In recent times the job market for many lawyers in Manchester has become quite touch and many will have had to get in touch with a legal recruitment agency in Manchester for some help. What they may have found however is that the jobs are few and far between in many specialisms and that they may be advised to look at alternative jobs and even careers for the time being.
There are also many lawyers who are not happy in their jobs and therefore may like to consider a change of career anyway. So what are you options if you find yourself needing to consider a different career due to lack of options or because you are not happy with your legal career.
Whilst it might seem like an odd choice given what was said earlier about a lack of legal jobs in some specialisms one option is to see if you can get a job at a legal recruitment agency in Manchester yourself. The majority of legal recruitment consultants are ex-lawyers so you will already have much of what is needed for this new career. If you are also an outgoing person who is good with other people then the culture in legal recruitment in Manchester may well suit you. It's certainly worth checking out whether there are any jobs in the agencies which are working with the specialisms that are still buoyant and are recruiting lawyers.
Another alternative career you may want to consider is working in the prison service. This area is always in need of people and many who switch into it find it a challenging and rewarding new career. Here you can maybe also use some of your legal training and certainly you will be able to learn new skills too. Also related to this is the probation service which seems to be another popular choice for lawyers who are making a career change.
Depending on your level of seniority of being a lawyer you may also find that you can become a consultant to the legal profession. This way you could go into law firms and offer your independent advice as to how they might run their firm better and how they could increase profits. This option is obviously only available to the more senior lawyers who have had some experience of being part of running a law firm before.