Co-operative Legal Services
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| Business of a Consumer Co-operative | |
| Industry | Legal services |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Manchester, United Kingdom |
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Area served
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United Kingdom |
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Key people
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Steven Round (Chief Operating Officer), Andrew Yeo (COFA), Chris May (COLP) [1] |
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Number of employees
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circa 500[2] |
| Parent | The Co-operative Group |
| Website | www |
The Co-operative Legal Services is a company which provides legal services in the United Kingdom, and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Co-operative Group.[3] It was established in 2006 and has its head office in Manchester and its main operations centres in Almondsbury, Bristol and Paddington, West London.
History
Co-operative Legal Services was founded in 2006.[4]
In March 2012 Co-operative Legal Services became one of the first three organisations [5] and the first major consumer brand [6] 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 solicitors firms.[2][4]
In May 2012 Co-operative Legal Services announced plans to establish five regional hubs across England, and to hire 3,000 additional staff over the following five years.[7][8]
In September 2012 Co-operative Legal Services launched a family law service offering fixed fees for services including child protection, divorce, financial issues and mediation.[9]
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 The Co-operative Legal Services.[10] 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.[11] Personal injury or probate does not qualify for a share in the profits.
Co-operative 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.[7]
Services
Co-operative Legal Services offers the following services:[12]
- conveyancing;
- employment law;
- family law;
- personal injury;
- probate and estate administration; and
- will writing.
References
- ↑ http://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/firm-based-authorisation/abs-register/567391.page
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- ↑ Registered in England and Wales under the Companies Act 1985, No. 5671209
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- ↑ http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/abs-trailblazers-revealed
- ↑ http://www.co-operative.coop/Corporate/PDFs/Annual-Report/2012/TCG_Annual-Review-2012.pdf
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- ↑ Registered in England and Wales under the Companies Act 1985, No. 6323818
- ↑ The Co-operative Membership Co-operative Legal Services (retrieved 20 August 2009)
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Further reading
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