Lawhive

A London legal technology company founded in 2021. It runs a platform for self-employed solicitors and a regulated law firm.

About Lawhive

Lawhive is a UK legal technology company that wants to make legal services quicker and cheaper for ordinary people. It runs a platform for self-employed solicitors that finds clients for them, checks client identity, handles paperwork, billing and secure messaging, and offers an AI assistant called Lawrence. It also runs its own law firm, regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (the body that supervises solicitors in England and Wales), which gives those solicitors professional backing. Lawhive says its fixed-fee services are on average about 30 percent cheaper than traditional high-street firms.

It was founded in 2021 by Pierre Proner (chief executive), Jaime van Oers (chief technology officer) and Flinn Dolman, who still own most of the shares according to Legal Futures. It is headquartered in London, with a second base in Poole, Dorset, which came with its acquisition of the law firm Woodstock Legal Services (founded in 2014, led by Carly Jermyn), its first acquisition. Legal Futures reported about 300 consultant lawyers working with it at that point, plus around 50 more through Woodstock; a job listing from earlier suggested a team of about 20 people. It is advised by Crispin Passmore, a former director at the Solicitors Regulation Authority. It has also opened in the United States.

The company describes its goal as 'bringing the joy back to practicing the law'. Reporting around the Woodstock deal says it aims to cut inefficiencies such as manual form-filling and chasing documents, combining human expertise with AI, and says it will remain lawyer-led. Carly Jermyn described the aim as 'AI that enhances our skills and values, rather than eroding them'.

Lawrence is designed to work at the level of a paralegal or junior lawyer, helping with file opening, billing, weighing up evidence, case research and drafting letters, contracts or court applications. Legal Futures reports that around 70 percent of the platform's lawyers use it daily. Lawhive works across about 12 areas of law, including family, civil disputes and property, with conveyancing (the legal work of buying and selling homes) handled through network firms and Woodstock, and personal injury and medical negligence added later. Solicitors pay a monthly fee based on the work they bill.

Lawhive is a fast-growing start-up where developers and lawyers work side by side, so expect varied work and change. Its public job listings include conveyancing, customer support, lawyer support, document and compliance associate roles, as well as engineering, AI engineering and a consultant solicitor role, mostly in London. We did not find a listing that is clearly labelled for graduates or school leavers, though associate roles may suit early-career applicants, so check lawhive.co.uk for current routes. We found no published pay or culture statement beyond the company's own descriptions.

What they do

• {'desc': 'Tools that find clients and cut paperwork for self-employed lawyers.', 'title': 'Platform for solicitors'}
• {'desc': 'A law firm that gives its solicitors professional support.', 'title': 'Regulated law firm'}
• {'desc': 'AI help with drafting, research and case management.', 'title': 'Lawrence AI assistant'}
• {'desc': 'Help with buying and selling homes, including through Woodstock.', 'title': 'Conveyancing'}

Key facts

• Founded 2021 by Pierre Proner, Jaime van Oers and Flinn Dolman (Legal Futures)
• Headquarters: London; second base in Poole through Woodstock Legal Services
• Fixed-fee services claimed to be about 30 percent cheaper than high-street firms (company claim)
• Roles seen: customer support associate, document centre associate, compliance associate, conveyancing team lead

Website: www.lawhive.co.uk