Moving lawyers from the City to the South Coast

Hudson Cooper Legal People is a specialist legal recruitment agency dedicated to matching Lawyers who want to leave London with their ideal job and location on the South Coast. An increasing number of lawyers opt to explore their options in this region as an alternative to the City firms. Fuelled by long working hours and the stress of timely, unpredictable and expensive commutes into the capital, a move to the South Coast is a natural choice, offering a genuinely better work/life balance.

The south coast can offer large commercial firms as well as niche and medium size practices. Many of the south coast firms are now multi site, with bases in London and other key markets. The quality of client base is just as much of a pull for legal talent as the physical landscape. The core transactional areas thrive, complemented by a strength in high end private client work.

Lawyers can expect to see their London salaries discounted to reflect reduced living costs. Ultimately however, a move south is not driven by money, it is prompted by the opportunity to combine quality of work and quality of life. In terms of lifestyle, the south is diverse offering the attraction of living in a coastal or rural location

Talented London-based lawyers often have a wealth of experience that is highly attractive to law firms on the south coast. We will bring your availability to our clients' notice and approach firms who match your needs and always open to talk to lawyers with London experience.

Hudson Cooper Legal People is a legal recruitment agency is dedicated to matching Lawyers who want to leave London with their ideal job and location on the south coast. We are proactive in bringing candidates to suitable firms' attention, as potential value adding employees. Many of the firms in the region attribute their success and growth to attracting London clients, on the basis that they can provide City quality advice at lower charge out rates. City clients can indeed be serviced from this region Many lawyers who move from the City are able to trade their long commute for a short drive to the office, shorten their working hours office and maintain their quality of work. Some also move for better prospects for advancement

The main legal centres in the area are Bournemouth, Southampton, Portsmouth, Reading and Basingstoke The growing market in this region has led to an increasing demand in all corporate and commercial specialisms and commercial property is buoyant.

The Thames Valley is a thriving commercial location. Salaries are some of the highest in the country outside London and the region's proximity to the City means that a number of the large commercial firms offer packages close to those offered in London.

Reading is home to a large number of highly regarded firms, including several national practices and it would be wrong to assume that only local work is handled by the major players.

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