Lawyers For Your Business

Lawyers For Your Business is a network of 1,200 solicitor firms in England and Wales offering specialist advice to small and medium-sized businesses.

To help firms get sound legal advice, Lawyers For Your Business offers free half-hour consultations. Areas that could benefit from legal expertise are employment law, contracts, leases, business structure or finance.

Some firms don't consult solicitors for fear of large legal bills, by which time any remedy still available is likely to be expensive. Early consultation is advisable if there is legislation to be complied with, or important legal documents such as contracts to be prepared.

For a list of Lawyers For Your Business solicitors in your area e-mail us.

We provide step-by-step guides which you can download:

• Starting a business (PDF, 87kb)
• Employing staff (PDF, 45kb)
• Leased business premises (PDF, 165kb)
• Contracts with customers and suppliers (PDF, 165kb)
• Raising money for your business (PDF, 165kb)
• Structuring your business (PDF, 165kb)
• A guide to health and safety (PDF, 45kb)
• The A-Z guide of plain English business and financial terms (PDF, 45kb)