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Co op Legal Services

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Type
  
Subsidiary undertaking

Area served
  
United Kingdom

Founded
  
2006

Parent organization
  
The Co-operative Group

Industry
  
Legal services

Headquarters
  
Manchester

Number of employees
  
300


Key people
  
Matt Howells (Managing Director) Caoilionn Hurley (Finance Director) Tracey Moloney (Head of Family Law) Sarah Ryan (Head of Conveyancing) James Antoniou (Head of Wills) Anthony Wilson (Head of Personal Injury) Ian Powell (Marketing & BD Director) James Barron (Head of IT) Suzi Keenan (Head of Probate Advisory & Consultancy) Robert Heaton (Head of Probate Operations)

Website
  
www.co-oplegalservices.co.uk

Profiles


Co-op Legal Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Co-operative Group in the United Kingdom. It was established in 2006 and has its head office in Manchester, with operations centres in Almondsbury, Bristol.

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History

Co-op Legal Services was founded in 2006.

In March 2012, Co-op Legal Services became one of the first three organisations and the first major consumer brand to receive approval from the Solicitors Regulation Authority to become an "alternative business structure", allowing it to offer a range of legal services which were previously only allowed to be offered by solicitor's firms.

In May 2012, Co-op Legal Services announced plans to establish five regional hubs across England, and to hire 3,000 additional staff over the following five years.

In September 2012, Co-op Legal Services launched a family law service offering fixed fees for services including child protection, divorce, financial issues and mediation.

Operations

The writing of wills, probate and estate administration are all undertaken by Co-operative Legal Services Ltd, a subsidiary of The Co-operative Group Limited, trading as Co-op Legal Services. Members of The Co-operative Group are entitled to earn dividend on wills and conveyancing and qualify for advice on many other aspects of the law free of charge. Personal injury or probate does not qualify for a share in the profits.

Co-op Legal Services is headquartered in Manchester and has its main operations facility in Almondsbury Bristol, where it employs around 500 staff and a further office in Paddington, West London with 40 staff.

Services

Co-op Legal Services offers the following services:

  • Conveyancing
  • Employment Law
  • Family Law
  • Personal Injury Claim Handling
  • Probate and Estate Administration
  • Will Writing and Guidance
  • References

    Co-op Legal Services Wikipedia