Solicitors and Barristers Looking for a Career Change

CareerBalance is the only career consultancy in the UK that specialises in the legal profession. We have assisted hundreds of lawyers over the past ten years. 

Our solicitor clients range from partners to NQs and trainees. Our barrister clients include those in pupillage to experienced members of chambers. 

Many lawyers are complaining of longer hours, demanding fee and performance targets and (for solicitors) the diminishing appeal of partnership. This has been exacerbated in an increasingly competitive market place for legal services. 

We’ll show you what alternatives are open to you, including in-house opportunities in the commercial, public and not-for-profit sectors. Our expert guidance covers the options inside and outside the law. We’ll also advise you how to can re-position yourself for a career change, and what to do to secure the opportunities which most appeal to you.

If you are having doubts about your legal career and are unsure of your options, then book an appointment now to see us for a Career Options & Job Search Consultation. It will make sense for you to do this before you start talking to recruitment consultants. 

Legal Career Coach

Simon Broomer is a qualified solicitor and has practiced as a solicitor. He has trained and qualified in Career Management & Counselling at the University of London.

50% of Simon’s career consultancy clients are lawyers and he has provided training & development for solicitors and barristers for 12 years.

Simon has helped hundreds of lawyers to plan their careers, change career direction and to finding satisfying new opportunities.

Our Clients

Our clients range from newly qualified solicitors and barristers to senior partners and silks. We also work with HR, training and marketing professionals in law firms.

Our clients are in private practice and work as in-house lawyers - in commercial organisations, the government legal service, the public sector and for charities. This gives us a unique insight into the many different career paths available to lawyers – inside and outside the legal profession.

 What Makes Us Unique

• Our legal career consultant is a qualified lawyer with extensive knowledge of the legal profession

• Simon Broomer has written articles for legal publications and is featured in Legal Business magazine

• Our expertise covers every level of private practice and in-house positions in the commercial, public and not-for-profit sectors

• We have helped hundreds of lawyers (including barristers) – at all stages of their careers

• We have knowledge of and contacts in hundreds of sectors and organisations

We have a tested career coaching process to help lawyers make the right career decision whether they are looking change career direction or to find new opportunities.

We give our view on changing legal specialisms in the Law Gazette

Simon Broomer, Managing Director at CareerBalance Ltd advises barristers and solicitors on Changing Career Direction (Law Gazette, April 2011)

Firms our clients have come from and joined include:

	Glass Consultancy
Herbert Smith	Lewis Silkin	Clifford Chance
SJ Berwin	Sidley Austin	Allen & Overy