Growth, acquisitions and partnerships
LegalZoom formed a partnership in 2012 with the United Kingdom-based legal services provider QualitySolicitors to jointly offer online legal services in the United Kingdom.[22] In 2014, European private capital firm Permira announced its intent to acquire $200 million in the outstanding equity of LegalZoom and become its largest shareholder;[23] on February 14, 2014, Permira announced that the deal was complete.[24] LegalZoom announced in 2015 they would Beaumont Legal, a 200-year-old firm in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England which describes itself as one of the largest conveyancers in the country.[25]
LegalZoom announced its initial public offering in 2021 and became the first publicly traded company to own and operate a law firm in the United States.[26] Later that year, the company expanded its network of attorneys following the Arizona Supreme Court approval of an alternative business structure license.[27]
In 2021, LegalZoom acquired Earth Class Mail, a virtual mailbox service for businesses, for $63 million.[28][29] In 2022, the company acquired Revv, a Global SaaS document automation and form template company based in Bangalore, India.[30] In 2023, they announced a partnership with Novo, a financial technology firm focused on digital banking for small businesses.[31]
In May 2024, LegalZoom entered a partnership with Wix.com, a website builder and web development platform, offering an all-in-one launch solution for entrepreneurs.[32] That same year, BusinessLoans.com partnered with LegalZoom to provide LegalZoom users with a pathway to compare and apply for small business loans.[33]
LegalZoom acquired Formation Nation, a small business services company focused on business formation and compliance that operates the Nevada Corporate Headquarters (NCH) and Inc Authority brands, in 2025,[34][35] and partnered with Perplexity AI, an artificial intelligence company, to enhance its legal technology offerings.[36]
