Liverpool Law Society

Name

Liverpool Law Society

Legal name

Liverpool Law Society

Website

https://liverpoollawsociety.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1827

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees for solicitors, law firms, and legal professionals providing access to training, events, networking, and advocacy services.
2. Training Course Fees: Fees charged for legal training courses, seminars, and conferences. Members pay reduced rates compared to non-members. Prices range from £35 to £205 depending on course type and membership status.
3. Event Fees: Fees for annual dinners, legal walks, networking events and social gatherings. Some events include legal awards ceremonies.
4. Sponsorship: Corporate sponsorship from law firms, insurers, financial services companies and other legal sector businesses sponsoring events and initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Liverpool Law Society is a professional membership organisation and company limited by guarantee that serves solicitors, barristers, CILEX members, law students and other legal professionals across the Liverpool City Region. It sells membership subscriptions, accredited training courses, specialist practice-area conferences and events, and a monthly legal publication, and operates a public-facing "Find a Lawyer" directory and charitable funds for the local legal community.

Product overview

Liverpool Law Society is a professional membership organization for the legal sector in Liverpool City Region, offering a comprehensive portfolio of services including: a year-round training programme with courses, conferences, and seminars across property, employment, family, company/commercial, and management law; the monthly Liverpool Law Magazine; networking events including the Annual Dinner with Legal Awards; member committees for specialist legal areas; charitable funds administration; and volunteering opportunities including law clinics and pro bono services. The organization does not operate a unified software platform but provides services primarily through in-person and virtual events, publications, and member support programmes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Liverpool Law Magazine: Monthly magazine of the Society with articles and news from members. Has a circulation of 2500 and goes to members, local MPs, the national Law Society, other local Law Societies in England and Wales, and other professional membership organisations.

Products and services

• Professional Membership Subscriptions
• Accredited Training Courses
• Liverpool Law Magazine
• Find a Lawyer Directory
• 2026 Property Conference
• 2026 Employment Conference

Quantifiable outcome

• 199 years of continuous service to the legal profession
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Integration5 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Excello LawminorOthersPresident Sarah Mansfield is a Partner at Excello Law, representing the society while maintaining her legal practice.
• Hill Dickinson LLPminorOthersDeputy Vice President Nina Sahu is a Legal Director at Hill Dickinson LLP.
• Bond TurnerminorOthersVice President Alum Ullah is a Training Principal at Bond Turner.
• Joint V Law Societies (Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint Pro Bono Protocol partnership between five major UK law societies coordinating pro bono initiatives, sharing best practices, and advocating for access to justice.
• LawWorkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational charity (Solicitors Pro Bono Group) enabling access to justice through free legal advice. Liverpool Law Society promotes LawWorks membership and pro bono opportunities to members.
• Liverpool John Moores University Legal Advice CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of Europe's largest law clinics providing £0.6M worth of free legal advice. Society facilitates volunteering opportunities for members and supports the clinic.
• University of Liverpool Law CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily Advice Project run by university with qualified solicitors and supervised law students. Society facilitates volunteering by experienced family lawyers.
• Currency ConnectminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCurrency exchange services provider sponsoring Liverpool Law Society conferences and events.
• Miller InsuranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInsurance services provider sponsoring Liverpool Law Society Legal Awards for three consecutive years.
• Kin ProbateminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProbate services company sponsoring Private Client Conference.
• Advanced CCAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConference sponsor for Public Child conference.
• OurFamilyWizardminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFamily law technology platform sponsoring society conferences.
• Benchmark Financial PlanningminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFinancial planning services sponsoring Annual Dinner and Legal Awards.
• Instant Title SolutionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLegal indemnity insurance broker platform sponsored the 2026 Property Conference.
• The Solicitors' CharitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership providing support to solicitors and their families experiencing hardship. Society acts as trustee for related charitable funds.
• The Law SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational professional body for solicitors. Society maintains close working relationship, receives publications, and participates in national initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Direct peers

• Birmingham Law Society: One of the largest English regional law societies, providing membership, training and advocacy services to West Midlands solicitors. Directly comparable in mission, structure and product mix, and a joint pro bono partner of Liverpool Law Society.
• Manchester Law Society: Regional law society serving solicitors in the Greater Manchester area. Operates a near-identical model of membership, training courses, committees, advocacy and pro bono coordination, and is a co-signatory to the Joint Pro Bono Protocol with Liverpool Law Society.
• Leeds Law Society: Regional law society for the Yorkshire legal community. Provides the same mix of CPD training, specialist committees, networking events and access-to-justice initiatives that Liverpool Law Society delivers, and partners with LLS in the Joint Pro Bono Protocol.
• Bristol Law Society: Regional law society for Bristol and the South West. Mirrors the Liverpool model of member training, specialist committees and pro bono coordination, and is a co-signatory of the Joint Pro Bono Protocol.

Broad incumbents

• CILEX (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives): National professional body for Chartered Legal Executives, a member segment that Liverpool Law Society also serves. Overlaps with LLS in serving the broader non-solicitor legal workforce and in providing CPD and representation.
• The Law Society (of England and Wales): National professional body for solicitors in England and Wales. LLS maintains a close working relationship with the Law Society and routes members into national advocacy, publications and initiatives, making it the dominant incumbent against which regional societies differentiate.

Others

• LawWorks: National pro bono charity connected to the Solicitors Regulation Authority. LLS is a delivery partner, promoting LawWorks membership and pro bono opportunities to its members, making it a close ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor.
• Liverpool John Moores University Legal Advice Centre: One of Europe's largest law clinics and a core LLS partner for volunteering and access to justice. While not a membership society, it sits inside the same legal-services ecosystem in Liverpool and is an enabler of LLS's pro bono programme.

Emerging players

• The University of Law: Largest UK provider of professional legal training (LPC, SQE, CPD). Competes with LLS for CPD and training revenue but also supplies speakers, venues and pro bono supervisors, making it both a partial competitor and an adjacent player.

Regional players

• Law Society of Scotland: Professional body regulating and representing solicitors in Scotland. Comparable in mission and structure (membership, training, advocacy, regulation liaison) but operates in a separate legal jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/LiverpoolLawSociety

Compliance1 record

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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