WHO IS HLW?

HLW is a leading firm of solicitors with offices in Leeds and Sheffield which provides a full commercial legal service to the region’s small to medium enterprises, owner managed businesses and entrepreneurs and also advises banks and other organisations servicing this market.

WHY CONCENTRATE ON SME'S AND OMB'S?

Varying in size from smaller public companies to start ups working from home, SME's and OMB's represent over 90% of all enterprises in the UK. It is important that they receive specialised but cost effective legal services

WHY USE HLW?

Because we specialise in this market:-

1.     we understand that our clients want    

         •    a strong and lasting business relationship
              with their lawyer
         •    to know that they are dealing with experts 
              on their matters
         •    clear positive and timely advice
         •    transparency and clarity on the issue of 
              costs

2.    we have specialist teams with the experience and expertise to deal with all the legal service requirements of such businesses and their owners whether it is a company purchase, a disputed contractual claim, employment problems, a property sale or personal estate planning

3.     we have developed a number of products and services to support and supplement our specialist teams including:

         •    hlw Recover which provides a bespoke debt 
               recovery service
         •    hlw's Employment Law Handbook which is 
              designed to help all businesses without a
              full time HR Department with their employment
              law documents and procedures
         •    hlw Young Business to assist new and developing 
              businesses
         •    regular Legal Updates in plain English, by e-mail 
         •    programme of seminars to examine topical legal
              issues in more detail

4.      PRIVATE CLIENTS

hlw also has a Private Client Team to advise individuals on estate planning, wills, probates, residential property transactions, employment problems and contractual disputes.