Employment Solicitor

Kingsley Wood; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fee share 75–85%

Autonomy and flexibility

Full administrative support

Modern technology and infrastructure

PII cover

Flexible hours and days

Job summary

Kingsley Wood is an innovative legal consultancy redefining how lawyers work. Our Consultant Partner model lets experienced employment solicitors build their own practice with true autonomy, supported by the firm’s infrastructure.

There is no fixed salary; earnings come from a fee-share of 75%–85% of fees billed. The model offers flexibility, administrative support, and access to a collaborative network to grow your client base.

Qualifications

• 4 years’+ PQE in employment law
• Broad experience across contentious and non-contentious matters
• Ability to generate work through contacts, referrals and business development initiatives
• Ambitious, entrepreneurial and capable of building own client following
• Willing to operate within a fee-share consultancy model

Responsibilities

• Manage client relationships and deliver high‑quality, commercially focused advice
• Contribute to business development and growth of the practice
• Develop your own client following and generate work through your network

Skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Client development

Job description

Kingsley Wood is an innovative legal consultancy at the forefront of changing how lawyers work today. Our Consultant Partner model offers experienced lawyers the opportunity to build and develop their own legal practice with genuine autonomy, flexibility and significant earning potential, supported by the infrastructure of an established legal consultancy.

This is a consultancy partnership role and is not a traditional salaried employment position. Consultant Partners operate on a fee-share basis, retaining a significant proportion of the fees they generate while benefiting from Kingsley Wood’s administrative, compliance, technology and operational support.

We provide the tools, support and framework our Consultant Partners need to build successful, sustainable practices, allowing experienced commercial lawyers to focus on delivering outstanding client outcomes while developing their own client relationships and business.

What We Offer

The opportunity to build your own practice and directly benefit from the work you generate.

• Fee share of up to 85% of fees billed, with a minimum of 75%
• A genuine consultancy partnership model with autonomy and flexibility
• No traditional firm constraints on how you develop your practice
• The opportunity to build and grow your own empoyment law client following
• Full administrative, compliance and operational support
• Access to a collaborative network of Consultant Partners and lawyers
• Modern legal technology and infrastructure
• PII cover
• Flexibility over the hours and days you work
• Support with business development and developing your client following
• The opportunity to significantly increase your earnings as your practice grows

The Role

This is an opportunity for an experienced employment solicitor who wants to move away from the traditional law firm model and take greater control over their career, client relationships, working arrangements and earning potential.

You will be responsible for managing client relationships, delivering high-quality, commercially focused legal advice and contributing to business development.

The role also provides the opportunity to develop your own client following and generate additional work through your existing professional network, referrals and business development activity.

There is no fixed salary attached to this role. Earnings are generated through the fee-share model, with Consultant Partners retaining between 75% and 85% of the fees they bill.

This structure is particularly suited to an ambitious commercial solicitor who is confident in their ability to develop relationships and generate work and who wants to benefit directly from the success of their practice.

The candidate

You will be an experienced, commercially astute employment lawyer who:

• Has 4 years’+ PQE in employment law
• Has strong experience across a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters
• Is comfortable generating work through existing contacts, referrals and business development initiatives
• Is ambitious, entrepreneurial and motivated to build their own client following
• Wants greater control over their career, working arrangements and earning potential
• Is comfortable working within a fee-share consultancy model

Candidates with an existing client following strong professional network or a clear and credible business development plan will be particularly attractive.

Why Become a Consultant Partner?

The Kingsley Wood Consultant Partner model gives you the opportunity to build your own commercial practice without having to build an entire law firm around it.

You retain the freedom and autonomy of running your own practice, while Kingsley Wood provides the infrastructure, technology, compliance, administration and support needed to allow you to focus on your clients and business development.

With a 75%–85% fee share, the model provides significant earning potential and allows you to benefit directly from the work and client relationships you develop.

If you are an experienced commercial solicitor looking for greater autonomy, flexibility and earning potential, and are ready to build your practice within a supportive consultancy environment, we would be interested in hearing from you.