Joe Egan Solicitors

Overview

Joe Egan Solicitors is a well-established, Bolton-based firm founded in 1986 that provides locally focused legal services across family, criminal, conveyancing, personal injury and wills & probate. The firm operates from two offices in the Bolton area and positions itself as highly accessible to clients via a 24-hour crime hotline, weekend appointments and home visits when required. The firm handles both legal-aid-funded work and privately paying clients, offers no-win-no-fee for many accident claims and emphasises practical, client-focused representation. The founder, Joe Egan, has a national profile having served as President of The Law Society of England and Wales (2017-2018).

• Headquarters: Bolton, 13 Mawdsley Street
• Founded: 1986
• Lawyers: 17
• Partners: 4
• Trainees: 1
• Offices: 2

Values & Culture

Practice Areas

• Family Law
• Criminal Law
• Real Estate
• Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
• Private Client & Wealth
• Dispute Resolution & Litigation

Geographic Focus: Local and regional focus: Bolton and the North West of England. Two offices (Bolton and Farnworth) serving private individuals and clients eligible for legal aid across the local courts and community.

Training Contract

Seat Options

• Family
• Crime
• Conveyancing
• Wills & Probate
• Civil Litigation

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Programmes & Schemes

What Joe Egan Solicitors Looks For

Key Competencies

• Advocacy experience
• At least 3 years' family law experience (including pre-qualification experience)
• Willingness to handle legal-aid work
• Willingness to learn care proceedings
• Client-focused approach and availability for client contact

Evidence Signals

• Examples of courtroom or advocacy experience
• Previous family law casework (divorce, child arrangement orders, care proceedings)
• Experience or willingness to work on legal-aid-funded matters
• Practical experience gained via apprenticeships, placements, or prior fee-earner roles

Benefits & Wellbeing

Awards & Recognition

• Founder Joe Egan: President of The Law Society of England and Wales (2017018).

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Pro Bono

The firm offers a free initial appointment to discuss options and actively assists eligible clients to obtain legal aid funding where appropriate. It accepts legal-aid-funded work and also operates no-win-no-fee arrangements for many accident claims.

Innovation

Quick Application Angles

• Emphasise direct advocacy experience and give concrete examples of court appearances or prepared advocacy, as the firm explicitly seeks advocacy-capable family solicitors.
• Demonstrate experience of or willingness to undertake legal-aid work and care proceedings; highlight any previous legal aid cases or experience working with social services.
• Reference your local ties or commitment to serving the Bolton/North West community and readiness to work flexibly (out-of-hours appointments) to match the firm’s accessibility ethos.
• If applying for junior roles, mention relevant practical experience (mooting, pro bono, previous placements) and an interest in apprenticeship-style on-the-job training, since the firm employs solicitor apprentices and a trainee solicitor.
• Mention understanding of the firm’s mixed caseload (family, crime, conveyancing, personal injury) and readiness to handle varied client work including police station attendances and client-facing court preparation.