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Business partnership separation & IP resolution
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New Legal — for lawyers
Take your legal practiceto New heights.
Build your own legal venture. Without starting from zero — with the brand, infrastructure, support and ecosystem already behind you.
You spent years building the expertise.
Old legal.
- Slow progression.
- Limited upside.
- Little ownership.
- Time for money.
- Legacy structures.
Your practice.
Our platform.
New Legal gives ambitious lawyers the foundations to build a modern legal consultancy without starting from zero.
You bring the expertise. We help build the business around it.
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You’re not joining a platform.
You’re building a business.
New Legal is designed to help lawyers create commercially valuable practices of their own, while benefiting from a wider brand, ecosystem, infrastructure and network.
Own your niche.
Define your positioning and build a practice around the work you want to become known for.
Build your reputation.
Use the New Legal brand, profile, content, marketing and wider ecosystem to accelerate credibility.
Grow commercially.
Develop your pipeline, partnerships, retainers, pricing and business-development capability.
Operate professionally.
Access systems, tools, templates, processes and support.
Collaborate.
Access junior, senior and specialist lawyers when matters require additional expertise.
Create more upside.
Develop recurring, fixed-fee, subscription, partnership and training income alongside traditional legal work.
You’re joining something already moving.
Since launching in 2022, New Legal has supported hundreds of new and established SMEs, consultancies and professionals.
Our clients include businesses led by former professionals from organisations including Amazon, Gartner, Revolut, EY, Meta and the NHS, and businesses working with organisations including BCG, Red Bull, OpenAI and PwC.
Build the practice you want to be known for.
- Partnerships
- Joint ventures
- M&A
- Exit planning
- Equity
- Ownership
Build beyond the billable hour.
- Hourly
- Fixed-fee
- Retainers
- Subscriptions
- Training
- Partnership income
Build recurring revenue.
Build leverage.
Build something valuable.
Example pricing structures used across the network:
- Hourly — £65–£395 per hour
- Fixed-fee — from approximately £495
- Retainers — bespoke
- Subscriptions — bespoke
These are example pricing structures only. They are not guaranteed earnings.
More than a brand.
Positioning
- Your own niche
- Personal brand support
- Profile on the New Legal site
Growth
- Marketing strategy
- Business development support
- Sales training
- Partnership opportunities
Infrastructure
- Company setup support
- Systems
- Processes
- Operational support
Tools
- Templates
- Contracts
- Clauses
- Policies
- AI-assisted tools
Legal support
- Access to junior, senior and specialist lawyers
- Support on more complex matters
- Legal administration support
Your first year.
Months 1–3
Define
- Define your niche
- Curate your network
- Build your pipeline
Months 4–6
Refine
- Refine your offering
- Secure clients and partners
- Improve sales and marketing
Months 7–12
Build
- Double down on what works
- Increase rates where appropriate
- Build recurring income
- Grow the practice
Built for lawyers who want more.
Starting something new
For experienced lawyers, approximately 3+ PQE or equivalent, who want to move into independent consultancy and build a legal business of their own.
Already independent
For solo lawyers and small legal consultancies that already operate independently but want stronger branding, infrastructure, growth support, systems and a wider ecosystem.
You don’t have to want a huge firm.
You just have to want to build something better.
You are not just selling legal advice.
Selected work
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Trade mark advice for a new podcast brand
Clearing and protecting a name before launch.
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Founders' agreement for a global tech platform
Defining roles, equity and decision-making across borders.
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50/50 shareholders' agreement
Deadlock, exit and control mechanics for a management consultancy.
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Joint venture structuring
Setting up a commercial partnership with clear economics.
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Minority shareholder exit
Negotiating and documenting a clean departure.
Built around modern businesses.
New Legal exists to support the risk-takers, innovators and businesses building something new. Our focus is simple:
Clear legal thinking. Commercial judgement. Modern delivery.
Questions.
Experienced lawyers, approximately 3+ PQE or equivalent, who want to move into independent consultancy — and solo lawyers or small legal consultancies already operating independently who want stronger branding, infrastructure, growth support, systems and a wider ecosystem.
You do not have to arrive with a client base. Support covers defining your niche, curating your network and building your pipeline, though clients and work are not guaranteed.
Through your own practice, using hourly, fixed-fee, retainer, subscription, training and partnership income structures.
The model includes partnership and collaboration income alongside work you deliver yourself. Specific arrangements are agreed individually.
Positioning and personal brand support, marketing, business development and sales training, company setup and operational support, systems and processes, templates, contracts, clauses, policies, AI-assisted tools, and access to junior, senior and specialist lawyers.
There is a path towards Equity Partner. It is a path, not an entitlement — progression is not automatic or guaranteed, and eligibility criteria apply.
You are building a business of your own, not simply taking allocated work — with brand, infrastructure, ecosystem and collaboration behind it.
Junior, senior and specialist lawyers within the New Legal network, available when matters require additional expertise.
Yes. You do not have to build a firm to be part of New Legal.
No. Growing a team is an option, not a requirement.
Not ready to build your own practice?
Start by working out what you actually want.
You may know something needs to change without knowing exactly what.
- Stay in private practice?
- Move in-house?
- Go solo?
- Join a consultancy platform?
- Build your own practice?
- Become fractional?
- Move into leadership?
- Create a portfolio career?
- Or rethink law altogether?
New Legal Careers gives lawyers a place to think through the options with someone who understands the legal profession and the realities of building something different.
Talk through your options→
No expectation that you join New Legal. The right route may be somewhere else entirely.
Your expertise got you here.
What you build with it is next.
Start the conversation. No complicated application required.