When Florence Brocklesby founded Bellevue Law, it wasn’t driven by a grand business plan, it was sparked by a gap she saw in the legal industry. After taking time out to raise her three children, she returned to the profession only to discover that the kind of role she needed simply didn’t exist. “I couldn’t see the job that I wanted, and that’s the reason that I had to make it for myself,” she explained in her recent conversation with Real Business.
This frustration became the foundation for Bellevue Law: a firm built around flexibility, autonomy, and high‑quality legal work. Inspired by a story of another woman who launched a law practice from her kitchen table, Florence began in her garden office in 2014 with little more than a laptop, a small-budget website, and professional indemnity insurance. Early clients came not through costly marketing campaigns but via personal networks – former colleagues, friends, and even fellow mums at the school gates seeking employment law guidance.
Today, Bellevue Law is recognised for its specialist work in employment law and commercial dispute resolution, as well as its culture-first ethos. Florence’s interview also touches on the rising importance of flexible work structures, particularly for highly skilled women returning to their careers, and her insights into the evolving employment law landscape in the UK. Her story illustrates how purpose-led entrepreneurship can reshape traditional sectors and how flexibility can be a competitive advantage rather than a compromise.
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