New Law Firms For Sale, Solicitors Looking For Work, 14th January 2026
in Candidates, London and South, Regions

New Law Firms For Sale, Solicitors Looking For Work, 14th January 2026

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The Ten Percent Group have over 1,550 registered locum lawyers on our books, 12,500 solicitors, over 45 law firms for sale and 1,500+ registered law firm buyers. Here are the highlights from our instructions this week.

Thinking of Selling Your Law Firm? Webinar 21st January 1-2pm

Confidential webinar from Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers, providing a clear, practical overview to law firm owners of how SME law firm transactions actually work; how firms are valued, practical tips for increasing the value and why some law firm deals fail. The session is factual, experience-led, and designed to help you understand what to expect. Fully anonymised. Click here to sign up.

Locum Lawyers

21 year PQE wills & probate solicitor speciaiising in Wills, LPAs, Probate (including complex estates), Trusts and Tax Advice. Looking for part time fully remote working roles, either locum or consultancy basis. CN33105

35 year PQE solicitor looking for dispute resolution locum/consultant roles around Worcestershire or via remote working. Experience includes property litigation, commercial litigation, and mediation work. CN33090

8 year PQE property solicitor specialising in commercial property including in house matters and social housing developments. Has been working as a locum/consultant since 2018 working for Legal 100 firms and public sector. Looking for locum/consultancy roles in London and surrounds. CN33070

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Permanent Solicitors

10 year PQE General Litigation Solicitor in London – experience (high street firms) across commercial and civil litigation, both Professional and Clinical Negligence, as well as all aspects of Personal Injury, Intellectual Property, civil penalty cases, regulatory compliance, corporate investigations and immigration. CN15990

24 year PQE General Litigation Solicitor in London – experience (high street) dealing with varied range of general civil litigation and commercial matters. Property litigation specialist. CN25709

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New Law Firms for Sale

ABS Shell Law Firm with CQS & Lender Panels for Sale

ABS SRA regulated solicitors firm (limited company) with CQS accreditation and lender panel membership, for sale as a shell. Purchaser will need to move quickly to secure the CQS and lender panel status. Firm comes with no assets other than the regulated entity and PII up to expiry in April 2026. Seller willing to assist with PII renewal. Offers invited. Ref 100410.

North West/North Wales CLC Conveyancing Firm

CLC conveyancing firm based in North West/North Wales area looking for a sale. 100% residential conveyancing. No staff, offices available. Turnover c£130k. Owner prepared to remain as a locum or consultant as required. Firm on all major lender panels. PII £13,500. Ref 100409.

North Somerset Solicitors

North Somerset solicitors (limited company) looking for a sale. £240k turnover, no staff and premises are not included. Small will bank. CQS accredited, on all major lender panels. Work has been 72% conveyancing and 28% litigation. PII premium £23k. No claims in the past 5 years. Offers invited. Ref 100408.

London Solicitors – Sole Practitioner

Well established SRA regulated sole practitioner North London solicitors’ firm with 25 years + trading history. Conveyancing, Leasehold Enfranchisement and Private Client work. CQS accredited, the firm are on the majority of lender panels, PII £14k pa (expiry 04/2027). Turnover c.£325k. Seller looking for a buyer prepared to pay a cash premium, lease the premises and pay consultancy fees – seller plans to continue to work for a minimum of 3 years. Ref 100406.

Cheshire Solicitors Firm

Long established solicitors’ firm located in Cheshire looking for a sale or merger. SRA regulated partnership with a small team of staff for TUPE. c£325k turnover, mix of work is mainly Family, Conveyancing and Wills & Probate. The firm has also undertaken Personal Injury work in recent years. Good claims history. Partners happy to remain as consultants to ensure a smooth handover. Ref 100405.

London Solicitors Firm

SRA regulated LLP solicitors’ firm based in London looking for a sale. Turnover c£220k. No staff for TUPE – small team of consultant lawyers looking to remain. Current owners willing to stay in the short term as consultants as well. Firm is very relocatable to any location, with majority of work undertaken remotely. Clients based nationwide. CQS accredited with lender panel membership. Mix of work: Residential & Commercial Conveyancing 50%, Personal Injury 43% and Wills & Probate 4%. PII c£11k. Claims free history. Ref 100404.

Shell Solicitors Firm – not ABS – no trading history

SRA regulated law firm for sale – shell without trading history. Sale consists of the SRA regulated entity only – no assets or PII in place. Established for over 10 years. Option for start-ups, spin and hive offs or anyone looking for a quick entry to the regulated legal market and wanting a clean entity. Limited company, but not an ABS – will require a COLP/COFA from the outset. Sale price available on request. Ref 100407.

London Solicitors Firm

SRA regulated LLP solicitors’ firm based in London looking for a sale. Turnover c£220k. No staff for TUPE, small team of consultant lawyers. Current owners willing to stay in the short term as consultants. Firm is very relocatable to any location, with majority of work undertaken remotely. Clients based nationwide. CQS accredited with lender panel membership. Mix of work: Residential & Commercial Conveyancing 50%, Personal Injury 43% and Wills & Probate 4%. PII c£11k. Claims free history. Quote Ref 100404.

We are the largest specialist law firm & accountancy practice business broker in the UK & Ireland with over 40 firms for sale and 1,500+ registered buyers.

Request further information about each firm listed above or below – reply to this email or click here.

  • CLC Conveyancing Firm, Home Counties – ref 100403
  • Crime Solicitors Firm, Midlands – ref 100401
  • ABS CLC Conveyancing Firm, Midlands – ref 100399
  • ABS private client law firm, East Anglia – UNDER OFFER ref 100396
  • Family sole practitioner, South West – ref 100395
  • Litigation sole practitioner, London – ref 100394
  • General practice, South Yorkshire – ref 100393
  • Legal training company, remote – ref 100392
  • General practice, West Yorkshire – ref 100391
  • Conveyancing sole practitioner, North West – UNDER OFFER – ref 100385
  • Private client sole practitioner, South Coast – ref 100382
  • General practice sole practitioner, Surrey – ref 100369
  • Family & Private Client partnership, London – ref 100365
  • General practice, West Midlands – ref 100353
  • General practice, Warwickshire – ref 100351
  • ABS Property Litigation Firm, National – ref 100350
  • General practice, Midlands – ref 100340
  • Sole practitioner, East Midlands – ref 100336
  • Sole practitioner, Surrey – ref 100335
  • Sole practitioner, Hertfordshire – ref 100332
  • Partnership, East Anglia – ref 100324
  • General practice, East Midlands – ref 100275
  • Solicitors & estate agents, West Midlands – ref 100256

Law Firm Valuation Service

We provide detailed valuations of law firms for owners and buyers. For further information or an informal discussion about your business, please get in touch or visit our website.

Kind regards

Jonathan Fagan, Director

T: 0800 246 5001 (recruitment) 0800 246 5016 (firm sales) | E: jbfagan@tenpercentgroup.com

About Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment, Interim Lawyers and Jonathan Fagan

  • Over 12,500 solicitors and ILEX registered with us for permanent work.
  • 1550+ locum lawyers.
  • Established in April 2000.
  • Offices in London, Coventry, Brighton, Bristol, Mold and Glasgow.
  • 10% of our annual profits have been donated to charity since 2000.
  • 40+ law firms available for acquisition.
  • 1,500+ law firm buyers.

We are a specialist legal recruiter & business broker covering the whole of the UK & Ireland. Over 12,500 solicitors and legal executives are registered with us. We also assist with recruitment advice and assistance, regularly advising partners and practice managers on suitable salary and package levels. We provide law firm valuations and business sale services to solicitors via our business broker website, www.jonathanfagan.co.uk.

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Jonathan Fagan

Jonathan Fagan LLM FIRP is Managing Director of Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment. He has been recruiting solicitors and legal support staff for law firms and in house legal departments for over 25 years and handles law firm sales & mergers. A non-practising solicitor on the Roll since 2000, he is also the author of a number of legal career books. You can contact Jonathan at cv@ten-percent.co.uk