Private company

Co-operative Legal Services

Logo: The Co-operative Group, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Law firms of England

Co-op Legal Services offers legal advice, and provides legal services for Family Law, Divorce, Will Writing, Conveyancing, Employment Law, Probate and Personal Injury. Co-op Legal Services is a subsidiary of The Co-operative Group in the United Kingdom. It was established in 2006 and employs over 300 staff in Manchester, London, Bristol and Sheffield.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersManchester1

Co-op Legal Services offers legal advice, and provides legal services for Family Law, Divorce, Will Writing, Conveyancing, Employment Law, Probate and Personal Injury.2

Corporate structure

Co-operative Legal Services is part of a group headed by The Co-operative Group. 34 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • The Co-operative Group Manchester, United Kingdom
    • Co-operative Legal Services Manchester
    • Co-op Food Subsidiary · Manchester
      • Co-op Food - Wootton Fields Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Co-op Insurance Subsidiary · Manchester
    • Co-operative Banking Group Subsidiary · CIS Tower
    • Co-operative Travel Trading Group Subsidiary · Manchester
    • Nisa Subsidiary · Scunthorpe
    • Somerfield Subsidiary · Bristol
    • The Co-operative Bank Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
      • BPS PRINCIPAL EMPLOYER LIMITED Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
        • BRITANNIA PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
      • CO-OPERATIVE BANK FINANCIAL ADVISERS LIMITED Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
      • FOURTH ROODHILL LEASING LIMITED Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
      • MORTGAGE AGENCY SERVICES NUMBER FIVE LIMITED Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
      • MORTGAGE AGENCY SERVICES NUMBER FOUR LIMITED Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
      • MORTGAGE AGENCY SERVICES NUMBER ONE LIMITED Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
      • MORTGAGE AGENCY SERVICES NUMBER SIX LIMITED Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
      • MORTGAGE AGENCY SERVICES NUMBER TWO LIMITED Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
      • PLATFORM FUNDING LIMITED Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
      • SECOND ROODHILL LEASING LIMITED Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
      • SILK ROAD FINANCE NUMBER FIVE PLC Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • SILK ROAD FINANCE NUMBER SIX PLC Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • THE CO-OPERATIVE BANK PENSION TRUST LIMITED Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
      • THIRD ROODHILL LEASING LIMITED Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
    • The Co-operative brand Subsidiary
    • The Co-operative Electrical Subsidiary
    • The Co-operative Motor Group Subsidiary
    • CHORUS LAW LIMITED Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
    • Co-op Electrical Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • CO-OPERATIVE GROUP HOLDINGS (2011) LIMITED Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
    • SIMPLIFY CHANNEL LTD Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
    • The Co-operative Funeralcare Subsidiary
    • THE CO-OPERATIVE TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
    • CIS Tower Owned · Manchester, United Kingdom

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

2006 – Established as a member only business offering Personal Injury and Legal Advisory Services.

2007 – Legal services expanded to include Will Writing, Conveyancing, Probate and Estate Administration.

2011 – Co-op Legal Services began developing a family law service led by Christina Blacklaws and Jenny Beck, then partners at London law firm TV Edwards.

2012 – Received approval from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to become an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) under the 2007 Legal Services Act.

2012 – Legal services expanded to include Family Law and Employment Law services.

2014 – Recognised by Remember A Charity as the first corporate organisation to raise £15 million in potential charitable legacies through its Will writing services.

2016 – Acquired Sheffield-based Collective Legal Solutions.

2016 – Launched Co-op Estate Planning offering legal, funeral and inheritance plans in a customer's own home, for residents of England and Wales.

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2018 - Winner of Probate Provider and Will Writing Firm (National) of the Year - The British Wills and Probate Awards

From Wikipedia’s article on Co-op Legal Services, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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