Any fee-sharing solicitors here?

[Simbu]

My wife is being made redundant from her firm and we're giving serious consideration to a fee sharing arrangement for her next job. It's potentially better pay and flexibility instead of working for a traditional firm.

Our main concern is quality of secretarial support for her niche area of law (public children law) and flexibility around other part-time professional commitments. She will want to work 3.5 days a week on average.

We also need to investigate what costs would fall to her instead of a firm, with this arrangement (practicing certificate, costs draughtsman, etc)

Interested to hear if anyone's worked in or with these types of firms and your experiences!

Thanks!

[TownIdiot]

Does she have her own source of clients ?

[Simbu]

TownIdiot said:

Does she have her own source of clients ?

Yes. She's been responsible for sourcing all her own work for years.

[TownIdiot]

Simbu said:

Yes. She's been responsible for sourcing all her own work for years.

I'd expect she'd get roughly 50/50 then


If she has her own source of work it really might be worth getting her own support

[SydneyBridge]

Seems bonkers to make her redundant if she brings in her own work