Joanna Abrahams is Head of Family at Setfords and one of the country’s leading specialists in parental alienation.
A Day in my Legal Life
Alan Herbert, Setfords consultant
Alan Herbert is a property litigator and has spent much of his career working for top international law firms including Ashurst and Pinsent Curtis. Alan has also worked as Head of Litigation for a number of firms in the North where he continues to reside.
A Day in my Legal Life
Tom Flatau, Setfords consultant & Head of Real Estate
Tom Flatau is Head of Real Estate at Setfords. At his last firm he was offered equity partnership – he turned it down to become a consultant.
A Day in my Legal Life
David Taylor, Setfords consultant
David Taylor lives in Ross-on-Wye with his wife and 10-year – old son. He works as a residential property consultant lawyer. He joined Setfords in 2010.
A Day in my Legal Life
Nigel Cragg, Setfords consultant
Nigel Cragg is a consultant lawyer for Setfords and heads up the firm’s personal injury department. He lives at home in Cranleigh in Surrey with his wife Debbie.
A Day in my Legal Life
Matthew Barrett, Setfords consultant
Matthew is a consultant lawyer at Setfords specialising in planning and other regulatory law. He lives in Stafford with his wife Jan who is also a planning lawyer.
A Day in my Legal Life
Michael Edwards, Setfords consultant
Corporate and commercial lawyer Michael Edwards joined Setfords in 2015 after a career spent as a partner in Lincoln’s Inn firms.
A Day in my Legal Life
Anne Thomas, Setfords consultant
Family lawyer Anne Thomas lives in Horsham with her husband and two children, Freddy, 4 and Lilia who’s 16 months.
A Day in my Legal Life
John Newell, Setfords consultant
John Newell is a litigator who recently successfully represented former England manager Kevin Keegan in a hacking claim against Mirror Group Newspapers.
A Day in my Legal Life
Caroline Matthews, Setfords consultant
Leading licensing lawyer Caroline Matthews has handled work for many of the biggest brands in the UK. She previously worked in traditional firms including Harris Hagan and Blake Morgan.
The real reason lawyers choose consultancy
The majority of Setfords consultants have school-age or dependent children. A big question – What do you value most in life? Family, friends, travel, challenges won, successes earned…? Where did the office feature in that collage? How about your daily commute? Your boss? Probably not at all. This begs the question – why do we […]
Reasons to become a consultant solicitor at Setfords… #2 You’ll have better relationships
Tell me if this sounds familiar: you wake up on a Saturday morning and you’re tired and irritable. Your children, if you have any, run into the room and jump on your bed looking[…]
Reasons to become a consultant solicitor at Setfords… #1 You’ll live longer
Mood swings, panic attacks, and skin problems – no, you’re not a teenager, you’re a lawyer in a traditional law firm. The level of stress within the legal profession is well documented – in fact LawCare[…]
5 reasons to become a Setfords consultant solicitor and the 7 things you should do next
What do you think about when you think of a lawyer’s life in a traditional firm? The fight to make partner? Working long hours? High stress? A competitive working environment?[…]
Reasons to become a consultant solicitor at Setfords… #4 You’ll be healthier
Anyone who works in a traditional law firm will tell you that, bar sitting down in a restaurant with a client, lunch is spent at your desk. With so many clients and so little time, you can’t spare[…]
Reasons to become a Setfords consultant solicitor…#5 You’ll be happier
Happiness – we all want it and time and again we’re told the Danes have it. Denmark is often ranked as the happiest country in the world. But why? And what have the Danes got in[…]
Reasons to become a consultant solicitor at Setfords… #3 You’ll earn more money
The reality of the traditional legal industry is this: you will earn far more for the law firm that employs you than you will ever earn for yourself. Now for most of you that will not come as[…]
A Blog by David Taylor – My experience as a Consultant Lawyer over the last 10 years.
A Blog by David Taylor My experience as a Consultant Lawyer over the last 10 years. Read my blog As this year marks my 10th anniversary of being a consultant lawyer at Setfords, I wanted to share my experiences for anyone considering the consultancy model. While doing this, I thought it would also be a […]
Seven Year Itch – Not on your life!
Rose Davis recently celebrated her 7th anniversary as a Setfords consultant, and has written about her experiences since joining the firm, and how her life has changed. Read on to find out why Rose sees Setfords as more than a law firm, “it’s a way of life”. It was a Head Hunter last week who […]
Let’s make the legal industry in 2018 about talent, not age
I have always believed success should be about talent, but the workplace can often tell a very different story. Office politics of course plays its part, but I’m certain age plays another. And I’m not just talking about discrimination suffered by older workers, I’m talking about younger ones too. The old But let’s start with […]
Why learning about the lives of consultant lawyers makes me more sure than ever that we need more of them
Over the past few months our law firm has been running a series of articles: A Day in My Legal Life. We have interviewed some of our consultants about their working lives because we want as many lawyers as possible to know about the incredible opportunities that working as a consultant lawyer can offer. But […]
As summer holidays approach thoughts turn to partnership. But are you chasing the wrong prize? Our co-CEO Guy Setford gives his view.
Congratulations, you’ve survived another six months as a successful lawyer and that much-needed summer break is just around the corner. Chances are that as you grab a few weeks to recuperate, your thoughts will turn to your career and you will ask yourself a few questions. What am I doing this for? Will it lead […]
Agile working in traditional law firms – not what it says on the tin but a good first step
I read with sadness but no great surprise that four out of 10 senior associates would not choose to become a lawyer again, according to The Lawyer’s Salary Survey 2016. The high stress, long hours, culture[…]
Living The Dream
This advert captures the great benefits of working as a consultant at Setfords. Filmed in 2016 it was pushed out across social media and has been viewed over 136,000 times on Facebook alone.
Who are Setfords?
A short film introducing our lawyers, support team and our co-CEOs Guy and Chris Setford who explain their vision for the firm.
The financial rewards of being a Setfords consultant
Our managers and our lawyers explain the financial benefits of consultancy.
Job security as a Setfords consultant
Corporate and commercial consultant Michael Edwards explains why consultancy actually improves job security.
Work-life balance as a Setfords consultant
From flying aeroplanes to spending time with family, our consultant lawyers explain how they have benefited from a better way of working.
The support provided to Setfords consultant
Our support team offer an insight into the services they offer consultants, from PR and marketing to business development and sales.
A Day in the Life of Setfords Solicitors
In this full eight minute film our lawyers, support staff and managers reveal what life is like during a typical day at Setfords.
Who are Setfords?
A short film introducing our lawyers, support team and our co-CEOs Guy and Chris Setford who explain their vision for the firm.
The financial rewards of being a Setfords consultant
Our managers and our lawyers explain the financial benefits of consultancy.
Job security as a Setfords consultant
Corporate and commercial consultant Michael Edwards explains why consultancy actually improves job security.
Work-life balance as a Setfords consultant
From flying aeroplanes to spending time with family, our consultant lawyers explain how they have benefited from a better way of working.
The support provided to Setfords consultants
Our support team offer an insight into the services they offer consultants, from PR and marketing to business development and sales.
Setfords Solicitors - A Day in the Life
In this full eight minute film our lawyers, support staff and managers reveal what life is like during a typical day at Setfords.
Living the dream
This advert captures the great benefits of working as a consultant at Setfords. Filmed in 2016 it was pushed out across social media and has been viewed over 136,000 times on Facebook alone.
Setfords relaunches recruitment website as rising numbers of lawyers seek information about working as a consultant
Setfords Solicitors’ recruitment website www.consultantsolicitor.co.uk has been relaunched with an entirely fresh design and new content as it looks to even better serve the thousands of lawyers who visit the site every year. The site has seen a 240% increase in traffic in the past 12 months as thousands more lawyers explore working as consultants […]