Slade Legal

What Slade Legal does

Slade Legal (legal entity Law & Property Lawyers Ltd, company number 07279856) is a private UK law firm regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (reference 542790), operating from four offices in Oxfordshire — Abingdon, Didcot, Wallingford, and Wantage. The firm traces its origins to the predecessor practice Hodsons, with the current corporate entity incorporated in 1997; firmographic records indicate continuous local operation since 1971. It employs 48 people and serves private individuals and SMEs across Oxfordshire and the Thames Valley.

The firm delivers eight core practice areas: divorce and family law, family mediation, wills/probate and inheritance tax planning, residential conveyancing, employment law and HR services, dispute resolution, commercial law, and commercial property. Service delivery is handled by solicitors, legal executives, and paralegals with recognised credentials including STEP trust-and-estate qualifications, Resolution membership in family law, Chambers 2026 analyst recognition, and Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation. Supporting certifications include Cyber Essentials and Real Living Wage Employer status (2023).

Revenue is generated entirely through professional legal service fees on a quote-based, matter-by-matter model across individual and commercial clients, with publicly disclosed pricing available for probate, debt recovery, conveyancing, and employment matters. Distribution is regional and direct: in-person consultations across the four offices, phone and email enquiries, and online enquiry forms, supplemented by SEO-focused blog content on employment, family, and conveyancing topics and organic social presence on LinkedIn and Facebook. The firm holds no external investment, parent entity, or disclosed subsidiaries.

Name

Slade Legal

Legal name

Law & Property Lawyers Ltd

Website

https://slade-legal.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Slade Legal is a private Oxfordshire law firm operating from four offices (Abingdon, Didcot, Wallingford, Wantage), serving individuals and SMEs across the Thames Valley with family law, conveyancing, wills/probate, employment, commercial, and dispute resolution services.

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

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Legal services
• Family law
• Conveyancing services
• Employment law
• Wills and probate

Headquarters

HQ city

Abingdon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Slade Legal generates revenue through professional legal service fees for individuals and businesses seeking legal advice and representation across their practice areas including conveyancing, family law, employment law, dispute resolution, commercial law, and wills and probate.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Slade Legal is a regional law firm providing professional legal services across family law (divorce, mediation, children matters), residential and commercial conveyancing, wills and probate/inheritance tax planning, employment law, dispute resolution, and commercial law. It serves both individuals and businesses across Oxfordshire and the Thames Valley through solicitors, legal executives, and paralegals based in four offices.

Product overview

Slade Legal is a regional law firm offering a comprehensive range of legal services through its core practice areas. The firm operates as a unified service offering rather than a modular platform, providing individual and business clients with legal expertise across family law (divorce, mediation), private client services (wills, probate, inheritance tax), residential and commercial property (conveyancing, commercial property transactions), employment law, and dispute resolution. The firm's services are delivered through its team of solicitors, legal executives, and paralegals across four offices in Oxfordshire.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Divorce & Family Law

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered regulatory, industry, compliance, professional and community.

• Law SocietyregulatoryOthersLaw Society is the professional body for solicitors in England and Wales. Slade Legal participates in the Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme, demonstrating adherence to quality standards in conveyancing services.
• ResolutionindustryOthersResolution is a national organization of family lawyers committed to non-confrontational divorce, separation and other family issues. Stuart Webber is an active member.
• National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)complianceOthersNCSC is the UK's technical authority on cybersecurity. Slade Legal holds Cyber Essentials certification, demonstrating compliance with cybersecurity standards.
• Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)professionalOthersSTEP is a professional body for specialists in trust and estate matters. Several Slade Legal solicitors are members including William Cowan, Edward James, and Geoff Randall.
• Citizens Advice BureaucommunityOthersArj Arul volunteers with the Citizens Advice Bureau, providing legal support to community members.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hedges Law: Oxfordshire-based full-service regional law firm of similar size covering private client, property, family, employment, and commercial law. Directly comparable in geography, practice mix, and target client base.
• B P Collins: Buckinghamshire/Thames Valley full-service regional firm with overlapping practice areas including family law, conveyancing, commercial property, employment, and dispute resolution.
• Henmans Freeth: Oxford-headquartered full-service regional firm with a comparable mix of private client, family, property, employment, and dispute resolution work serving Oxfordshire clients.
• Blandy & Blandy: Berkshire/Thames Valley regional law firm with a comparable multi-office, full-service offering across family, property, employment, dispute resolution, and private client work. Closely matched in catchment and practice breadth.
• Gardner Leader: Thames Valley-based full-service law firm (offices in Maidenhead, Newbury, Windsor) serving both individuals and businesses with comparable practice areas including wills/probate, family, employment, and commercial property.
• Anthony Collins Solicitors: Mid-sized UK regional firm with comparable practice mix across private client, family, property, employment, and dispute resolution — useful as a benchmark for the trajectory of a multi-office regional practice.
• Royds Withy King: Oxford-headquartered regional law firm of broadly similar scale covering private client, family, property, employment, and commercial services. Strong Thames Valley overlap.

Emerging players

• Co-op Legal Services: National consumer-facing legal services provider offering wills, probate, and family law at scale through digital and phone channels. Represents the tech-enabled, lower-cost model competing for Slade Legal's private client work.

Broad incumbents

• Freeths: Larger UK regional law firm with a national footprint and overlapping service lines (private client, employment, commercial property, dispute resolution). Represents a scaled-up version of the Slade Legal model and a competitor for mid-market Thames Valley work.
• Taylor Rose: Larger national full-service firm with strong conveyancing and private client practices. Competes for the same Oxfordshire consumer and SME clients and operates a more tech-enabled, higher-volume model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SladeLegal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/slade-legal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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