Setting up as a sole practitioner or a partnership can be a daunting prospect. Hampden Chambers advises on the best way to set up in practice.

We have professionals with first-hand experience of setting up a legal practice to help you make the right choices and avoid costly mistakes.

Our consultancy advice will cover the following areas:

• Structure : Sole Practice or Partnership
• Application to the SRA
• PI insurance
• Office set up - home, virtual, serviced or leased premises
• Business Plan preparation and budgeting
• Tax and financial matters including VAT registration
• IT and website set up and ongoing support
  
• Marketing and publicity
• Practice management

In our role as consultants, we make no apology for recommending the use of Hampden Chambers as a serviced or virtual office provider. The ability for a new business to move swiftly into a fully functioning office without having to pay for, install and then manage the infrastructure is very compelling. The unique attraction of Hampden Chambers is that it is designed specifically for solicitors.

The early days for a newly formed legal practice can be lonely and worrying. The camaraderie and support offered through being part of the Hampden Chambers network may be of particular comfort during these times.

With regard to your IT requirements, our overriding philosophy will be to keep costs down and suggest systems that are easy to understand and use.

We will help you set up your practice in a way that will not only suit you but will provide reassurance to your PI insurers that your business is well planned and properly resourced.

No charge is made for an initial consultation regarding the setting up a new legal practice. In that initial meeting, the appropriate level and type of any consultancy advice can be discussed and agreed.