Why should a lawyer's clients subsidise expensive premises, loss making areas of work and support staff who add little value?

It doesn't have to be this way.

The legal marketplace is changing. The middle of the market is under threat from both sides as the best lawyers move to the largest firms or to small "niche" practices.

Mine is a niche practice.

There are many kinds of work that I do not take on. For instance: defamation, divorce, personal injury, domestic conveyancing and much else.

I have good IT equipment and skills. My overheads are relatively low and my most important expenses are the cost of communications equipment and good legal information.

The result is that I provide a personal, specialist and cost-effective service.