We acquire law firms and scale them with technology.

We buy established firms, keep the client relationships that make them valuable, and invest in the systems, data and AI that let them grow beyond their founders.

Firm integration plan
Illustrative
Day 47
of 100
Finance controls and monthly close
Done
Matter-level profit and lock-up dashboard
Done
Move to one cloud practice system
Underway
AI contract review, commercial team
Pilot
Shared HR, IT and compliance
Next
Practice areas we invest in
Corporate
Commercial
Employment
Intellectual property
Commercial property
Disputes
Regulatory and compliance

Accounting, insurance broking, vets and dentistry have consolidated. Legal is next.

The problem

Most UK business law is still delivered by independent partnerships. Many are good firms with loyal clients, held back by the same four problems.

Succession without a plan

Founders and senior partners are nearing retirement, and nobody is positioned to buy them out.

Profit nobody can see

Results are tracked for the whole firm once a year, not by matter, team or month.

Cash tied up in files

Work billed on completion leaves months of fees sitting in work in progress and unpaid bills.

Technology bought piecemeal

Several systems that don’t connect, and no single firm can justify replacing them.

Who we back

Well-run firms with sound client relationships, where better systems and a clear succession plan unlock the next stage of growth.

Size
£5m to £15m annual revenue
Clients
Mainly businesses, from owner-managed companies to the mid-market
Practice
Corporate, commercial, employment, IP, commercial property, disputes and regulatory
Ownership
Partner- or founder-led, with succession on the horizon
Location
Across the UK
Not for us
Distressed rescues and high-volume consumer work
For firm owners

Protecting legal legacies. Enabling dignified transitions.

Most firms we speak to aren’t for sale. Their owners are working out what happens next. If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth a conversation.

You’ve led the firm for decades and want to step back on your own terms.
You win most of the work and spend half your week running the office.
You know the systems need replacing and can’t justify the cost alone.
Your partners are excellent lawyers, but none of them wants to buy you out.
Revenue has levelled off and margins are thinner than they should be.
Before anything is signed, we agree your timetable, the plan for your people and brand, and how your clients will be looked after.
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The first conversation commits you to nothing.

How it works

01

A confidential conversation

We listen first. No data room, no advisers, no commitment.

02

Fit and a fair offer

We review accounts, work in progress and client mix, and value the firm on earnings it can sustain.

03

Completion

Part of the price on completion, part deferred and linked to how the firm performs, so we want the same things.

04

The first 100 days

Monthly reporting, financial controls and matter-level profit, while clients keep the lawyers they know.

05

Growth

Shared services, one technology platform, AI tools, recruitment and referrals across the group.

One platform under every firm

An independent firm can’t fund modern systems on its own. A group can. Every firm moves onto the same stack, so an improvement made once reaches every client.

Client experience
Online onboarding and ID checks, secure portals, e-signature and live matter updates.
AI layer
First-draft documents, contract review, knowledge search and time capture. Every output is reviewed by a qualified lawyer.
Practice and data
One cloud practice management system, with profit, lock-up and utilisation reported monthly by matter and team.
Group services
Finance, HR, IT, compliance and risk, run once for the whole group.

What changes when a firm joins

Before
After joining LawSync
Profit
Known for the whole firm, once a year
Reported monthly, by matter and team
Billing
Mostly on completion
Monthly, with lock-up tracked
Systems
Several tools that don’t connect
One cloud platform across the group
Know-how
In partners’ heads and inboxes
Searchable and shared across every firm
Back office
Run separately by every firm
Run once for the whole group
Succession
Depends on one or two people
Planned, with the group behind it
Draft copy: the “After” column wasn’t in the mockup.

AI drafts, checks and searches. Lawyers advise and sign off.

The team

A small central team. The lawyers stay in the firms. Our first platform firm, Adams & Remers LLP, joined the group in 2025.

Mel Kang
Founder

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James Newland
Creative & Growth Director

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Nicola Cassley
Chief People Officer

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Anirvan Sen
Acquisitions Director

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Dominik Wakelin
Tech Director

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George Oehlert
Operations Director

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Team
info here

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Start a confidential conversation
The first conversation commits you to nothing.