Le Gallais & Luce

What Le Gallais & Luce does

Le Gallais & Luce is a privately held, full-service Jersey law firm headquartered at 6 Hill Street, St Helier. Established in 1928 as Jersey's oldest law firm, it operates as a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) with approximately 34 staff including four partners. The firm offers nine core practice areas: Property & Conveyancing, Dispute Resolution, Family Law, Divorce & Separation, Wills & Probate, Employment Law, Personal Injury Law, Commercial Law, and Notary Services. Its client base is dominated by local Jersey individuals, families, and small-to-mid-market businesses, with a secondary segment of international non-resident clients holding Jersey-based assets requiring estate administration. The firm distinguishes itself through multi-generational client relationships, a hands-on partner-led service model, and accessibility accommodations including home visits and free drop-in advice clinics.

The firm's underlying technology consists of general legal practice management systems with no disclosed proprietary features. Revenue is generated through professional services billing, primarily hourly or fixed-fee engagements per matter, with pricing not publicly disclosed; initial consultations on wills and probate are offered free of charge. Distribution is direct via office consultations, home visits, community drop-in clinics, and supporting digital channels (website, social media, and educational video content). The firm maintains a wholly-owned subsidiary, Le Gallais & Luce Executors Limited, providing independent executorship services that complement the probate practice.

The go-to-market motion is sales-led and relationship-driven, with no disclosed enterprise sales function or technology-led acquisition. Marketing is community-oriented, anchored by long-running charity partnerships (Beresford Street Kitchen since 2018, Jersey Trees for Life, Citizens Advice Jersey, JSPCA, Macmillan Cancer Support, Brightly, and others) and local sports sponsorship. Compliance posture is evidenced by Cyber Essentials Plus certification (2025), registration with the Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner, and membership in the Law Society of Jersey. Leadership comprises Senior Partner Tony del Amo (with the firm since 1983) and Managing Partner Marianne Shaw (appointed 2018), with the firm emphasising continuity and partner involvement across all client matters.

Name

Le Gallais & Luce

Legal name

Le Gallais & Luce LLP

Website

https://lgl.je

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Gallais & Luce is Jersey's oldest law firm, founded in 1928, providing full-service legal advice across property, family, dispute resolution, wills and probate, employment, personal injury, commercial, and notary matters to local individuals, families, and businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

Estate & Probate Administration Services (FSAEAKAD), Estate, Gift & Trust Valuation (BPAHANAL)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Property conveyancing
• Wills and probate
• Family law
• Notary services

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Helier

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Professional legal services billed by the hour or fixed fee for specific matters. Services include property transactions, dispute resolution, family law, wills and probate, employment law, personal injury, commercial law, and notary services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Le Gallais & Luce is a Jersey-based full-service law firm delivering professional legal services across nine practice areas: Property & Conveyancing, Dispute Resolution, Family Law, Divorce & Separation, Wills & Probate, Employment Law, Personal Injury Law, Commercial Law, and Notary Services. The firm primarily serves local Jersey individuals, families, and small-to-medium businesses with hands-on partner-led engagement, and also handles international estate and probate matters tied to Jersey assets. Services are delivered via office consultations, home visits, and free drop-in clinics, billed hourly or on a fixed-fee basis.

Product overview

Le Gallais & Luce is a full-service Jersey law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services. The firm's offering consists of nine core practice areas: Property & Conveyancing (handling share transfer, flying freehold, and freehold transactions); Dispute Resolution (civil litigation and civil claims); Family Law (including divorce, separation, and children matters); Wills & Probate (estate planning, will preparation, and probate administration); Employment Law (workplace disputes and protections); Personal Injury Law; Commercial Law (commercial property and business transactions); and Notary Services. The firm is built on a full-service ethos, providing legal services from birth to death, covering local people and businesses rather than large corporate clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property & Conveyancing Legal services for property transactions in Jersey, including share transfer, flying freehold and freehold transactions, and conveyancing matters for local individuals and businesses.
• Dispute Resolution Legal representation and advisory services for resolving legal disputes, including civil litigation, civil claims and civil injunctions.
• Family Law Legal services covering family matters including divorce, separation, financial arrangements, contact and residence proceedings concerning children, child maintenance and relocation matters.
• Divorce & Separation Legal advisory and representation services for individuals navigating divorce and separation proceedings under Jersey law.
• Wills & Probate Legal services for will preparation, estate administration, probate matters and succession planning, including Jersey-specific wills for international estates with Jersey assets.
• Employment Law Legal advisory services for employment matters including discrimination, bullying, harassment, employment compromise agreements and workplace protections.
• Personal Injury Law Legal representation for individuals seeking compensation for personal injuries sustained in Jersey.
• Commercial Law Legal services covering commercial property transactions, sales and leases of local Jersey businesses, and commercial and trust work for corporate clients.
• Notary Services Notary public services for authenticating documents, witnessing signatures and providing notarised certificates for international legal matters.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Beresford Street Kitchen (BSK)coreOthers · 1 January 2018Primary chosen charity partner since 2018. BSK helps people with learning difficulties and autism providing training and employment. The firm supports BSK through annual golf day sponsorship, fundraising events, and has hosted student work experience placements. The firm's commercial team has hosted golf days at St Clements Golf Club to raise funds for BSK.
• Jersey Trees For LifeminorOthersEnvironmental charity partner. The firm has worked with JTFL to plant trees and assist in replanting efforts throughout Jersey, contributing to the island's biodiversity.
• Citizens Advice Jersey (CAB)minorOthersSupported as a charity partner in 2025. CAB provides independent, confidential, and impartial advice to Islanders. The firm has funded the cost of biscuits for CAB staff and clients.
• MacMillan Cancer Support JerseyminorOthersCharity supported through the firm's annual Charity Golf Day in 2025.
• BrightlyminorOthersSupported since 2020, primarily through Christmas appeals. Brightly helps children and young people in residential care or care leavers. The firm has donated to their Christmas appeal and participated in events like the Gonks on the Loose competition.
• JSPCA - Animal's ShelterminorOthersLong-standing support for the Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a charity serving the island's community for generations.
• The Sophie Reid Neurological AssociationminorOthersCharity partner for 2026. Provides support to individuals and families in Jersey whose lives have been affected by neurological conditions.
• Friends of Jersey OncologyminorOthersCharity partner for 2026. Supports individuals and families in Jersey affected by cancer, working alongside the Island's oncology services.
• Royal British Legion Jersey BranchminorOthersLong-standing support including annual Armistice Day poppy displays created by staff. Handcrafted poppy items sold to raise funds.
• St Clements Golf CourseminorOthersLong-term sponsorship of the golf course. The firm's commercial team hosts golf days at the club to raise funds for chosen charities.
• Jersey Asian Hornet GroupminorOthersEnvironmental partnership. In 2026, the firm sponsored 800 Asian Hornet trap tags for the spring queen trapping programme to protect Jersey's bee population and wildlife.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Appleby: Appleby is a major offshore law firm with a Jersey office providing corporate, dispute resolution, and private client services. Comparable to Le Gallais & Luce in the Jersey legal market, particularly in trust and estate work, but at international scale.
• Ogier: Ogier is a major offshore law firm with a significant Jersey office, offering corporate, banking, dispute resolution, and private client services. Directly comparable as a Jersey-based full-service firm competing for the same clients, but much larger in scale and corporate-focused.
• Walkers Global: Walkers is a leading offshore law firm with a Jersey office specializing in corporate, finance, and investment funds. Comparable to Le Gallais & Luce in operating in the Jersey legal market, though focused primarily on institutional finance clients.
• Carey Olsen: Carey Olsen is one of the largest offshore law firms with a substantial Jersey presence, advising on corporate, finance, litigation, and trusts. Comparable to Le Gallais & Luce in offering wills/probate and commercial law, but at much greater scale and with international reach.
• Bedell Cristin: Bedell Cristin is an offshore law firm headquartered in Jersey offering corporate, banking, and dispute resolution services. Comparable as a Jersey-rooted full-service firm, but with broader offshore and corporate orientation.
• Mourant: Mourant is a Jersey-rooted offshore law firm offering fiduciary, corporate, and litigation services globally. Comparable to Le Gallais & Luce as a Jersey-headquartered law firm, but with significantly broader geographic and service reach.

Direct peers

• Crill Canavan: Crill Canavan is a Jersey-based law firm offering similar full-service legal capabilities including commercial, property, and family law. Closely comparable to Le Gallais & Luce as a peer-sized Jersey firm; notably, Fiona del Amo (current Le Gallais & Luce solicitor) previously worked in Crill Canavan's Commercial Department.
• Viberts: Viberts is a well-established Jersey law firm offering property, family, employment, and commercial legal services to local individuals and businesses. Comparable as a similar-scale Jersey firm targeting the same individual and SMB segments as Le Gallais & Luce.
• Bailhache & Co LLP: Bailhache & Co is a Jersey law firm with similar practice area coverage including conveyancing, wills, and commercial law. Comparable as a similar-size Jersey firm competing in the local individual and SMB legal market.

Regional players

• Hine Legal: Hine Legal is a Channel Islands law firm with offices in Jersey and Guernsey offering private client, family, and commercial services. Comparable in practice mix but with a broader Channel Islands geographic footprint than Le Gallais & Luce's Jersey-only operation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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