Checklist

There is no definitive checklist for setting up a firm but here are a few to get you started.

Practicalities

□ Premises
□ Firm name trademark
□ Paper/headed paper
□ Computers
□ Electricity
□ Telephone
□ Website
□ Email

Staff

□ Support and reception staff (including the option to outsource or use Intelligent Office)
□ Cashier (including the option to outsource cashiering, management accounting and payroll)
□ Paralegals and accredited paralegals
□ Trainees
□ Solicitors 

Taxation

□ VAT
□ Corporation tax
□ Self-assessment tax return
□ National Insurance
□ PAYE

Suppliers

□ IT
□ Cybersecurity services
□ Printer/scanner
□ Shredding services

Employment support

□ Security-identification protocols
□ Contracts
□ Policies

Contact

□ Your bank
□ HMRC
□ Information Commissioner’s Office
□ Insurers
□ Scottish Legal Aid Board
□ Law Society of Scotland