THE ROUTE TO LEGAL SUCCESS has – for as long as anyone can remember – always looked the same. First, you need to pass school exams with flying colours. Second: go to university and study law (or something else and convert). Third: pass the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (previously, the Legal Practice Course). Fourth: complete a […]
May 2-6 is Wellbeing Week in Law. The week aims “to raise awareness about mental health and encourage action and innovation across the profession to improve wellbeing.” At Setfords, this is something we put at the heart of everything we do. With a dedicated Lawyer Wellbeing department, and numerous company-wide initiatives to improve the wellbeing
2022 marks the ten year anniversary for two of Setfords’ most long-standing consultants, Jane Lockyer and Clare Nicholls In 2012, commercial property lawyer Jane Lockyer and property solicitor Clare Nicholls made the decision to join Setfords and become consultant solicitors. Ten years ago, this was a relatively uncommon career move, but both lawyers are testament
Consultant Solicitors Jane Lockyer and Clare Nicholls Celebrate Ten Years at Setfords Read More »
Pregnancy and maternity discrimination is a huge issue. It is estimated that over three-quarters of new mothers face some pregnancy or maternity discrimination at work. 54,000 are forced to leave their jobs every year before, during, or after maternity leave because of it. Unfortunately, the legal sector is not immune to this sort of discrimination.
How tech and environmental factors have transformed law forever Here at Setfords HQ, we always like to keep up to speed, not just with legal developments, but with developments in the wider world. Which does of course mean reading as much news as possible. A couple of articles caught our eye last week. Here’s our
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LAWYERS’ SALARIES ARE AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH. According to a Business Live article, city firms are offering newly qualified lawyers £160,000 a year. This may be where the high bar currently sits. But what is the real cost? From raw talent to law talent It takes a lot of grit and determination to toil through
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Chris began his law career at a high street firm in West Wales, where he completed his lawyer training and decided to specialise in litigation. After several years working at the high street firm, Chris decided he’d had enough of the stressful life at a traditional firm and realised he needed to make a change.
The rigid structure of traditional law firms means that successful lawyers often face a difficult choice between their career and their family or other interests. As a result, many female lawyers are pushed out before they can reach the top. But not at Setfords. The vision of CEOs Guy and Chris Setford has always been
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ARE YOU A HAPPY LAWYER? Really? Do you wake up on Saturday mornings and think: ‘I wish there wasn’t a whole weekend to trudge through before I can get back to work’? To all lawyers whose mood suddenly lifts on Monday mornings, we salute you. You really have cracked it. You don’t have to be
Is it really possible to become a satisfied solicitor? Read More »
A dedicated and driven young lawyer, Richard Hiron found himself feeling despondent in his role as an associate solicitor at a traditional law firm. He felt hampered by the pressure of targets, politics and management duties. With his enthusiasm for the law quickly waning, Richard knew he needed to make a change… The road to
Tracey O’Dwyer was a successful family solicitor at a traditional firm. However, looking around at her stressed and overworked colleagues and reflecting on what she wanted from her own life, Tracey decided she needed to make a change… A stressful working environment Throughout Tracey’s career as a family lawyer at several traditional firms, she realised
“We would like to take a moment to thank everyone at Setfords for the part they have played in our incredible, record-breaking year”, Guy Setford, our co-founder begins. “Nearly two years into the Pandemic we have been amazed by the resilience of our staff and consultant solicitors throughout this challenging time. Their diligence and determination
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Workplace culture has been shown to directly impact the mental, and often physical, health of lawyers and the quality of work that they produce for their clients. It has been proven time and again that the firms which treat their lawyers well, for whom every individual matters – they’re the ones where people stay and
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After 10 years spent in traditional law firms, David Miers saw the opportunity to build his own practice, specialising in psychiatric injury and stress at work claims. Following David’s move to become a consultant solicitor at Setfords in 2019, he is now one of the UK’s top legal specialists in this area, having won compensation
As life returns to the ‘new normal’, many traditional law firms are offering work from home arrangements. Yet, just last week, the FT reported that lawyers are working longer hours than ever with a negative impact on their health. The FT reported that lawyers are working through weekends and holidays without a break in order
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Setfords’ Residential Conveyancing Consultant, Sonal Rabheru, qualified in 1999 and became a partner in 2007 at TWM. She had been working for 16 years before she decided to move to Setfords. Sonal soon discovered that life as a partner wasn’t all it was cracked up to be… Life as a Partner For many lawyers within
Working as a lawyer can be incredibly stressful, with overwhelming workloads and physically and emotionally challenging cases. By no means is poor mental health within the legal sector a new revelation. Some firms, such as Setfords Solicitors have already started to work towards improving the wellbeing of their staff. In recent years, the stigma surrounding
TO UNDERSTAND WHY SO MANY LAWYERS are falling out of love with the profession they worked so hard to get into, let’s take a step back. Let’s remind ourselves what falling in love looks like in a more general sense. At the start of a personal relationship, you are a giddy mess. Your stomach churns.
Why are lawyers falling out of love with the legal profession? Read More »
Setfords Solicitors’ exemplary commitment to promoting a better way of working within the legal sector and the wider community has been recognised after their record-breaking year with the award for ‘Regional Law Firm of the Year’ at this year’s Legal Business Awards. This award highlights the UK-based firm with headquarters outside of London that has
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