Co-op Legal Services
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| Company type | Subsidiary undertaking |
|---|---|
| Industry | Legal services |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Caoilionn Hurley (Managing Director) Daniel Comerford (Consumer Services Lead) James Antoniou (Head of Wills) Chis Dingley (Head of Commercial and Customer - Probate) Alex Crate (Head of Commercial and Customer - Estate Planning) |
Number of employees | 800 (approx.) |
| Parent | The Co-op Group |
| Website | www |
Co-op Legal Services offers legal advice, and provides legal services for Family Law, Divorce, Will Writing, Conveyancing, Employment Law, Probate and Personal Injury.[1]
Co-op Legal Services is a subsidiary of The Co-operative Group in the United Kingdom.[2] It was established in 2006 and employs over 300 staff in Manchester, London, Bristol and Sheffield. It has its head office in Manchester.
History
[edit]2006 – Established as a member only business offering Personal Injury and Legal Advisory Services.[3]
2007 – Legal services expanded to include Will Writing, Conveyancing, Probate and Estate Administration.
2012 – Received approval from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to become an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) under the 2007 Legal Services Act.[4]
2012 – Legal services expanded to include Family Law and Employment Law services.[5]
2014 – Recognised by Remember A Charity as the first corporate organisation to raise £15 million in potential charitable legacies through its Will writing services.[6]
2016 – Acquired Sheffield-based Collective Legal Solutions.[7]
2016 – Launched Co-op Estate Planning offering legal, funeral and inheritance plans in a customer's own home, for residents of England and Wales.
2018 - Winner of Probate Provider and Will Writing Firm (National) of the Year - The British Wills and Probate Awards[8]
Co-op values
[edit]Co-op Legal Services is part of the Co-op Group, one of the UK's largest mutual businesses.[9] That means that any profits are invested back into the business to improve the service offered to its clients.
Co-op membership
[edit]In 2016, The Co-op launched its Join Us campaign offering Co-op Group members a 5% reward when they purchase Co-op branded products and services, with a further 1% going to local causes.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Home Page". Co-op Legal Services.
- ^ Registered in England and Wales under the Companies Act 1985, No. 5671209
- ^ "Co-op Legal Services first to launch as an ABS". The Lawyer. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Solicitors Regulation Authority". Archived from the original on 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Co-op launches fixed-fee family law service". Legal Futures. 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Co-operative Legal Services awarded yellow plaque". Remember a Charity.
- ^ Hyde, John (11 January 2016). "Co-op puts legal business 'at heart of rebuild' with first buy-up". The Law Society Gazette.
- ^ "Winners 2018". The British Wills and Probate Awards. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "John Lewis is UK's biggest mutual after Co-op falls from top spot". The Telegraph. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Co-op Membership". Archived from the original on 13 April 2017.
Further reading
[edit]- "Alternative agenda". Law Society Gazette. 15 February 2007. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- "Co-op capture of legal aid experts could be 'Wapping moment' for family law". The Guardian. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
