Rotheras Solicitors

What Rotheras Solicitors does

Rothera Bray LLP is a full-service law firm established in 1824 and headquartered in Nottingham, England, with additional offices in Leicester, Derby, and Market Harborough serving the East Midlands region. The firm operates as an LLP regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (registration No. 8000973) and employs 51–100 staff across 19 distinct practice areas spanning personal legal services (conveyancing, family law, personal injury, wills and probate, motoring offences, mental capacity) and commercial services (corporate transactions, commercial property, business disputes, employment law, transport law, equine law, licensing, debt recovery). Its client base is split horizontally between individuals requiring personal legal services and a long tail of SMEs and mid-market businesses in sectors including automotive, transport, and equine.

The firm generates revenue through professional legal service fees, with a mix of fixed fees for certain conveyancing and motoring work and quote-based pricing for most other matters. Clients initiate engagement primarily through phone (03456 465 465), email, or in-person office consultations, and the firm supplements this traditional sales-led motion with content marketing, social media, email newsletters, and video content on employment topics. It holds Legal 500 regional recognition and a 4.8/5 rating from 1,389 reviews on the Review Solicitors platform, and is Cyber Essentials certified. The partner-instructed delivery model is relationship-driven rather than technology-driven, with no proprietary tech platform, API, or AI tools described in the source material.

Operationally, the firm is privately held by its partners, with no parent company, external institutional investment, or M&A activity disclosed. The most recent notable structural move is the promotion of twelve team members across offices effective 1 June 2026, signalling internal succession and capacity expansion. Commercial credibility is demonstrated by its role advising the shareholders of GB Flint Coachworks on the sale to the Vella Group, and by its representation of clients at the Nottingham Inquiry following the June 2023 attacks.

Name

Rotheras Solicitors

Legal name

Rothera Bray LLP

Website

https://rotheras.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1824

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Rothera Bray LLP is a Nottingham-headquartered, full-service UK law firm founded in 1824, serving individuals and businesses across the East Midlands through offices in Nottingham, Leicester, Derby, and Market Harborough, covering 19 practice areas from conveyancing and family law to corporate M&A and specialist equine and transport work.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Personal Trust & Fiduciary Administration (FSAEAKAA), Litigation Support & Expert Witness (Valuation-Related) (BPAHANAG)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Conveyancing solicitors
• Family law
• Personal injury claims
• Commercial law

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 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: Traditional law firm revenue generated through professional legal service fees across multiple practice areas including conveyancing, family law, personal injury, corporate services, employment law, commercial property, and dispute resolution. Fee structures include fixed fees for certain services and hourly rates for others.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rotheras Solicitors is a traditional UK law firm providing professional legal services across 19 practice areas for both individuals and businesses. Core offerings include conveyancing, family law, personal injury, wills and probate, employment law, corporate services, commercial property, and dispute resolution, delivered through three East Midlands offices in Nottingham, Leicester, and Derby.

Product overview

Rothera Bray is a law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services through multiple practice areas. The firm operates as a single unified practice providing both personal and business legal services across 19 distinct service lines including Conveyancing, Family Law, Personal Injury, Wills and Probate, Employment Law, Corporate Services, Commercial Property, and Dispute Resolution. Services are delivered through three office locations in Nottingham, Leicester, and Derby. The firm has been operating since 1824 and is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conveyancing Solicitors Legal services for buying and selling property, including leaseholds, right to buy, equity release, and transfer of equity, for individuals and property clients.
• Child Care Solicitors Legal representation for children proceedings, dealing with local authorities, and adoption matters for families and guardians.
• Divorce and Family Law Solicitors Comprehensive family law services including divorce, finances, children matters, prenuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, and farming divorces for individuals and families.
• Motoring Offence Law Defence services for motoring offences including speeding, drink driving, drug driving, dangerous driving, and careless driving for individual drivers.
• Civil and Personal Dispute Resolution Resolution services for property disputes, neighbour disputes, consumer rights, breach of contract, and mediation for individuals.
• Serious Personal Injury and Medical Negligence Solicitors Claims services for serious personal injury, medical negligence, birth injuries, abuse claims, limb loss, and inquest representation for claimants.
• Wills and Probate Solicitors Estate planning services including will writing, lasting powers of attorney, probate, trusts, inheritance tax planning, and contentious probate for individuals and families.
• Mental Capacity and Court of Protection Legal services for mental capacity planning, Court of Protection applications, professional deputy services, and care funding advice for individuals and deputies.
• Employment Law for Employees Employment law services for employees including discrimination claims, settlement agreements, redundancy, and unfair dismissal for individual employees.
• Employment Law for Employers Employment law services for businesses including settlement agreements, redundancy procedures, termination, and grievances for employer clients.
• Equine Law Solicitors Specialist legal services for the equine industry including veterinary negligence, disputes, horse riding accidents, and sale/purchase agreements for equine owners and businesses.
• Notary Services Notarial services for authentication and certification of documents for individuals and businesses requiring legalised paperwork.
• Corporate Services Solicitors Corporate legal services including banking and finance, share purchases/sales, business restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and management buy-outs for business clients.
• Business Dispute Solicitors Commercial dispute resolution services including contract disputes, intellectual property disputes, insolvency, and director/shareholder disputes for businesses.
• Commercial Agreements and Contracts Drafting and review services for business terms and conditions, intellectual property agreements, partnership agreements, and joint ventures for commercial clients.
• Commercial Property Solicitors Commercial property legal services including buying, selling, leasing, bridging loans, land acquisitions, and property development for commercial property clients.
• Transport Solicitors Transport sector legal services including traffic commissioner public inquiries, tachograph offences, operator licensing, and DVSA matters for transport operators.
• Debt Recovery Solicitors Debt collection and recovery services for businesses seeking to recover outstanding debts.
• Licensing Services Premises licensing services including personal licence holder courses for hospitality and licensed premises operators.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GB Flint Coachworks (advised on sale)minorOthersRothera Bray's Derby corporate team advised the shareholders of GB Flint Coachworks on the sale of the business to the Vella Group. This represents a client advisory relationship rather than a formal partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Broad incumbents

• Weightmans LLP: Weightmans is a UK-wide law firm with a significant East Midlands presence including Leicester and Derby offices, directly competing with Rothera Bray in insurance, public sector, and commercial dispute work. Larger scale but overlapping regional footprint.
• Anthony Collins Solicitors: Anthony Collins is a Birmingham-headquartered law firm with strong East Midlands reach, particularly in private client, Court of Protection, and social purpose sector work. Comparable as a mid-sized full-service firm, slightly larger and more specialist in social purpose.
• Irwin Mitchell Solicitors: Irwin Mitchell is a national full-service law firm with significant Nottingham presence and personal injury/probate expertise directly overlapping Rothera Bray's serious personal injury and wills/probate practices. Larger scale but competing in the same regional market.
• Browne Jacobson LLP: Browne Jacobson is a larger Nottingham-headquartered law firm with a national footprint but strong East Midlands roots. Comparable as a regional incumbent in the same market, though significantly larger and broader in scope.

Regional players

• Wilkin Chapman LLP: Wilkin Chapman is a Lincolnshire and East Midlands-rooted law firm with full-service offerings. Comparable as a regional mid-sized law firm with similar practice area breadth, though headquartered in a different East Midlands sub-region.
• Smith Partnership: Smith Partnership is a Derby-based full-service law firm providing private client, commercial, and dispute resolution services. Comparable as a direct East Midlands competitor with similar mid-market positioning, particularly competing in the Derby market where Rothera Bray also operates.
• Roythorne & Co Solicitors: Roythorne & Co is a long-established East Midlands law firm with offices in Spalding and Bourne. Comparable as a regional full-service firm with overlapping practice areas, though with a more limited geographic footprint than Rothera Bray.

Direct peers

• Freeths LLP: Freeths is a major East Midlands-headquartered law firm with overlapping practice areas including corporate, employment, family, and dispute resolution. Comparable as a multi-office regional full-service competitor in the same geographic market.
• Nelsons Solicitors: Nelsons is a Nottingham-headquartered full-service law firm with offices across the East Midlands offering conveyancing, family law, corporate, and dispute resolution — a near-mirror peer to Rothera Bray in geography, size, and service mix.
• Shakespeare Martineau: Shakespeare Martineau is an East Midlands-rooted full-service law firm with comparable practice areas and multi-city presence. Directly competes with Rothera Bray across corporate, real estate, and private client work in the region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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