What if self-employment did not mean starting from scratch? We are helping experienced solicitors in the Gold Coast explore self-employment with the infrastructure, support, and credibility needed to build a sustainable practice. This is for solicitors who want more control over their work, income, clients, and future, but do not want to build everything alone. You may already have clients.

You may have a following.

Or you may simply have strong technical skill, a clear practice area, and the ambition to build your own client base with the right support around you.

This Is

Not a Traditional Role

It is a pathway into self-employment with a safety net.

You keep the upside of your own work while receiving the support needed to operate professionally, confidently, and sustainably. What You’ll Receive

70-100% of billables paid directly to you each month

Choose your own hours, clients, and practice location

Full administrative, trust-accounting, and compliance support

Qualified indemnity insurance included

Support to promote yourself and build your own client base

Access to firms and platforms already built for self-employed lawyers Business Development Support from The SELL Life

You receive





Personalised client acquisition strategy and coaching

Referral network of other self-employed lawyers

Member benefits that rival large national firms

Courses, templates, and playbooks to help you grow faster

Regular CPD webinars to expand your knowledge

Live sessions to solve business development problems and grow your referral network Who This Is For

3+ PQE Solicitors who:

Want more control over their legal career

Are interested in consultant or self-employed practice models

Have a clear practice area or client market

Want to keep more of what they bill

Want support with business development, referrals, and client acquisition

Do not want to stay limited by salary bands, firm politics, or rigid career structures The Result

Most solicitors do not want to leave law.

They want to leave the parts of law that make the career feel smaller than it should. This is an opportunity to explore whether your legal skill could become your own practice, with the infrastructure and support to make the move properly. Next Step

Apply confidentially.

📌 Senior Solicitor (Gold Coast)
🏢 The SELL Life
📍 Gold Coast