What Stephensons Solicitors does

Stephensons Solicitors LLP is a UK full-service law firm operating as a Limited Liability Partnership under Solicitors Regulation Authority registration (SRA No. 449153) and headquartered in the North West of England. The firm delivers legal services across more than 20 practice areas spanning both individual clients (personal injury, medical negligence, family law, residential conveyancing, wills and probate, criminal defence, employment rights) and business clients (corporate law, commercial property, commercial litigation, insolvency, regulatory defence, data privacy, debt recovery). It also operates dedicated sector practices across 12+ regulated verticals including care, education, healthcare, financial services, fintech, transport and logistics, housing associations, and the public sector.

The service architecture combines traditional solicitor-led advice with subscription-based HR outsourcing packages (Workplace Plus, Workplace Assist, Workplace Connect) that provide SMEs with unlimited access to allocated employment solicitors at a fixed cost, plus fixed-price offerings for defined matters such as conveyancing and settlement agreements. The firm runs five physical offices (Bolton, London at Warnford Court, Manchester, St Helens, Wigan) supported by a multi-channel digital presence that includes a website with enquiry forms, BSL interpreter video link, Trustpilot (4.6/5 across 2,573 reviews), an active content blog, and profiles across LinkedIn, Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. The technology stack consists of standard legal practice management, web analytics (Google Analytics, Hotjar), marketing attribution (Ruler Analytics), Microsoft Advertising tracking, and Moneypenny live chat.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through professional services fees — predominantly hourly billing, supplemented by fixed-price engagements and recurring subscription revenue from the Workplace HR packages. Over 250 staff serve clients across England and Wales, including enterprise, mid-market, government and individual consumer segments. The firm is partner-owned with no disclosed parent company, institutional investment or subsidiaries; key leadership includes Partner and Head of Employment Law Philip Richardson and Finance Director Catherine Powell. Stephensons is ranked among the top 150 UK law firms, holds Law Society Lexcel accreditation, and has been consecutively recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the UK's Best Places to Work in 2025 and 2026.

Name

Stephensons Solicitors

Legal name

Stephensons Solicitors LLP

Website

https://stephensons.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Stephensons Solicitors LLP is a UK-wide full-service law firm (LLP, SRA-regulated) operating from five offices in Bolton, London, Manchester, St Helens and Wigan, serving individual and business clients across 20+ practice areas and 12+ regulated verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Full-service law firm
• Legal services
• Employment law advice
• Residential conveyancing
• HR outsourcing packages

Headquarters

HQ city

Lancaster

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Traditional law firm revenue from legal fees for services including employment law, family law, personal injury, medical negligence, residential conveyancing, corporate law, commercial property, litigation, wills and probate, and more. Billed through hourly rates, fixed fees for specific services, and subscription-style HR packages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Stephensons Solicitors LLP is a UK full-service law firm providing legal representation and advice to both individuals and businesses across more than 20 practice areas, including employment law, family law, personal injury, medical negligence, residential conveyancing, corporate law, commercial litigation, insolvency, wills and probate, criminal defence, professional discipline, regulatory defence, and data privacy. The firm also offers subscription-style HR outsourcing packages (Workplace Plus, Workplace Assist, Workplace Connect) that give businesses unlimited access to a dedicated employment solicitor for an annual fixed fee, alongside fixed-price options for specified personal and commercial matters.

Product overview

Stephensons Solicitors LLP is a full-service law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services for both individuals and businesses across the UK. The firm's offerings span over 20 distinct practice areas including residential conveyancing, employment law, family law, personal injury, medical negligence, corporate law, commercial litigation, insolvency law, wills & probate, criminal defence, professional discipline, regulatory law, and data privacy. The service architecture combines traditional solicitor-led advice with specialized HR outsourcing packages (Workplace Plus, Workplace Assist, Workplace Connect) providing fixed-cost employment law support with dedicated solicitor access. Additional support offerings include BSL interpreter video services for accessibility and fixed-price service options for certain legal matters. The firm operates from five offices (Bolton, London, Manchester, St Helens, Wigan) with over 250 staff, and serves clients nationwide across diverse sectors including care, charities, construction, education, financial services, fintech, healthcare, insurance, public sector, and transport & logistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Conveyancing

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully defended employment tribunal claims including striking out out-of-time discrimination claims
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments13 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Weightmans: Weightmans is a Top 100 UK full-service law firm headquartered in Liverpool with comparable headcount and a similar mix of insurance, employment, regulatory and public-sector work. It is Stephensons' most direct North West competitor in size, footprint and practice breadth.
• Birchall Blackburn Law: Birchall Blackburn Law is a North West England full-service firm with overlapping practice areas including personal injury, employment, family law and commercial work. It targets the same SME and consumer client base in the same regional geography.
• Fentons Solicitors: Fentons is a Manchester-based full-service law firm with a similar employment, personal injury and regulatory mix. It competes head-to-head with Stephensons for SME, insurer-panel and consumer clients across the North West.
• Linder Myers Solicitors: Linder Myers is a Manchester full-service firm with strong employment, regulatory and dispute resolution practices. It is comparable in scale and in its focus on regional SME and insurer clients.
• Express Solicitors: Express Solicitors is a Manchester-based firm with a comparable employment law and personal injury practice. It targets similar SME and consumer clients in the same North West geography and competes directly for tribunal defence work.
• Potter Rees Dolan: Potter Rees Dolan is a Manchester-headquartered full-service firm with strong personal injury, clinical negligence and employment practices. It is a direct regional competitor with comparable practice mix and client profile.
• Lyons Davidson Solicitors: Lyons Davidson is a UK full-service firm with a strong employment and insurance practice and similar mid-market positioning. Comparable in scale and in its reliance on volume employment and defendant work.
• Mincoffs Solicitors: Mincoffs is a Newcastle-based full-service firm of comparable size with similar practice breadth across corporate, employment, commercial property and dispute resolution. It represents a similar mid-tier UK regional peer.

Broad incumbents

• Irwin Mitchell: Irwin Mitchell is a Top 30 UK national full-service firm with overlapping employment, personal injury, clinical negligence and private client work. It is a larger, established incumbent competing for many of the same clients across broader geographies.
• Slater and Gordon: Slater and Gordon is a large UK-listed full-service firm with strong consumer-facing personal injury, family and employment practices. It is a broader incumbent competing for similar consumer and SME matters, with national marketing reach Stephensons lacks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SolicitorsLLP
• YouTubeyoutube.com/StephensonsLLP
• Facebookfacebook.com/stephensonslegal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stephensons-solicitors-llp
• Instagraminstagram.com/solicitorsllp
• TikToktiktok.com/@stephensonssolicitorsllp

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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