| Co-op Legal Services | |
| Type: | Subsidiary undertaking |
| Area Served: | United Kingdom |
| Key People: | Caoilionn Hurley Daniel Comerford James Antoniou Chis Dingley Alex Crate |
| Industry: | Legal services |
| Num Employees: | 800 |
| Parent: | The Co-op Group |
| Location City: | Manchester |
| Location Country: | United Kingdom |
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.
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 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.
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]