About Us
From a two-director firm started by husband and wife James and Rebecca O’Donnell in 2015, O’Donnell Solicitors has grown significantly over recent years to become a firmly established name in North West legal services.
Our firm now has six Directors and over 25 staff in total, all working together to deliver the exemplary service our clients have come to expect from us.
Our ethos centres around delivering straight-talking legal advice. We recognise that each and every legal matter we deal with is important to each individual client. Every time a client instructs us, we know that they are placing their trust in us. It is for this reason that our team are always striving to better themselves and the service we offer.
Working with Our Solicitors
We have taken great care to create a modern, welcoming environment for our clients to visit us. Our three office locations in Uppermill Village and Grasscroft offer convenience to visiting clients. We are also able to offer clients online appointments as and where they prefer. In some cases, we are able to deliver our entire service remotely at the request and convenience of clients.
O’Donnell Solicitors and the Community
We endeavour to play an active part in the local community we work in, employing local people and supporting small, deserving charities and grassroots sports teams in our community.
We are proud of the reputation our firm has attained in a relatively short period of time and believe this is a testament to the way in which we operate our firm and treat our clients, developing long-lasting relationships with clients locally, throughout the North West and beyond.
Corporate Social Responsibility
As a firm, we recognise that our role in the community is not just to deliver high quality legal advice and act as a good employer, but also to build, nurture and retain long lasting relationships with other groups and charities within the local area. Our objective is to assist charities where possible by organising and taking part in events which raise money and awareness of worthy causes and the invaluable work which charities and other similar groups do.
Community
As a local employer many of our staff live locally and as a result, we are embedded In our community. We support our local sports clubs, many of which our staff are active members of. We have been proud to sponsor Mossley AFC Running Club, Mossley AFC Football Club, Uppermill Cricket Club, Greenfield Cricket Club and many grassroots football and rugby teams. We encourage and support our team to be Involved In the community which we serve and we actively take up voluntary trustee posts with charities and governorship posts with community schools locally.
Environment
We strive to conduct our firm and make decisions for our business In the most environmentally friendly way. We ensure we do not unnecessarily print, we only print In black and white unless essential and we also recycle our confidential waste. We re-cycle throughout our offices and also look and opt for the most environmentally friendly options when making Improvements throughout our buildings. We have Installed water cooling towers to minimise the use of single use plastic and keep the use of air conditioning units to a minimum.
We are aware that the steps we can take as a firm to minimise our impact on the environment are constantly evolving and we aim to adapt and encourage change for the better of the planet where better practice is discovered.
Charity
To give focus to our fundraising activities, every year the firm chooses a local charity/charities to work with. Throughout the year, our team both organise and participate in fundraising events and activities in aid of our chosen beneficiary charities.
For 2023, our charity of the year is Dr Kershaw’s Hospice in Oldham.
Dr Kershaw’s Hospice is a local, independent charity based in Oldham that provides specialist palliative care services at home, in day care and in the hospice itself. It is completely self-funded and relies on the generous donations of its supporters.
We are committed to helping Dr Kershaw’s reach its goal of providing the very best care for people living with cancer.
At O’Donnell Solicitors we have close connections with Dr Kershaw’s. Claire Egerton actually fundraised for the hospice by taking part – and winning! – their Strictly Kershaw’s dancing competition in 2018.
James O’Donnell had an aunt who sadly passed away with cancer at the end of May and the care at home team from Dr Kershaw’s provided her with the care and support she needed in her last days.
Cancer sadly affects so many of us and we are therefore very passionate about supporting Dr Kershaw’s in their mission to provide the very best care for people living with cancer. We are committed to helping them reach their goals and will continue fundraise for them via a number of events throughout the year.
Giving back to our local community is an important part of our ethos as a firm and we hope that our fundraising efforts will help Dr Kershaw’s Hospice to continue to provide their amazing services to the people of Oldham.
Our first fundraising event of the year in aid of Dr Kershaw’s was the Mossley 10K. Our team, led by Gianna Lisiecki-Cunane, ran this notoriously challenging route, which takes runners from Upper Mossley around Lower Mossley and Greenfield. Our fundraising page can be found here.
If you would like to get involved in our support of Dr Kershaw’s, please do get in touch.
More on Dr Kershaw’s and the work they do can be found here.
Alongside this, we continue to support local sports clubs, groups and by offering general help and sponsorship where possible.
What Our Clients Say
James O'Donnell has been our first-choice solicitor throughout our 20 years in business, guiding us through two property sales and several commercial lease negotiations as well as more recently a company share sale. He and his team have always dealt with these matters efficiently and with a reassuringly high level of expertise. We would have no hesitation in recommending O'Donnell Solicitors to any business owner seeking legal assistance
Tim Clarkson
JF and I would like to extend our gratitude for the work you undertook on our behalf in recent months. We realise that these matters are 'all in a day's work' for you, but for us, at times, if felt insurmountable. Your professionalism, knowledge and the alacrity with which you dealt with matters provided clarity and made a real difference to us. We appreciated both your directness and approachability.
Thank you.
MF & JF
Great, efficient service. Queries dealt with promptly and properly. Overall a smooth process.
Isaac Dale
I was delighted with the service received by O'Donnell Solicitors. Having been unable to acquire the services of a solicitor we had used previously I was quite worried about the prospect of having to find somebody new. However, the team came highly recommended and now I know why. They provided high levels of support and guidance and were responsive and professional in their approach. I wouldn't hesitate to use them again. I really felt I could trust the team.
Charlotte Hurst
Professional service. Honest work. Nice and open people.
Grzegorz Ungiert
Being newly settled to the UK from South Africa, we needed a solicitor that could guide us through the entire process. O'Donnell's provided a service that was of an exceptional quality, all our questions were answered, quickly and in simple terms.
We would highly recommend them to anyone requiring a solicitor.
Roger Little
Very efficient and effective. Responsive to enquiries. Very professional company to deal with.
John Gilligan
Having used many conveyancers in the past I can confidentially say how professional and thorough O?Donnells are. From start to finish communication was on point. Overly helpful throughout. A very straight forward transaction.
Lauren Parsons
I have always had an excellent experience from O'Donnell solicitors, they are professional, always ensure that I understand every process.
I would, and have recommended them many times and have always had excellent feedback from family friends and colleagues.
Avis-Edwards
Everyone from reception to Solictors and their team were very patient with us thank you all again .
Steve Scales
Absolutely outstanding service. Extremely helpful, polite, understanding. Would highly recommend. Would also like to thank all involved.
Joyce Johnson
O'Donnell Solicitors were fantastic at their job. They always had our best intentions in mind and put us first. We liked them so much we recommended them to our friends who are also going through the process of purchasing their first home.
Kieran Scally
Excellent service went over and above as there were issues with the mortgage company complicated by the fact I was out of country however they contacted me regularly to keep me informed.
Linda Stokes