Interesting results from lawyers satisfaction survey
There is no doubt that law is an interesting and stimulating career, but aside from solicitors in city law firms, where a whole new set of challenges are involved, law is no longer the safe and well paid career it once was for many solicitors.
Conveyancers in particular are facing unprecedented challenges – there have been simply too many conveyancing solicitors for many years and this has squeezed down charges whilst the job has become more complicated, in complying with lenders changing requirements, clients demands and the very demanding property market.
In a survey by Searches UK of conveyancers, the following interesting results came back :-
- Almost 50% of conveyancing solicitors would not become solicitors given the knowledge they now have.
- Some 75% advised that they enjoy their job.
- Just under 15% advised that they would like to work in another legal subject
- The most popular alternative jobs for those who stated they would not be solicitors if they had their career over again were finance, teaching and journalism
Whilst pay levels and overall stress were big factors in career disappointment, dealing with difficult and unreasonable clients was the number 1 reason for the wish to have another career.