The southeast provides a range of opportunities for those looking to work outside – but close to – London. Kelly Barker examines what they have to offer

If you are taking the time to read this article, it probably isn’t the first time you have considered what it might be like to leave the City. There are many reasons why lawyers look to leave London: some chase the much sought-after work-life balance that eludes so many in the City, some move to escape bottlenecks and improve their partnership prospects, while others simply tire of the commute into and across London or seek to trade up their basement flat to a house in the countryside.