The Legal Sector Must Support the Lifeblood of the Economy

SMEs make a massive contribution to the economy and represent almost half the country’s private sector turnover with a combined annual turnover of £1.8 trillion, sustaining about 60% of all private sector jobs. According to a recent survey, only 13% regarded lawyers as cost effective and almost half would only use legal service providers as a last resort. Our Founder, veteran lawyer and SME champion Lynne Brooke says law firms need to re-establish trust with small and medium-size enterprises by providing cost effective and client focused services that actually support them.

The devastating financial impact of Covid-19, with a total anticipated cost to UK SMEs exceeding £69 billion, and the new rules around Brexit, mean now more than ever, companies need effective business and legal advice to help them survive. The legal sector will need greater aptitude for business to solve their client’s problems, and only in doing so, can lawyers expect improved trust in return. With the pandemic causing a crisis that affects so many lives and livelihoods in the SME sector, lawyers can now play a vital role in protecting the backbone of the country’s economy.

Seeking legal advice should never be seen as a last resort! We believe now it is more important than ever for lawyers to rekindle trust with the SME community. TBC works to achieve that by being business problem solvers, rather than just legal problem solvers. We use technology and virtual working practices to empower our multi-disciplinary network of lawyers and specialist business collaborators to help the SME sector and social enterprises grow and prosper.

There has been an emergence of New Model Law Firms disrupting the legal sector, providing greater choice and competition to businesses seeking legal advice. The law is broad and constantly evolving, and SMEs now need ‘a partner in law and business’ who is fairly priced, longevity focused on their business and trustworthy. Coupled with this, an increasing number of lawyers want to work within more rewarding and flexible structures, where their professional, financial, and personal ambitions can be met.

The Brooke Consultancy (TBC) was set up in 2009 to provide ‘Business Advice in the Round’, with the specific purpose of creating a law firm where SMEs can access collective business knowledge and legal expertise from a single trusted source and lawyers, freed from the burden of admin can enjoy all the benefits of operating as part of a multi-disciplinary team, without losing autonomy over their career and income.

The Brooke Consultancy is actively looking for lawyers of all experience levels and in all regions of the UK to join them.

* Source: Legal Services Board

** Source: Federation of Small Businesses

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The Brooke Consultancy, is a friendly, reliable and trustworthy legal firm. GPI Ltd has benefited from their collaborative working approach and they are our point of contact for sound legal advice.

Colin Glen

Director - GPI Ltd.

We were recommended TBC during corporate dispute. We were immediately impressed at their quick grasp of the complex circumstances and is in-depth knowledge of the process. Delivering a strategy and giving unequivocal advice with expertise, experience and a personal touch; not least in their patience and thorough responses to all questions. We felt at ease during what turned out to be a lengthy court case, and we were delighted with the end result. TBC’s friendly and supportive attitude, combined with a readiness to take calls at all hours, helped built a strong relationship based on trust. With their network of specialised lawyers and barristers, be assured that they can achieve your objective. I would highly recommend Lynne Brooke and the team again and again.

Jordan and Graham Burnard

TBC have been my go-to law firm for many years with any legal issues on behalf of both clients and for myself. Lynne Brooke is a highly experienced lawyer and master tactician, who handles every case with the utmost sensitivity and professionalism. We have worked together on numerous litigation and reputation management projects in each instance the result was a positive outcome. I can highly recommend TBC for their ability to cover all aspects of commercial law and their transparent approach of working on a results focused project/fixed fee basis.

Sabine Raabe

I sincerely thank our legal team for your dedication and assistance in handling our lawsuit against a foreign exchange company in the past few years.

Even more heartfelt thanks to Crl McMeel, lawyer Lynne and lawyer Kerem for your dedication and assistance in this case.

I express my highest thanks here!

I hope everyone will have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future!

Target Rich International Taiwan

Lynne and the team at The Brooke Consultancy have been providing legal advice for my practice over a number of years. Their impressive knowledge and application of the law spans across a spectrum of sectors and fields, the added value they bring to my business cannot be understated. The legal advice they have provided has proved essential and has enabled my business to flourish and grow.

Over the years I have referred The Brooke Consultancy to several clients, collaborators, peers, and business contacts and the results have been nothing short of outstanding.

I cannot recommend The Brooke Consultancy enough, if you are seeking legal advice as an individual or as a business, look no further.

Pedro Gil

Architect, ARB, RIBA Target Rich International Taiwan

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