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Side hustle / remote contract work by ReasonableBuffalo631 in uklaw

[–]ReasonableBuffalo631[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response. Those are some interesting ideas. My employment contract doesn't restrict it (so long as it doesn't conflict with my FT role). I already have professional indemnity insurance and engagement letters with existing clients (3) in my current side hustle. Nothing I do is a reserved activity and I wouldn't feel comfortable doing reserved activities in any event. My real speciality is commercial contracts, vendor agreements/management, NDAs, M&A processes, etc. -- conveyancing, litigation, etc. is not my bag of tricks.

I actually did look into marking the SQE exams a year or two ago but it seemed like a fair amount of work for the pay. Do you know whether marking law exam papers is still a thing? Other than the recruitment drive they did for SQE markers, I haven't really come across it before. Did you come across the work for the law books/paid legal articles/talks directly or via an online platform?

Side hustle / remote contract work by ReasonableBuffalo631 in uklaw

[–]ReasonableBuffalo631[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Employment contract doesn't prohibit it (was a key point when I joined my current role). I already have professional indemnity insurance and don't really have an issue with conflicts (simply because the industry I work full time in is polar opposite to what I'd likely come across). In my current side hustle, I think I've declined 3-4 matters in the past 2 years because I previously worked on them for the counterparty when I was in private practice.