Pathfinder Legal Services

Pathfinder Legal Services Ltd is one of the first Alternative Business Structure law firms owned by public bodies established in the UK. Originally called LGSS Law Ltd, established in 2015, the firm has developed and grown before being rebranded in September 2021 as Pathfinder Legal Services Ltd. Perhaps, because we are quite unlike ordinary commercial law firms, we have attracted a rich diversity of talent. Our team is motivated, proactive and ready to serve our clients. We don’t have ‘Partners’ and are owned by our clients so we truly are wholly unique. Pathfinder Legal Services began trading as a private law firm in April 2015 and was known as LGSS Law Ltd. The firm sprung from the shared working arrangement between Cambridgeshire County Council and Northamptonshire County Council. In April 2016, Central Bedfordshire Council joined as the third shareholder, cementing the foundations of the firm that we see today. In April 2021, following a local government reorganisation in Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire County Council was abolished and the two new authorities, North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council was created. The two new authorities each took over as shareholders of the firm and Pathfinder Legal Services Limited was created. A significant proportion of our work remains within the local authority sector. However, over the years our client base has grown and widened to include more than one hundred organisations across the public and not-for-profit sectors including Local Authorities, Children’s Trusts, Integrated Care Boards, Foundation Trusts, Charities and Police and Fire Services.