Mackenzie Jones Solicitors

Overview

Mackenzie Jones Solicitors is a regional full-service law firm founded in 2000 with a strong focus on serving clients across Cheshire and North Wales from offices in Chester, St Asaph and Menai Bridge. The firm combines consumer-facing work (personal injury, clinical negligence, family, wills & probate and conveyancing) with business-facing services (commercial, commercial property, corporate and dispute resolution). It is notable for its local roots, small-firm personable approach, investment in technology and growing specialist reputation in personal injury and clinical negligence (Legal 500 listings and national award finalists). The firm emphasises mentorship and career progression and positions itself as a firm that entrusts younger lawyers with their own caseloads.

Headquarters: St Asaph, 26 St Asaph Business Park
Founded: 2000
Lawyers: 35 (staff)
Partners: 7
Offices: 3

Values & Culture

Practice Areas

Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
Real Estate
Family Law
Private Client & Wealth
Professional Negligence
Commercial Contracts
Dispute Resolution & Litigation
Corporate & M&A
Intellectual Property
Energy & Natural Resources
Hospitality & Leisure
Healthcare & Life Sciences

Geographic Focus: Strong regional focus on North Wales and Cheshire (North West England). The firm operates from three UK offices (Chester, St Asaph, Menai Bridge) and targets private individuals, local business owners (including farmers and holiday parks), care home transactions and locally based commercial clients; it also acts on matters across England and Wales and maintains panels with major banks/building societies for conveyancing work.

Training Contract

The firm offers a training contract where trainees undertake seats across the firm's practice areas; seats are structured to give exposure to the areas of law the firm offers (personal injury/clinical negligence, conveyancing/real estate, family, wills & probate, commercial and litigation). Trainees are supported and mentored by senior lawyers and are given practical responsibility, working on live caseloads under supervision. The firm accepts candidates qualifying via the traditional route or via the SQE / qualifying work experience (QWE) route.

Seat Options

Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
Real Estate
Family Law
Private Client & Wealth
Professional Negligence
Commercial Contracts
Dispute Resolution & Litigation
Corporate & M&A
Intellectual Property
Healthcare & Life Sciences

Mentorship

Trainees are supported and mentored by experienced senior lawyers. The firm highlights a tradition of nurturing employees through training, mentorship and promotion; many solicitors began their careers at the firm and have risen to senior positions.

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Programmes & Schemes

Solicitor Apprenticeship

The firm recruits solicitor apprentices combining on-the-job experience with legal studies; example recruitment included an apprentice working across the St Asaph and Chester offices while studying for a law degree and developing expertise in wills and probate under mentor supervision.

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Notable Matters

Award of £2,000,000 for seriously injured client

Case study listed on the firm's site describing a multi-million pound award for a seriously injured client; demonstrates the firm's capability on catastrophic injury/personal injury recoveries and rehabilitation-focused outcomes.

Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence

Holiday park client work (case study)

Case study described as 'Another satisfied holiday park client' — illustrates commercial property/holiday-park transactional or advisory work for a holiday-park operator.

Real Estate

Commercial issues and corporate work (case study)

Case studies covering commercial and corporate advice to regional businesses including business sales/purchases and franchise/agency agreements.

Commercial Contracts

Wills & probate and lifetime planning (case study)

Case study material demonstrating private client work including Wills, estate planning, probate and trust management.

Private Client & Wealth

What Mackenzie Jones Solicitors Looks For

Key Competencies

Proactive attitude
Attention to detail
Strong technical expertise in chosen field
Excellent communication skills
Client-focused approach
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Motivation and enthusiasm
Commitment to career development

Evidence Signals

Practical experience supporting fee earners (for legal assistant roles)
Previous paralegal or in-house legal experience
Experience in personal injury/clinical negligence, family law, conveyancing or regional commercial work
Local ties or commitment to North Wales/Cheshire (demonstrated interest in serving local communities)
Willingness to qualify via traditional or SQE/QWE routes

Benefits & Wellbeing

Supportive and collaborative working environment
Opportunities for career progression and professional development
Competitive salary and benefits package
Mentorship and on-the-job training
Memberships and accreditations (LEXCEL, CQS) that underpin structured processes

Awards & Recognition

The Law Society LEXCEL Quality Mark (accreditation)
Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) membership
SIA (as stated on firm pages)
Listed in Legal 500 for Personal Injury (retained)
Listed in Legal 500 for Clinical Negligence (recent inclusion)
Finalist, Personal Injury Awards 2025 (Clinical Negligence Team of the Year & Catastrophic Injury Team of the Year)
Appointment to the Headway (Brain Injury Association) panel

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The firm publishes an annual diversity and equality survey and invites employees to complete a questionnaire; a summary of results is available on request via mailroom@macjones.com. The firm states a commitment to supporting local charities and providing pro bono services.

Diversity and Equality Survey (annual workforce diversity data collection)
Corporate social responsibility strategy supporting local charities and pro bono work
Welsh-language client support / emphasis on serving Welsh-speaking clients

Innovation

The firm emphasises the use of technology to provide value through efficiency across its services and cites 'innovative legal thinking' as part of its purpose. Specific legal‑tech platforms or named tools were not described on the provided pages.

Use of technology to underpin efficient legal service delivery
Adoption of 'innovative legal thinking' referenced in firm purpose/goal

Quick Application Angles

Lead with the firms regional focus: explain why you want to work in North Wales/Cheshire and how you can add to its community-oriented client service model (mention Chester / St Asaph / Menai Bridge).
If applying for PI or clinical negligence roles, reference the firm's Legal 500 listings, Headway panel appointment and recent Personal Injury Awards shortlisting to demonstrate commercial awareness of the teams strengths.
Highlight practical experience and examples of being entrusted with responsibility (caseloads, client contact, paralegal work). The firm emphasises mentorship and early practical responsibility.
If you can speak Welsh or have experience working with Welsh-speaking clients, state this clearly — the firm highlights support for Welsh-speaking clients as a differentiator.
Tailor your covering letter to the exact points the firm requests: why you want to work at Mackenzie Jones, your motivation for the role and what you would bring; send CV and cover letter to careers@macjones.com.