A review of recent trends in corporate legal services in North West England which can be perceived as creating either opportunities or threats - with reference to research funded by the Socio-Legal Studies Association. Article by James Faulconbridge (Department of Geography, Lancaster University) and Daniel Muzio (Leeds University Business School) - published in Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.