What Taylor&Emmet does

Taylor & Emmet LLP is a privately held, full-service law firm headquartered in Sheffield, United Kingdom, with origins dating to 1865 (one source cites 1870). The firm operates across six offices spanning South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, the Peak District, and London, employing more than 120 legal professionals including 25 partners. Its practice is structured around four primary service lines: Personal Legal Services (residential conveyancing, wills/probate/tax/trusts, family law, medical negligence, personal injury, employment), Business Legal Services (corporate finance, commercial property, agriculture and rural land, dispute resolution, debt recovery, construction), Private Wealth under the TE Wealth brand (estate and inheritance planning, family governance, philanthropy), and sector-specific offerings including TE Business Assist, TE Employee Assist, TE HR Assist, TE Member Assist, TE Charity Assist, and Bike Law UK.

The firm's technology stack is conventional for a UK professional services firm, comprising Microsoft Office 365 for email and collaboration, Google Analytics for website tracking, NaturalHR for HR administration, PayCircle for payroll, and digital client portals for remote case management. No proprietary technology products or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. Distribution is delivered through the physical office network, supplemented by online enquiry forms, video consultations, and a digital client portal. Marketing is multi-channel: organic social on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, plus content marketing via the firm's blog and newsroom, email newsletters, community/CSR engagement, and referrals.

Taylor & Emmet generates revenue through professional services fees, including hourly billing for advisory work, fixed fees for transactional matters such as conveyancing and will writing, contingency arrangements for personal injury and clinical negligence claims, and Legal Aid for qualifying clinical negligence cases. The firm serves more than 5,000 home-mover clients annually through its conveyancing practice alone, and segments its client base across individuals, owner-managed businesses, PLCs, high-net-worth families, agricultural and rural clients, and charities. The firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, holds Lexcel accreditation and the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme, and is one of a limited number of firms granted a Legal Aid Franchise for clinical negligence.

Name

Taylor&Emmet

Legal name

Taylor & Emmet LLP

Website

https://tayloremmet.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1870

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Taylor & Emmet LLP is a Sheffield-headquartered, full-service UK law firm founded in 1865, with 120+ legal professionals across six offices serving individuals, businesses, high-net-worth families, and rural and charity clients across South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, and London.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Estate Administration & Probate Services (FSAAANAE)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Conveyancing solicitors
• Wills and probate
• Personal injury claims
• Commercial property law

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheffield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Taylor Emmet generates revenue through legal service fees including hourly rates for legal advice, fixed fees for specific services like conveyancing and will writing, and contingency fees for personal injury and clinical negligence claims. The firm also offers Legal Aid for qualifying clients in clinical negligence cases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Taylor & Emmet is a Sheffield-based law firm providing comprehensive legal services to individuals, businesses, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers residential conveyancing, wills/probate/tax/trusts, family law, employment law, medical negligence and personal injury claims, corporate finance, commercial property, dispute resolution, debt recovery, agricultural and rural law, construction, private wealth/estate planning, and sector-specific services such as media law and cycling-related legal services (Bike Law UK). It also operates a Legal Aid franchise for clinical negligence work.

Product overview

Taylor Emmet is a traditional law firm offering comprehensive legal services across personal and business client segments. The firm operates multiple service divisions: Personal Legal Services (covering residential conveyancing, wills/probate, family law, medical negligence, personal injury, and employment); Business Legal Services (including corporate finance, commercial property, agriculture, construction, dispute resolution, and debt recovery); and Private Wealth/TE Wealth (estate planning, tax/inheritance planning, and family governance). Additional specialized offerings include discounted legal packages (TE Business Assist, TE Employee Assist, TE HR Assist, TE Member Assist), sector-specific services (TE Charity Assist, Bike Law UK, Media Law), and Legal Aid-accredited clinical negligence services. The firm employs over 120 legal professionals across 6 UK offices, is the only independent law firm in the Sheffield City Region, and holds Lexcel accreditation alongside recognition in Legal 500 and Yorkshire Dealmakers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TE Wealth: Private wealth management and estate planning services
• TE Business Assist
• TE Employee Assist
• TE Member Assist
• TE HR Assist
• TE Charity Assist
• Bike Law UK

Products and services

• Residential Conveyancing Legal services for buying and selling residential property, including freehold purchase, lease extensions, first-time buyer services, and property disputes for individuals and home movers.
• Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts Will writing, probate administration, inheritance tax planning, trust establishment, court of protection/deputyship, and inheritance/will disputes for individuals and families.
• Family Law Family and child care services, matrimonial matters, divorce, and family governance for individuals and families.
• Medical Negligence / Clinical Negligence Claims handling for medical negligence cases, offered with free consultation and no-win, no-fee agreements; includes a Legal Aid Franchise for clinical negligence work such as birth injury cases.
• Personal Injury Claims for personal injury and illness for individuals, with the firm being accredited by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).
• Employment Law Legal services for both individual employees (personal employment matters) and employer-facing HR and employment law advice for businesses.
• Corporate Finance Corporate and commercial legal services for businesses including company commercial matters, M&A, and corporate transactions.
• Commercial Property Legal services for commercial property transactions, leasing, purchase, sale, secured lending, and option agreements for businesses.
• Agriculture & Rural Land Specialist legal services for agricultural and rural land matters, including farm business tenancy, leases, and land transactions, primarily serving farmers, landowners and rural businesses in the Peak District.
• Dispute Resolution Resolution services for business disputes, property litigation, and commercial conflicts for businesses and individuals.
• Debt Recovery Services for recovering business debts and insolvency matters for commercial clients.
• Business Restructuring & Insolvency Legal services for business restructuring and handling insolvency matters for commercial clients.
• Construction & Engineering Legal services for construction and engineering sector matters for commercial clients.
• Private Wealth / TE Wealth Wealth management and estate planning services including estate & lifetime planning, tax & inheritance planning, family governance, strategic philanthropy, family & matrimonial, real estate & property, and personal reputation management for high net worth individuals and families.
• Bike Law UK Specialist legal service for cyclists, including injury claims and related legal matters.
• TE Charity Assist Discounted legal services specifically for charity and non-profit sector clients covering charity governance and compliance.
• Media Law Legal services for media sector clients.
• Inheritance Tracing Service to locate next of kin and beneficiaries when someone dies intestate.
• TE Business Assist Discounted legal package for business clients providing access to various business legal services.
• TE Employee Assist Employee assistance service providing access to legal support for employees of business clients.
• TE HR Assist HR assistance service under the employment law umbrella for business clients.
• TE Member Assist Member assistance service providing legal support for members of business client organisations.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Microsoft (Office 365)coreTechnology or IntegrationEmail and collaboration platform used firm-wide for internal communications and productivity. Available through the Outlook portal for staff.
• Westfield HealthminorOthersHealth and wellbeing benefits provider offering health care coverage, cash back on treatment, and rewards for employees.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Wake Smith Solicitors: Sheffield-based full-service law firm operating as a direct local competitor with similar personal and business legal services and comparable size.
• Lester Aldridge: South of England regional law firm with similar full-service personal and commercial practice mix and comparable headcount profile.
• Knights plc: UK full-service law firm with a regional-acquisition strategy and listed status; comparable business model serving personal, business and private wealth clients across regional UK offices.
• Irwin Mitchell Solicitors: Large full-service UK law firm with a major Sheffield office and strong regional presence in Yorkshire. Directly comparable as a multi-practice law firm serving both personal and business clients in the same geographies.
• Ward Hadaway: Regional UK law firm with comparable size and full-service personal/business offering, serving a Northern England client base with a similar partnership-led model.
• Hedges Law: Regional UK law firm offering wills, probate, family law and conveyancing — comparable in size and service mix to Taylor Emmet's personal-legal-services core.
• Banner Jones Solicitors: Chesterfield and Derbyshire-based law firm offering conveyancing, family law, wills and probate — a near-geographic peer targeting the same South Yorkshire/Derbyshire client base.

Broad incumbents

• DWF (DWF Group): Large national/international full-service law firm with broad practice coverage including personal legal services; competes for the same commercial work but at significantly larger scale and listed structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tayloremmet
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/tayloremmetllp
• Facebookfacebook.com/TaylorEmmetLLP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/taylor-emmet
• Instagraminstagram.com/tayloremmetsolicitors

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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