About Silva
The legal consultancy you actually want to work with
Not a law firm. Not a consultancy in the abstract. Silva is built for established, ambitious businesses that need real legal help and don't have an in-house team to provide it.
Advisory quality. Without the overhead.
Silva Lex Ltd exists for a straightforward reason: most growing businesses need the kind of legal support, business advice and AI capability that large firms charge large retainers for, but without the cost, the complexity, or the sense you are at the back of the queue.
We work directly with founders, in-house teams and decision-makers. No layers of associates. No billing surprises. A relationship you can actually use.
On the legal side: day-to-day queries, retainer cover, litigation support, and packaged products like our EMI scheme. On the AI side: training, discovery and implementation for businesses integrating AI into how they work.
Silva Lex Ltd is a legal advisory and consultancy company registered in England and Wales. It is not a law firm.
Matthew Strain
Around 20 years of experience in private practice made the move to the Silva model a move backed by expertise and knowledge of how clients like to work.
Matthew founded Silva to offer an expert, client first service, supported by tech and AI to ensure we are priced for businesses and their needs.
How we work
Clear entry points. No guesswork.
Start with a Discovery Day
Not sure what you need or where to begin? The Discovery Day is a structured session designed to give you clarity on your legal position, your risks and your options, in a single day, at a fixed fee.
Legal Discovery DayOngoing cover and day-to-day work
If you need regular access to legal advice, the Retainer provides a fixed monthly relationship, responsive, practical, without the open meter. For businesses with day-to-day queries, we handle them directly.
Legal ServicesPackaged products and fixed-fee work
For defined legal tasks, an EMI scheme, a shareholder agreement, employment contracts, we offer fixed-fee products. One price, one process, no surprises. More products in development.
Legal ProductsOne firm. Two practices.
Legal advisory and AI consultancy, under one roof
The two arms are one engine. Our legal work runs on the platform the AI arm builds — and the AI arm teaches what our legal work proves every day.
Legal advisory for growing businesses
Practical, plain English legal support for SMEs, startups and founders. Day-to-day queries, retainer cover, commercial advice, employment, litigation support and fixed-fee products. No law firm overhead. No blank cheques.
Legal ServicesAI consultancy for law firms and legal teams
Training, discovery and implementation for organisations integrating AI into their practice. From half-day workshops to full workflow builds. Practical, not theoretical, built by people who actually use these tools.
Silva AIBy the numbers
What we bring to every engagement
Across in-house roles, private practice, advisory and AI implementation. Depth you can draw on across the full range of what your business needs.
Most enquiries answered same day, always within one working day.
Legal advisory and AI consultancy. Two distinct offerings, one team. Built to work together, and to serve clients across both when the need arises.
Get in touch
Not sure where to start?
Start with a Legal Discovery Day, send us a message, or email us directly. We will tell you quickly whether and how we can help, and if we cannot, we will point you to someone who can.