Independent career guidance for lawyers

Take control of Transform Thrive in your legal career

PQE gives you the tools, insights, and expert guidance to make confident career decisions. Built by senior legal professionals who've been where you are.

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Discover what you truly value in your career

Our career values assessment helps you understand what drives your professional satisfaction—so you can make decisions aligned with what actually matters to you, not what you think should matter.

  • 10-minute assessment based on proven methodology
  • See how your current role aligns with your values
  • Get personalised insights and recommendations
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Everything you need to plan your legal career

Using our unique tools designed specifically for legal professionals.

Values assessment

Discover what truly matters to you in your career through our comprehensive profiling tool.

Skills benchmarking

Assess your skills and habitual behaviours against peers and identify development opportunities.

Role alignment

See how your current role matches your values and strengths – and identify what's missing.

Career path insights

Explore pathways to achieve your ambitions – seeing how others have thrived.

Expert support

Connect with coaches, mentors, and psychologists for impartial professional guidance.

Practitioner career insights

Insights and advice from legal sector experts who understand your world.

Four steps. One clear picture.

A straightforward process designed to fit around your busy schedule.

1

Create account

Sign up free and tell us about your current situation.

2

Set your direction

Consider your current ambitions and aspirations.

3

Get insights

Using PQE's tools, receive personalised profile and role alignment analysis.

4

Take action

Explore paths, connect with coaches, and plan your next steps.

Meet your expert guides

Coaches, mentor "brains" to pick, and psychologists who've helped others navigate the paths you're considering.

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James Alao
Legal brain

James Alao

Helping people think about whether their career is in law and how to investigate alternatives.

Anna Colton
Psychologist

Anna Colton

[PLACEHOLDER — Anna's specialty to be added]

Michael Chissick
Legal brain

Michael Chissick

Helping lawyers find the right firm culture and develop fulfilling, rewarding careers.

Mila Trezza
Executive coach

Mila Trezza

Results-driven coaching enabling individuals and legal teams to perform better and thrive.

The legal sector now offers many more jobs and career paths, creating more opportunities – but also adding complexity to your career planning.

Most legal professionals have two main sources of career planning support: from within their organisation – or from recruiters, often with specific roles to fill. This creates a challenge. Who is unbiased and wholly on your side? Where can you find objective, and strategic career guidance?

PQE solves these challenges, giving you the information and tools to let you be in charge, and answer some key questions:

  • What should my next career step be?
  • How do I align my career with my personal aspirations?
  • Should I stay or move to a new role?
  • Where can I find objective advice and data to support my decisions?

As experienced senior legal professionals, we want to help everyone in the sector have a fulfilling career where they feel empowered to make choices that are best for them.

PQE provides the independent, outside support you need to make the best long-term career decisions for you.

Ready to take control of your career?

Start with our free career values assessment. In 10 minutes, you'll have a clearer picture of what you're looking for—and what to do next.