Oliver & Co Solicitors

Overview

Oliver & Co Solicitors is an employee-owned, regionally focused full-service law firm headquartered in Chester. The firm markets a broad personal and business services offering covering personal injury and clinical negligence, conveyancing, wills & probate, family law, corporate & commercial work and dispute resolution. The firm's site and department pages show depth across both personal legal services and business/commercial teams; external ranking data indicates the firm has recognised teams across corporate finance, corporate/M&A, employment, intellectual property and real estate. Oliver & Co positions itself as a client-facing, community-rooted firm serving clients in Cheshire and the North West while handling matters of wider regional and national significance.

• Headquarters: Chester
• Offices: 1

Values & Culture

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
• Real Estate
• Private Client & Wealth
• Family Law
• Corporate & M&A
• Commercial Contracts
• Employment
• Dispute Resolution & Litigation
• Insolvency & Restructuring
• Data Protection & Privacy
• Intellectual Property
• Tax
• Professional Negligence

Geographic Focus: Primarily serves Chester, Cheshire and the North West of England as a regional practice, while also handling matters with wider regional and national reach. External ranking information shows capability and recognition on larger-ticket corporate and specialised matters, indicating the firm will act for both local clients and businesses on higher-value or complex transactions beyond its immediate locality.

Training Contract

• Application Deadline: 28 February 2026

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Programmes & Schemes

What Oliver & Co Solicitors Looks For

Key Competencies

• Client focus and empathy (important for personal injury and clinical negligence work)
• Commercial awareness (for corporate & commercial and real estate matters)
• Teamwork and collaboration across practice groups
• Practical, hands-on approach and willingness to gain client-facing experience
• Resilience and adaptability in a mixed high-volume and complex-case environment

Evidence Signals

• Direct client-facing experience or customer-service roles
• Work experience placements or internships in legal or advisory settings
• Demonstrable commercial awareness (e.g., relevant coursework, projects or commercial internships)
• Experience supporting personal-injury/medical/clinical cases or property transactions

Benefits & Wellbeing

Awards & Recognition

• Multiple nationally-recognised ranked departments across corporate finance, corporate/M&A, employment, intellectual property and real estate (ranking data lists extensive practice-area recognition)

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Innovation

The firm operates a client-facing conveyancing app for its residential conveyancing practice, indicating investment in digital tools to support property work and client engagement. The presence of a firm-specific conveyancing app suggests the firm leverages technology to streamline transactional workflows and client communications in its conveyancing teams.

• The Oliver & Co Conveyancing App

Quick Application Angles

• Emphasise your client-facing experience and empathy — the firm has a strong personal-services practice (personal injury, clinical negligence, family and probate) where client care is central.
• Mention local / regional ties to Chester and the North West and any community experience; the firm positions itself as employee-owned and community-focused.
• If applying for business-side seats, reference commercial awareness or commercial property experience and the firm’s corporate & commercial and real estate capability.
• Reference the firm’s conveyancing app or interest in legal-tech solutions when relevant to show an appetite for client-facing technology and process improvement.