. By applying to us, you get the best of both worlds in terms of exploring a career change. The infrastructure and credibility of a reputable agency to promote you, along with a proven marketing, coaching, and referral system to build your own sustainable client base successfully wherever you decide to go for your next move. This role is what we call 'self-employment with a safety net' — freedom with structure, profit with purpose.
What You’ll Receive:
- 70-80% of billables paid directly to you each month.
- Choose your hours, clients, and practice location.
- Full administrative, trust-accounting, and compliance support.
- Professional indemnity insurance included.
- Business development support from The Self-Employed Lawyers League (The SELL Life):
- Personalised client acquisition strategy and coaching
- Referral network of other self-employed lawyers
- Members benefits program that rivals the big national firms
- Courses, templates, and playbooks to help you scale faster
- Regular CPD Webinars to help you expand your knowledge
- Live sessions to solve business problems and grow your referral network
The Result: Most solicitors double their income or replace their salary working half the hours — all while building a practice that belongs entirely to them. You can enjoy all the autonomy of self-employment with the infrastructure of a top-tier firm — and the backing of an international network of like-minded entrepreunerial lawyers that want you to succeed.
Next Step: Apply here.