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Family law solicitors Help with separation, divorce, arrangements for children, finances, adoption and other family changes. Explore 3,606 solicitor firms → Court claims and litigation solicitors Help bringing, defending or settling a civil or business court claim. Explore 3,511 solicitor firms → Residential property solicitors Help with the legal work of buying, selling or remortgaging a home, often called conveyancing. Explore 3,443 solicitor firms → Wills, trusts and tax planning solicitors Help making a will, planning who will inherit, setting up a trust or understanding inheritance and personal tax. Explore 3,326 solicitor firms → Commercial property solicitors Advice on buying, selling, renting or developing business premises, investment property and land. Explore 3,131 solicitor firms → Probate and estate administration solicitors Help dealing with someone’s money, property, debts and tax after they die. Together, these are known as their estate. Explore 3,084 solicitor firms → Landlord and tenant solicitors Help with tenancy disputes, eviction, repairs, deposits and residential or commercial leases. Explore 2,630 solicitor firms → Employment solicitors Advice for employees and employers on dismissal, discrimination, contracts, settlement agreements and workplace disputes. Explore 2,391 solicitor firms → Business and commercial solicitors Help with business contracts, company matters, buying or selling a business and ongoing legal questions. Explore 2,179 solicitor firms → Immigration solicitors Advice on visas, settlement, citizenship, asylum, family immigration, sponsorship and challenging a decision. Explore 1,982 solicitor firms → Criminal law solicitors Help with police interviews, criminal investigations, court hearings and appeals. Explore 1,655 solicitor firms → Personal injury solicitors Help exploring a claim after an accident, illness or possible medical negligence, including costs and the evidence you may need. Explore 1,553 solicitor firms → Other legal advice and document work Help with legal questions, agreements and paperwork. Ask the solicitor firm whether it offers the service you need. Explore 1,551 solicitor firms → Dispute resolution solicitors Help resolving a disagreement through negotiation, mediation, arbitration or settlement. Explore 602 solicitor firms → Intellectual property solicitors Advice about protecting and using brands, designs, copyright, confidential information and other intellectual property. Explore 388 solicitor firms → Planning law solicitors Advice about planning applications, permissions, enforcement and challenges to planning decisions. Explore 226 solicitor firms → Consumer law solicitors Help with disputes over purchases, services, credit, unfair terms and consumer rights. Explore 197 solicitor firms → Mental health solicitors Help with mental health detention, treatment and tribunals. This also covers rights when someone may be unable to make a particular decision for themselves. Explore 180 solicitor firms → Civil liberties and human rights solicitors Help with discrimination, decisions by public bodies and concerns about rights such as liberty, privacy or freedom of expression. Explore 141 solicitor firms → Financial advice through a solicitor firm Some solicitor firms list financial advice alongside their legal services. Ask what advice they offer and who would provide it. Explore 109 solicitor firms → Social welfare solicitors Help with benefits, community care, decisions about support and problems getting public services. Explore 107 solicitor firms →
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Solicitor firms report these services to the SRA. Check with the office that it handles the work you need and is taking new clients. Our latest SRA update: 21 October 2026.