A modern firm, built for the modern age
Ares Legal exists because the usual options are broken. Traditional firms bill by the hour and hedge their advice. The newer “disruptor” firms promised something better and mostly delivered the same thing with a nicer website.
We thought growing businesses deserved more: sharp, commercial legal advice from people who take the time to understand the business, on a price agreed up front, with a straight answer at the end of it.
So, we built the firm we wished existed. Commercial, plain-speaking and fixed-fee, with no jargon and no fence-sitting. We keep things simple and to the point, so you can make the best decision for your business.
Meet the people who will be in your corner.
Jon Craddock
Lauren Hearse
Lauren is an experienced commercial solicitor advising global businesses on complex contracts, data protection, intellectual property, M&A and corporate governance, delivering pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice and solutions.
Ellie Goodridge
Katy Wilson
In Your Corner
Our Mission
What we stand for
We tell you what we actually think. Even when it is not what you were hoping to hear. No fence-sitting, and no “it depends” without an answer attached.
Straight talking
We tell you what we actually think, even when it is not what you were hoping to hear. No fence-sitting, and no “it depends” without an answer attached.
Commercial
The law is the means, not the point. We start from what your business is trying to do and work back to the legal bit.
Clear
We tell you what we actually think, even when it is not what you were hoping to hear. No fence-sitting, and no “it depends” without an answer attached.
In your corner
We tell you what we actually think, even when it is not what you were hoping to hear. No fence-sitting, and no “it depends” without an answer attached.
