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| Firm | Focus | Team size |
|---|---|---|
| ATHENA LAW | Startups / Venture | 11-50 |
| Aticus Law | M&A | 11-50 |
| EthiLEX | Commercial | 11-50 |
| mlplaw | Corporate | 11-50 |
| North Ainley Solicitors | Commercial | 11-50 |
| Stamford Legal | M&A | 11-50 |
| Wrigley Claydon Solicitors | Commercial | 11-50 |
| AC Legal | PE / VC | 2-10 |
| Adco Legal | Commercial | 2-10 |
| Birch Law UK | Commercial | 2-10 |
| Black Swan Law | Corporate | 2-10 |
| Blackmont Legal | Corporate | 2-10 |
| COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS LAWYERS LIMITED | Commercial | 2-10 |
| Commercial and Business Lawyers Ltd | Corporate | 2-10 |
| Nicholls Solicitors | Commercial | 2-10 |
| nQ legal | Startups / Venture | 2-10 |
| The Contract Lawyer | Startups / Venture | 2-10 |
Ordered by team size, then name. Websites, LinkedIn pages, search and filters are in the full directory.
The other 0 firms
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Which firms qualify
Independent Manchester firms whose core practice is corporate and commercial law: M&A, MBOs, shareholder arrangements, corporate finance and commercial contracts. Conveyancing, personal injury and family practices are not included.
Sizes run from a few partners up to practices of around fifty. Every firm was checked by a person, not scraped and dumped.
Full detail on sourcing and verification is on the methodology page.
Common questions
Do boutique law firms offer training contracts?
Some do, usually one or two at a time and often recruited directly rather than through a formal scheme. Others hire only qualified solicitors. Either way the approach is the same: research the firm, find the right partner, write to them.
What work do boutique corporate firms actually do?
Owner-managed business sales, MBOs, shareholder arrangements and commercial contracts. The deals are smaller than national-firm mandates but the drafting is the same craft, with far more client contact per lawyer.
How is this different from legal directories like Chambers?
Chambers ranks firms for clients buying legal services. This list exists for people researching careers and business development targets: 17 boutique corporate practices with size, focus and verified links in one place, built to be filtered and worked through.
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