Growing its new legal arm is a big priority for AIM-listed professional services business DSW Capital, with doubling the number of fee-earners the immediate goal, its chief executive has told Legal Futures .

DSW, which owns a network of finance and accountancy firms under the Dow Schofield Watts brand, entered the legal market late last year with a £6.1m deal for Surrey firm DR Solicitors , a fee-share firm focused on healthcare.

A half-year trading update last week said DSW’s revenue increased by 32% to £10.3m in the six months to 30 September, driven by the acquisition of DR Solicitors and growth within existing DSW licensee businesses.

DSW operates an unusual licence model, under which the 24 licensee businesses – with between them 144 fee-earners across 12 offices – can use the Dow

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