Kirwans Solicitors

What Kirwans Solicitors does

Kirwans Solicitors is a private UK law firm established in 1947 and headquartered in Prenton, Merseyside. The firm operates three offices across the Wirral and Liverpool (Prenton, Moreton, Liverpool) and employs 51-100 staff, structured as 45+ fee earners and support staff plus 2 partners. It serves predominantly individual and small business clients across eight core practice areas: Wills & Probate, Residential Conveyancing, Personal Injury, Family Law, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Landlord & Tenant, Criminal Law, and Commercial Property. The firm maintains regulated and quality accreditations including SRA authorisation, Lexcel, CQS, Family Law Advanced, Criminal Litigation, and Resolution membership, which gate access to lender panels, legal aid work, and family law referrals. Claire Currie serves as Managing Partner and David Kirwan as Senior Partner, with the firm reporting strong independent reputation metrics (4.7/5 stars from 157 reviews, 95% satisfaction, 94% recommendation rate).

Name

Kirwans Solicitors

Legal name

Kirwans Solicitors

Website

https://kirwanssolicitors.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kirwans Solicitors is a Merseyside-based UK law firm founded in 1947, operating three offices across Wirral and Liverpool and serving individuals and small businesses across eight practice areas including conveyancing, family law, personal injury, and criminal defence.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Guardianship, Conservatorship & Special Needs Trust Services (FSAEAKAG)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Residential conveyancing
• Wills and probate
• Personal injury law
• Family law

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

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 through professional legal services fees, including fixed fee options for certain services, hourly billing, and contingency fee arrangements for personal injury claims
2. Fixed Fee Services: Transparent fixed fee pricing for specific services including residential conveyancing, uncontested probate, driving offences, employment law, and debt recovery
3. No Win No Fee (Personal Injury): Personal injury claims handled on a 'no win, no fee' basis with clients receiving 75% of compensation awarded

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kirwans Solicitors is a full-service UK law firm providing traditional legal services across eight core practice areas: Wills and Probate, Residential Conveyancing, Personal Injury, Family Law, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Landlord and Tenant, Criminal Law, and Commercial Property. The firm serves private individuals and commercial clients through three physical offices (Prenton, Moreton, and Liverpool) and digital channels including a client portal, mobile app, and online instant quote tool. Services are delivered via fixed-fee, hourly billing, and no win no fee pricing structures.

Product overview

Kirwans Solicitors is a traditional law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services across eight core practice areas: Wills and Probate, Residential Conveyancing, Personal Injury, Family Law, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Landlord and Tenant, Criminal Law, and Commercial Property. The firm also provides supplementary digital tools including an Instant Quote tool for conveyancing, a Client Portal for tracking matters, and the Just Motor Law sub-brand for specialist motoring defence. The practice serves private and commercial clients across the UK from offices in Prenton, Moreton, and Liverpool.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Just Motor Law: A bespoke specialist division of Kirwans dedicated to defending motorists across the UK who fall foul of Road Traffic laws. Provides expert legal advice and representation for all driving offences in England and Wales.

Products and services

• Wills and Probate

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% client satisfaction rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Maggie's CentreminorOthersKirwans supports Maggie's Centre as their chosen charity of the year. Maggie's provides free practical, emotional and social support to people living with cancer, as well as their family and friends, based on principles of cancer care originally set out by founder Maggie Keswick Jencks. Centres are built within NHS cancer hospital grounds providing welcoming spaces with professional staff.
• ReviewSolicitorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThird-party review platform used to display independently verified client reviews. The firm maintains a 4.7 star rating with 157 reviews on the platform, demonstrating 95% client satisfaction and 94% recommendation rates.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

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Direct peers

• Aaron & Partners LLP: Cheshire and North Wales full-service law firm with comparable private client, commercial, and dispute resolution practices, directly competing for Wirral/Cheshire cross-border work.
• Fletchers Solicitors: North West England law firm with strong personal injury, clinical negligence, and serious injury practices, plus wider private client services; directly competes for PI and Court of Protection work in the same region.
• Jackson Lees Solicitors: Liverpool-headquartered full-service regional law firm of comparable size serving private and commercial clients across Merseyside with overlapping practice areas in conveyancing, family, PI, and private client. Most directly comparable geographic and product overlap to Kirwans.
• Napthens Solicitors: Lancashire-based full-service regional firm serving private and commercial clients across the North West with similar practice mix including conveyancing, family, and commercial property.
• Hibberts Solicitors: North Wales and North West England full-service firm of similar scale with comparable private client, family, property, and litigation practices, competing for the same Wirral/Merseyside adjacent catchment.
• SAS Daniels Solicitors: Cheshire-headquartered multi-office full-service firm of comparable headcount and structure, with overlapping private client, commercial property, dispute resolution, and family law offerings in the North West.

Broad incumbents

• Slater and Gordon: National UK consumer-facing law firm with deep personal injury and private client capabilities; competes broadly for the same PI, family, and wills/probate clients but at much larger scale and brand reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KirwansLaw
• Facebookfacebook.com/KirwansUK
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kirwans-solicitors
• Instagraminstagram.com/kirwanssolicitors

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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