Setfords, the UK’s largest platform law firm, has been shortlisted in five categories at the 2026 Legal Geek Leaders in Tech Law Awards as the firm continues to receive recognition for a series of major technology products it has launched this year. Setfords is shortlisted for: The firm is shortlisted for Best Bespoke Legal Technology Development for
Reviewed by: Setfords Published: 3rd July 2026, Last reviewed: 3rd July 2026, Read time: 4 minutes Claire Stone has been a solicitor for over 20 years, specialising in commercial and residential property law. Before joining Setfords, she trained as a legal executive and worked as a commercial property lawyer in London, before moving to Sussex to
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Article summary: You don’t need to wait until you’re eligible for consultancy to start preparing for it. The lawyers who make the smoothest transition are well prepared with a few key skills, including building client relationships, developing a specialism, being comfortable with the business side of law, generating a professional network beyond their own firm,
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Article summary: Moving to consultancy means moving away from the built-in social structure of office life. However, it doesn’t mean you need to feel isolated. Building both a professional network and a personal support system in your first year matters just as much as building your client base, so you can thrive both professionally and
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Article summary: Marketing as a consultant doesn’t have to be overwhelming. If you find the prospect of promoting yourself uncomfortable, a handful of consistent habits, including being visible, easy to find, and easy to recommend, do most of the work for you. However, if you enjoy marketing, there’s plenty of room to be more proactive
Article Summary: Your first year as a consultant solicitor isn’t about doing everything at once. The core things to prepare for are: a short adjustment period while invoicing and cash flow find their rhythm, a realistic (not overwhelming) approach to generating work, honing in on marketing activity that builds over time, and making sure you have a support network in place so consultancy doesn’t mean
Article Summary: You don’t need an existing client following to make consultancy work, and you don’t need to become a natural salesperson overnight either. Most lawyers already have a stronger foundation than they realise, in the form of relationships, referrals, and reputation built over years of practice. For those with a smaller existing network, business development can still be built
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Article Summary: Building your consultancy practice to where you want it to be can take a little time. For many coming from traditional employed roles, income may dip briefly when you first start, before it climbs. You don’t need a large lump sum in the bank to manage this. A flexible, gradually-built buffer and a realistic sense of your own cash flow matter more than a specific number. There’s no single right way to price
We’re a people business – so why did we spend the better part of three years, and a few million pounds, building our own software? Chris Setford, co-CEO of Setfords, on the road to rolling out Halo, and why a law firm decided to become a technology company too. Let me start where we always start, long before we get
Setfords has been shortlisted for UK Law Firm of the Year, Business Services Team of the Year and Legal Technology Team of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2026. The recognition spans the firm as a whole, the business services team supporting its consultant lawyers and the technology function it has built in-house. Setfords is the
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UK’s largest platform law firm has moved all 650 of its consultant lawyers onto a system it designed and built itself. Setfords has launched Halo, what the firm calls a legal intelligence platform – combining case, accounts and practice management – that it designed and built in-house. Halo is now used by every one of
Setfords has been confirmed as the UK’s largest fee-share law firm by lawyer headcount in the Codex Edge Platform Firms Report 2026. The report, the most comprehensive independent analysis of the platform sector, shows Setfords ended 2025 with 653 consultant lawyers, the highest of any platform firm operating on a pure fee-share model. The firm has grown its consultant
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Setfords has been shortlisted for UK Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2026 – the only platform firm on the category shortlist. The ten shortlisted firms are: Addleshaw Goddard, Brodies, Hill Dickinson, Macfarlanes, Mills & Reeve, Pinsent Masons, Setfords, Stephenson Harwood, Taylor Wessing and TLT. The shortlisting follows a standout year for the firm. Setfords
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One in five partners at UK Top 250 firms aren’t sure where they’ll be in three years. If that statistic lands close to home, this article is for you. The partnership model is changing. The question is whether it’s still changing in your favour – and if not, what you do about it. At Setfords,
Setfords reaches 15,000 Trustpilot reviews at 4.9 stars – the highest rating of any law firm over 15,000 reviews Setfords, the UK’s largest platform law firm, has passed 15,000 verified client reviews on Trustpilot while maintaining an average rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars – matching the highest rating of any law firm with
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Consultant Legal Executive Tracy Smallbones specialises in residential property and came to Setfords from a top 20 international law firm. For someone used to working at that level, flexibility had to come without compromise. Setfords offered exactly that: a consultancy model built around her professional standards, with the technology and support infrastructure to match. For Tracy, the
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Georgie Salvage’s journey with Setfords offers a clear example of what our consultancy model can make possible. Joining as consultant number 128, she has witnessed the firm’s transformation into a 600‑strong national network. Yet, what stands out in her story is how our culture has remained grounded in the same values she encountered on day
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After 34 years at his previous firm, Consultant Employment Solicitor Nick Hall wanted change. The passion for law was there. However, it was diluted by internal admin and meetings. Nick wanted to practise law and support clients, not handle endless admin. Setfords offered Nick a different way, and after joining our consultancy model, he hasn’t looked back. Taking Back Control After over 3 decades at his previous firm,
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Imagine this; you’re sitting peacefully in your finca, (or “rural property”) in the heart of Spain. As you’re finalising the day’s work, the sun is still shining on the horizon, inviting you into your daily stroll to the river, accompanied by your two dogs for a splash around to cool down in the warm air. This isn’t a one-off. For “two glorious months”, as Consultant Solicitor Susan Lyons puts it, this was what practicing law
More talented lawyers are looking beyond the traditional partnership track to build careers that offer greater autonomy, flexibility, and earning potential. Working as a consultant lawyer at a platform law firm is a popular choice, typically offering greater flexibility and earning potential compared to traditional firms. However, consultancy isn’t right for every lawyer. If you’re
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