You have done the partnership. Now you would like to practise your way.
You already have the clients, the reputation and the judgement. What you do not want is a management committee, a budget meeting, or an office to run.
What you are actually buying back
Control of the work.
At this stage the constraint is almost never capability. It is everything attached to the platform you were practising from.
“I have the freedom to try things I want to try. I’m the boss. I get to make the decisions on the cases I run.”
“The goal was to create a business where I could do family law the way I want to, with compassion, client-driven, tailoring the pathway they want to go down.”
An address that carries weight
Your clients and your opponents both notice where you practise from. Six CBD addresses across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, most of them a short walk from the courts.
“The location is amazing. Unless you’re in court literally on top of it, you can’t get a better position. You don’t waste time catching Ubers or walking from the other end of town.”
Helena Mrmos, Principal Lawyer, Mozaik Lawyers, Brisbane
“I’m confident inviting our clients here, knowing they’ll get a lovely experience from reception through to the amenities, because that is a representation of our law firm.”
Maguire Lawyers, Melbourne
None of the overhead
No lease. No fit-out. No staff to hire, manage or make redundant.
Reception, IT, filing, cleaning and meeting rooms are included. If you need more support at short notice, it is there without a hire.
Clarence Legal Services gives members in all three cities access to experienced paralegals, so you can scale capacity on a matter without scaling headcount.
“There’s just no way that I could get the amenity that I get here by taking out my own lease. Everything’s taken care of.”
Solidarity Solicitors, Melbourne
“If I need IT support, or one of my paralegals goes on holidays and I need extra support, they can organise it through Clarence. A wonderful backup and backstop.”
Susan Hamilton-Green, Creative Family Law Solutions, Melbourne
The collegiate part, without the politics
What most senior practitioners miss is having good lawyers to think out loud with.
600+ independent practices and 2,000+ solicitors, across every practice area. CPD runs in-house and is included.
“I completely underestimated the network I would grow. I didn’t expect to refer so confidently to other professionals, and get referred back to.”
“I went to reception and said, who does property law? I got someone willing to work over the weekend, into court the following week, and a fantastic result. That wouldn’t have happened if we weren’t in this space with other lawyers.”
Room to grow, if you want it
Private offices sized for one, or for a team. Take more space as the practice grows and give it back when it does not. Meeting and mediation rooms by the hour rather than sitting empty on your floor plan.
If mediation is part of your practice, the rooms are built for it.
You know what a good practice feels like. Come and see whether this is one.
Book a tour in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane and meet the local team.