Principal Solicitor

The SELL Life; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

70-100% of billables paid directly

Professional indemnity insurance

Business development support

Admin support

Business development coaching

Referral network

CPD webinars

Templates & playbooks

Job summary

A reputable law agency in Manchester is offering self-employment opportunities for solicitors. You can benefit from 70-100% of your billables, choose your hours, clients, and practice location. The agency provides full administrative support, professional indemnity insurance, and business development coaching. This role allows solicitors to double their income or replace their salary while working fewer hours and building their own practice. Enjoy autonomy with the structure of a reputable agency backing you.

Responsibilities

• Help solicitors explore self-employment opportunities with autonomy.
• Receive administrative and compliance support.
• Access to a personalized client acquisition strategy and coaching.

Job description

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 opportunities.

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 or help you start your own practice. Either way you'll receive be supported 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.

Many of these roles are what we call 'self-employment with a safety net' — freedom with structure, profit with purpose.

What You’ll Receive:

70-100% 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 lawyers that want you to succeed.