Self-employment - Legal execs can work in any field when employed by solicitors. They have increasing rights of audience, and the blur between FILEX and solicitors is blurring - they either can, or will shortly, be able to join in partnership with solicitors. Legal execs can be in business on their own account and deal with the public - but only for unregulated activity. I’m not quite sure what that means without looking, but likely no civil/criminal/family litigation, conveyancing, probate or property. Employment is a maybe, as it’s unregulated, but query if MoJ claims handling regulation is then required for Claimant work.

Costs - Work done by legal execs employed by solicitors is recoverable in assessment in the County / High Court, albeit not necessarily at the upper rates. There’s therefore an interesting question on whether a firm of legal execs only would be entitled to costs on assessment of a tribunal claim. I suggest you read the case above and Agassi, and come to a (researched) conclusion!

Which makes me wonder… can a Legal Exec be a Legal Exec if s/he doesn’t work for a law firm?