Law Firms For Sale and New Solicitors Looking for Work, January 21st 2026
in Candidates, London and South, Regions

Law Firms For Sale and New Solicitors Looking for Work, January 21st 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.

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Locum & Consultant Lawyers – InterimLawyers.co.uk

London & Remote 5 year PQE private client solicitor looking for locum roles in London or via remote working. Experience includes HNWI, estate planning, personal tax and trusts. CN33111

London & Remote 2 year PQE Lawyer looking for locum roles around London or via remote working. Experience includes litigation, housing law, contract disputes, RTA, and employment. CN33112

Ilford & Remote 24 year PQE solicitor looking for residential conveyancing locum roles around Essex or via remote working. CN33113

Leeds & Remote 15 year PQE solicitor looking for locum roles around Yorkshire or via remote working. Experience includes commercial litigation, shareholder disputes, debt recovery, and reputation management. CN33114

Remote 5 year PQE solicitor looking for remote working family locum roles. Experience is mainly focused on financial matters particularly for HNWI. Fluent in English, Russian and Latvian. CN33116

London & Remote 9 year PQE solicitor looking for litigation/dispute resolution locum roles either around London or via remote working. Experience includes financial services and international dispute resolution – has assisted a broad range of clients. CN33117

London & South East 25 year PQE qualified locum residential and commercial property solicitor. Looking for locum posts in London and the South East. CN12201

Kent, Essex & London 25 year PQE solicitor specialising in commercial property and looking for locum posts in Essex, North, East or Central London. CN13843

Worcester 40 year PQE solicitor looking for dispute resolution and contentious probate locum roles. Specialises in contested probate and property disputes. CN32616

Birmingham 18 year PQE solicitor looking for property and civil litigation locum roles around the West Midlands or via remote working. Covers both residential and commercial property including old & new build, freehold/leasehold, alternative/Islamic Finance. CN32633

West Sussex 24 year PQE solicitor looking for family and employment locum roles around West Sussex or via remote working. Family experience includes divorce, financial remedy, private arbitration, private children matters, special guardianship orders. CN32723

Hertfordshire Qualified solicitor and STEP member with private client experience dating back to 2018 looking for locum roles around Hertfordshire or via remote working. Experience includes wills, estates and succession planning, inheritance tax mitigation, creation. CN32824

London 21 year PQE wills & probate solicitor specialising in Wills, LPAs, Probate (including complex estates), Trusts and Tax Advice. Looking for part-time, fully remote working work on a locum/consultancy basis. CN33105

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Permanent Lawyers – TenPercent.co.uk

CN33115 Derbyshire & Remote – Legal Contracts Manager with 10 years experience. Supplier agreements, customer agreements, bid & tender issues, drafting documents. IT, healthcare & facilities management sectors.

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New Law Firms for Sale – JonathanFagan.co.uk

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
  • 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
  • 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

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Kind regards

Jonathan Fagan, Director

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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.

The Ten Percent Group of Legal Recruitment websites gives 10% of annual profits to charity (hence our name). We have carried on with this tradition since we formed the company 25 years ago. To date over £270k has been donated to charities in the UK and Africa.

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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