Clarkson Wright and Jakes

What Clarkson Wright and Jakes does

Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd is a private limited solicitors and notaries firm founded in 1875, headquartered in a single office at Valiant House, 12 Knoll Rise, Orpington, Kent (Company number 7529406; SRA ID 558946). It is one of the largest law firms in Kent and operates exclusively from this Orpington location, serving private individuals and business clients across Southeast England. Andrew Wright, great-great-grandson of the founder, serves as Senior Partner, with Amanda Mehlin as Managing Partner since May 2019.

The firm offers a full-service legal practice covering conveyancing, wills and estate administration, family law, employment law, personal injury and medical negligence, commercial litigation, corporate and commercial matters, commercial property, insolvency, dispute resolution, contentious probate, and notarial services. It also provides sector-specialised offerings for construction, commercial and private landlords, family businesses, medical partnerships (including GP practices and Primary Care Networks), and residential care homes. Notable digital offerings include online appointment booking, online payment, E-Notarisation and E-Apostille, and ID1/ID2 form services for Land Registry transactions (priced at £90 + VAT and £160 + VAT respectively), plus BEN2/VIF form witnessing for Irish directors. The technology base is standard legal practice management systems with no proprietary AI or platform layer.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees using mixed pricing — fixed fees for transactional matters (ID forms, wills, conveyancing, probate, employment tribunal), hourly rates for contentious work, and bespoke quotes for corporate transactions such as management buyouts. Customers are acquired through a multi-channel approach: Google Search and Bing/Microsoft paid advertising, professional and personal referrals, legal directories (Law Society), LinkedIn/Facebook/Instagram, content marketing (articles, videos, podcasts), seminars, and community engagement including charity partnerships such as the Queen Victoria Hospital Charity (2025/2026). In 2025, the firm was recognised in Chambers and Partners (7 solicitors ranked) and Legal 500 (5 of 8 departments ranked, 8 lawyers mentioned), and holds Good Business Charter, Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme, and STEP accreditations.

Name

Clarkson Wright and Jakes

Legal name

Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd

Website

https://cwj.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1875

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Clarkson Wright & Jakes is a 150-year-old solicitors and notaries firm operating from a single Orpington office in Kent, serving private individuals and businesses across Southeast England with full-service legal offerings spanning conveyancing, wills, family law, litigation, commercial, and notarial services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Orpington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Professional legal services billed through various models including fixed fees for specific services (ID forms, will preparation), hourly rates for contentious matters, and fixed pricing for standard transactions (conveyancing, probate, employment tribunal matters)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Clarkson Wright and Jakes is a long-established UK law firm (solicitors and notaries) providing legal services to both private individuals and businesses. Core service areas include conveyancing, family law, wills and estate administration, employment law, personal injury claims, commercial litigation, corporate and commercial law, and notarial services. The firm operates from its Orpington, Kent office and traces its origins to 1875.

Product overview

Clarkson Wright and Jakes is a traditional law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services rather than a unified technology product. The firm's core service lines include Conveyancing Services (residential and commercial property transactions), Wills and Estate Administration, Family Law, Employment Law (for individuals and businesses), Personal Injury, Medical Negligence, Commercial Litigation, Corporate and Commercial, Commercial Property, Insolvency, Dispute Resolution, Notarial Services, Bankruptcy, and Contentious Probate. The firm also provides sector-specific services for Construction, Commercial Landlords, Family Businesses, Medical Partnerships, Private Landlords, and Residential Care Homes. Additional services include ID1/ID2 Form completion, E-Notarisation and E-Apostille, and BEN2/VIF Form witnessing. Digital service offerings include Online Appointment Booking and Online Payment facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conveyancing (Residential Property)

Named customers3 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Kent Corporate Finance AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation with Kent Corporate Finance Alliance providing corporate finance expertise and connections for business clients in Kent region
• Law Society (Conveyancing Quality Scheme)minorOthersFirm holds Law Society Conveyancing Quality accreditation demonstrating standards in residential conveyancing services
• STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners)minorOthersProfessional membership connection for wills and estate practitioners

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Warners Law: Kent-headquartered law firm providing private client and business services with comparable breadth. Competes for similar individual and SME clients in the Southeast.
• Boys & Maughan: Kent-based solicitors covering similar practice areas including conveyancing, wills, family, and commercial matters. Smaller than CWJ but operates in overlapping Kent geography.

Direct peers

• Brachers: Major Kent-headquartered full-service law firm with comparable practice mix including commercial, property, employment, family, and private client work. Direct competitor for mid-market Kent clients.
• Furley Page: One of the largest Kent-based full-service law firms with comparable practice breadth across conveyancing, family, commercial, employment, and private client. Most directly comparable peer by geography and firm size.
• DMH Stallard: Southeast England full-service law firm with offices across the region offering corporate, commercial property, employment, family, and private client services. Comparable regional full-service peer.
• Thomson Snell & Passmore: Historic Kent-based solicitors (founded 1579) offering full-service legal provision to individuals and businesses. Comparable in regional dominance, multi-departmental structure, and Kent heritage.
• Cripps: Kent and London-based full-service law firm with similar breadth across corporate, real estate, private client, and dispute resolution. Comparable size and Southeast regional positioning.

Emerging players

• Bolt Burdon Kemp: London-based firm with strong personal injury and clinical negligence practice — directly overlaps with CWJ's PI/medical negligence capability. Comparable in specialisation rather than geography.

Broad incumbents

• Hodge Jones & Allen: London-based full-service law firm with comparable personal injury, clinical negligence, family, and private client offerings. Overlaps with CWJ's high-value individual practice areas.
• Russell-Cooke: Mid-size London full-service firm with strong private client, family, and dispute resolution practices. Comparable size and practice mix, though operating in London rather than Kent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cwjltd
• Facebooken-gb.facebook.com/CWJ.Ltd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clarkson-wright-%26-jakes
• Instagraminstagram.com/cwj_solicitors

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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