Harper James

United Kingdom

Commercial law for start-ups and established businesses

Harper James is a commercial law firm that supports ambitious and entrepreneurial businesses across the UK. They offer a wide range of legal services tailored to the needs of start-ups, small, and medium to large businesses, providing expert legal advice at an affordable cost.

Their core services include banking and finance law, business disputes, commercial law, corporate law, and intellectual property. Harper James delivers value through flexible pricing plans and a remote operating model, ensuring partner-level expertise with significant savings compared to traditional law firms.

Harper James serves over 7,000 businesses, from start-ups to futurecorns and unicorns, helping them navigate legal challenges as they grow, scale, or prepare for exit. Their sector-focused expertise spans industries such as technology, life sciences, and retail, providing pragmatic legal advice tailored to each business environment.

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Capabilities

Services

What these services involve

Employment Law Advisory
Employment Law Advisory for legal services buyers. Clear scope, measurable outcomes, and reliable delivery.
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property for legal services buyers. Clear scope, measurable outcomes, and reliable delivery.

Agency details

Team size
201-500 people

About this agency on Agency List

Harper James holds an Agency List Score of 74 out of 100.

That score is higher than 61% of the 36,919 agencies Agency List has assessed so far.

The Agency List Score measures how well an agency documents its work in public: named clients, quantified outcomes, and whether those outcomes are attributed to the agency rather than to the client.

It does not measure client satisfaction, price, or availability.

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Assessment date

Agency List assessed Harper James in September 2026, reading 8 pages published on harperjames.co.uk.

The score reflects what Harper James had published by that date; anything published since has not been read.

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