We at AIIC Group are proud to have reached a milestone: for the first time, more than 1,000 fee-earning legal consultants are now operating under our brands (Taylor Rose, FDR Law and Kingsley Wood).
The data reinforces the growing momentum among experienced workers seeking flexible, home-based working arrangements, and the rising backlash against Return to Office (RTO) mandates. A major recent study from Kings College London found that fewer than half of UK workers would comply with a full-time RTO requirement, with resistance sharply increasing since 2022. Fifty-eight per cent said they would quit or look for a new job if forced back full-time, with women and parents showing the strongest opposition.
At the end of 2025, we had 1,485 consultants in its programme, including 1,009 fee‑earners. The remainder comprise sub‑consultants and support staff employed by those consultants.
The figures reinforce AIIC’s position as one of the UK’s leading “platform firms” at a time when an estimated 4,000 lawyers across England and Wales are working as legal consultants.
The legal consultant business model gives lawyers a fully supported platform – including brand, technology, management and compliance infrastructure – in return for a percentage of the lawyer’s revenue. Consultants are self-employed and retain an average of 70 per cent of their billings, while benefiting from centralised support and the ability to employ sub‑consultants and staff without the complexity or cost of running a regulated law firm.
Technology transformation driving scale
AIIC attributes the continued high-growth of its consultancy division to sustained investment in technology and central services designed to boost productivity and improve the consultant experience. Over the past year the group has reinvested significant sums in the implementation of a cloud-based practice management platform built on market-leading Salesforce technology, that will further enhance productivity and service levels and enable the delivery of the group’s AI strategy.
Diversification across legal specialisms
The majority of AIIC’s consultants operate under Taylor Rose, the group’s longest-established business, which also has an employed division spanning sectors including property, private client, family and criminal law.
However, more than 10% of the group’s consultants now sit within corporate-focused law firm Kingsley Wood and property-focused FDR Law – both launched in 2024 and growing quickly as consultancy-only brands.
Alongside property services, we are seeing strong growth in consultant numbers across private client, family, litigation and immigration law, widening the group’s footprint across key legal sectors.
Consultancy model attracting experienced lawyers seeking flexibility and scale
The momentum behind our platform reflects a structural shift in the profession. Sixty per cent of its consultants are over 40, with 90% choosing to work from home, valuing the flexibility, work-life balance, and the opportunity to increase earnings while avoiding the administrative and regulatory burden – such as PI insurance – that comes with running a small firm.
Adrian Jaggard, CEO of the AIIC Group, said: “Breaking through the 1,000 fee-earning consultant milestone is a landmark moment for the group. It reflects the strength of our platform and the growing number of experienced lawyers choosing a more flexible, technology-enabled way to build their businesses. Our ongoing investment in cloud and AI-enabled systems is central to that, helping consultants work more efficiently while delivering excellent service for clients. We see a huge amount of room for the model to keep growing across all our brands and practice areas.”
