What MSB Solicitors does

MSB Solicitors is a full-service law firm headquartered in Liverpool, founded in 1988 and now operating across five offices in Liverpool (headquarters), Manchester, Chester, Birmingham and Widnes (Cheshire). The firm serves two principal client categories: individuals and businesses. For individuals, the firm provides family law (including international children matters and high-net-worth divorce), residential conveyancing, wills and probate, employment, personal litigation, and serious crime defence. For businesses, the firm provides corporate commercial, commercial litigation, commercial real estate, employment, regulatory, social housing and private landlord services. The firm is SRA-regulated (SRA No. 666011), Lexcel accredited, holds legal aid contracts, and has specialist panel memberships including the International Abduction Panel. It maintains Tier 1 / Top Tier rankings in Legal 500 and Band 1 rankings in Chambers and Partners, and was named in Time's Best Law Firms 2025.

The firm operates on a fee-for-service revenue model combining hourly rates, fixed fees (with publicly disclosed pricing schedules for conveyancing, probate, employment tribunal, motoring offences, debt recovery and private landlord services), legal aid for qualifying clients, and a subscription-based Annual Advisory Service for employer clients. Customer acquisition is driven by legal directory rankings, an active content marketing programme (insights blog with regular 2026 publications), social media presence across LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram, a 4.8/5 rating from 900+ Review Solicitors reviews, and a referral network built through community embeddedness in the North West, including partnerships with Citizens Advice, Women in Social Housing North West, and various local charities.

The firm has no proprietary technology platform; it uses standard legal practice management systems, Microsoft Copilot for AI-assisted document processing, and is Cyber Essentials certified. Ownership is private and concentrated among partners (no external investment, private equity backing or public listing). The Managing Partner is Emma Carey (appointed 2018), and the firm employs between 51-100 people, having grown from approximately 30 employees in 2000. Strategic expansion has accelerated with Birmingham and Chester offices opening in July 2024, extending the firm's footprint into the Midlands and North Wales.

Name

MSB Solicitors

Legal name

MSB Solicitors Limited

Website

https://msbsolicitors.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MSB Solicitors is a full-service UK law firm headquartered in Liverpool with five offices across the North West and Midlands, serving individual and business clients in family law, social housing, employment, property, litigation and corporate matters under Tier 1 Legal 500 rankings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191), Trusts, Estates, and Agency Accounts (525920)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Personal & Family Trust Services (FSAAANAA), Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI), Title Search & Examination (BPAJAOAB), Family Business & Succession Advisory (FSAAADAL)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Family law
• Social housing law
• Commercial conveyancing
• Employment law

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 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 - Private Client: Fees charged to individuals for legal services including family law, residential conveyancing, wills & probate, employment, personal litigation, and serious crime. Revenue is generated through hourly rates, fixed fees for defined services (conveyancing, probate), and legal aid (for qualifying clients).
2. Legal Services - Business/Corporate Client: Fees charged to businesses for commercial services including corporate commercial, commercial litigation, employment, regulatory, commercial real estate, social housing, and private landlord services. Revenue is generated through hourly rates, fixed fees, and retainer arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

MSB Solicitors is a full-service law firm delivering legal advice and representation to both individual consumers and businesses across England and Wales. The firm provides 16+ distinct legal service lines spanning family law, employment, social housing, residential and commercial conveyancing, wills and probate, commercial litigation, corporate commercial, business crime, regulatory compliance, and serious crime defense. Services are delivered through five regional offices and supported by published fixed-fee schedules for select services.

Product overview

MSB Solicitors is a full-service law firm organized as a unified legal practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm offers a comprehensive portfolio of legal services spanning family law, employment law, social housing, residential and commercial property, litigation, corporate commercial matters, private client services, criminal defense, and regulatory compliance. Services are organized into two main client categories: 'For You' (individual clients) and 'For Business' (corporate clients), with specialized sub-services in areas such as international family law, housing litigation, and employment tribunal representation. The portfolio includes both advisory and litigation services, with expertise in alternative dispute resolution including mediation and arbitration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employment Law Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 900+ client reviews with 4.8/5 average rating on Review Solicitors
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Agent (Marketing Agency)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 November 2025Agent, a North West marketing agency, built and designed MSB's website and provides ongoing marketing support. MSB and Agent collaborated on the All You Read is Love Christmas book appeal, with Agent organising the campaign and MSB participating as a corporate supporter. James Bentley is listed as the press contact for MSB at Agent.
• National Literacy TrustminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2025MSB Solicitors participates in the All You Read is Love Christmas book appeal organised by Agent and supported by the National Literacy Trust, which aims to donate books to children in need across Liverpool and Manchester.
• Brownlow Hill SurgeryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted partner organisation for the LGBTQIA+ services, providing additional support to gender variant clients alongside MSB's legal services.
• CMAGIC – Cheshire and Merseyside Adult Gender Identity CollaborativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted partner organisation for LGBTQIA+ services. Anthony D. Griffin, Chair of CMAGIC, has provided a testimonial praising MSB's commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community. MSB was the first solicitor to achieve Navajo accreditation in 2017 and established the first free legal service for gender variant people for name changes.
• Women in Social Housing North WestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmy Tagoe serves as a board member of Women in Social Housing North West, organising training, networking events, and was recently appointed Vice Chair. The partnership enhances MSB's visibility and expertise in the social housing sector.
• Women in Property North WestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmy Tagoe is an active member of Women in Property North West, connecting the two organisations and supporting women in social housing and the legal profession.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Weightmans LLP: Liverpool/Manchester-headquartered full-service firm with strong insurance, public sector, and social housing practices. Directly comparable on geography, practice mix (especially social housing/regeneration), and target client segments.
• Aaron & Partners LLP: Chester-based full-service firm covering Cheshire, Shropshire, and North Wales. MSB's Employment head (Steven Davies) joined from Aaron & Partners; the two firms compete for similar regional SME and private client work in the Chester/North Wales corridor.
• JMW Solicitors LLP: Manchester-based full-service law firm with comparable size, family law, commercial real estate, and corporate offerings. Competes for the same North West SME and HNW private client base as MSB.
• Hill Dickinson LLP: Liverpool-headquartered full-service law firm with strong shipping, insurance, and commercial practices alongside private client work. Direct geographic and service-line peer; competes for similar North West corporate and HNW private clients.
• Brabners LLP: Liverpool-headquartered, full-service law firm with comparable North West footprint and similar practice mix spanning corporate, real estate, family, employment, and private client. Brabners is a directly comparable mid-market North West competitor with overlapping talent pools and client bases.

Broad incumbents

• DWF Group plc: Manchester-headquartered, large full-service law firm with national and international offices. Broader and deeper corporate, insurance, and real estate capabilities; competes for the upper end of MSB's commercial client base.
• Slater and Gordon UK: UK national full-service firm with strong personal injury, family, and employment practices. Overlaps with MSB's consumer-facing legal services and competes for similar mid-market and legally aided clients.
• Knights plc: UK-listed legal services group built via regional firm acquisitions. Provides a strategic comparator for inorganic growth pathways and demonstrates the consolidator model that could either acquire MSB or compete against it for talent and clients.
• Irwin Mitchell LLP: National full-service firm with strong North West presence via its Liverpool and Manchester offices. Competes across MSB's personal injury, family, employment, and private client segments at greater scale.

Regional players

• Fletchers Solicitors: Southport/Merseyside-based law firm focused on personal injury and clinical negligence with growing defendant practice. Comparable North West regional roots and overlapping employment/regulatory work; less direct overlap on family and corporate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MSBSolicitorsLiv
• LinkedInuk.linkedin.com/company/msb-solicitors
• Instagraminstagram.com/msb.solicitors
• Xx.com/MSBSolicitors

Compliance16 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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