Taylor Emmet Solicitors

Taylor Emmet Solicitors: legal services from Sheffield to England and Wales

Taylor Emmet Solicitors is a law firm that states it has served the Sheffield City Region for more than 150 years. Its practice is organised around two broad areas: legal services for individuals and legal services for businesses. The firm indicates that it advises clients across the whole of England and Wales, and it maintains several offices in and around Sheffield.

Personal legal services

On the private-client side, the firm lists conveyancing and property work, including buying and selling a property, freehold purchase and lease extensions, services for first-time buyers and property disputes. It also covers wills, probate, tax and trusts, with will writing, wills and lasting power of attorney packages, a free life planning review, inheritance and will disputes, inheritance tracing, and Court of Protection and deputyship matters.

Further personal services include employment law, family and child care law, matrimonial and divorce work, medical negligence claims and personal injury claims. The firm also offers a free conveyancing quote and a free life planning review as part of its private-client offering.

Business and commercial advice

For organisations, Taylor Emmet states that its commercial teams support owner-managed businesses, limited companies, large PLCs and institutions. The areas listed include agriculture and rural land, business restructuring and insolvency, commercial property and real estate, construction and engineering, corporate finance, debt recovery, dispute resolution, employment law for employers and property litigation.

The firm also provides discounted legal packages under several labels: TE Business Assist, TE Employee Assist, TE Member Assist and TE HR Assist. Its sector coverage extends to agriculture and rural land, charities and non-profit organisations, commercial property and real estate, construction and engineering, empty homes, human resources, education, media law and residential property.

Private wealth and family governance

Through its TE Wealth offering, the firm addresses private wealth matters. The services listed in this area include estate and lifetime planning, tax and inheritance planning, family governance, strategic philanthropy, family and matrimonial matters, real estate and property, reputation management, and estate planning reviews for business owners.

Recognition and approach

Taylor Emmet describes itself as an award-winning firm and states that it is consistently named in the legal industry guide The Legal 500 and regularly recognised in the Yorkshire Dealmakers awards. It also indicates that it holds awards and accreditations, and it publishes information on price transparency and ways to pay.

The firm presents its method as listening to clients, working with them to deliver a no-nonsense solution and pursuing the delivery of great results. It also states that it aims to cut out jargon and guide clients through their legal journey. Its stated values are community, approachability, excellence, integrity and protector.

Offices and contact

The firm lists offices in Sheffield Central, Sheffield South West, Rotherham, Dronfield and the Peak District, as well as a London and South East presence. The Sheffield Central, Sheffield South West and Dronfield offices share the telephone number 0114 218 4000; Rotherham is listed under 01709 916961, the Peak District under 01629 812613 and London and South East under 0203 838 9000. The main enquiry line is 0333 300 2909, and the general email address is info@tayloremmet.co.uk.

The firm also publishes separate contact addresses for human resources (hr@tayloremmet.co.uk) and marketing (marketing@tayloremmet.co.uk). Its registered postal code is S1 2PP.

Careers and client services

Taylor Emmet states that it seeks to attract talented people for both legal and specialist non-legal roles, and that it invests in its people and in creating a culture and environment that supports them. The firm provides a client portal and publishes policies on complaints, legal notice, privacy, accessibility, secure emails and data use.