---
title: "Transfer firm ownership"
description: "Hand over the firm owner role to another admin securely and irreversibly."
source: https://staging.leyapp.es/en/help/firm-transfer-ownership
locale: en
updated: 2026-09-07T12:00:00Z
---

# Transfer firm ownership

Hand over the firm owner role to another admin securely and irreversibly.

_Source: https://staging.leyapp.es/en/help/firm-transfer-ownership — Last updated: September 7, 2026_

## What ownership transfer does

Each firm has exactly one owner. The owner has full control: they can transfer ownership, change billing, and manage every other admin. Transfer is how you change who that single owner is — for example, when a managing partner steps down or the firm restructures.

After transfer the old owner is **demoted to admin**. They keep firm admin permissions until you remove them explicitly. The new owner immediately gains full ownership rights.

> **Warning**
> Transfer is irreversible. Only the new owner can transfer it back. If the new owner loses access or leaves the firm, recovery requires admin support intervention and proof of ownership.

## Before you can transfer

- Your firm must be **verified** — the verification badge has to be visible on the firm header.
- You must have **two-factor authentication (AAL2)** active on your account. The transfer page checks your MFA level before allowing confirmation.
- The new owner must already be an **admin** of the firm. You cannot promote a member straight to owner — promote them to admin first from the Members page, then run the transfer.

## How to transfer

Once the prerequisites are met:

1. Open **My Firm → Transfer ownership**.
2. Pick the admin you want to become the new owner from the list.
3. Click **Transfer ownership** — a confirmation dialog appears summarising the change.
4. Confirm in the dialog. The change applies immediately and you are redirected to the firm dashboard.

## What happens at the moment of transfer

The system promotes the chosen admin to owner, demotes the old owner to admin, and writes an audit-log entry. Both the old and new owner receive a confirmation notification.

Billing, Stripe Connect, SSO, and all other firm-level integrations stay attached to the firm itself — they do not move with the owner. The new owner inherits all of them.

## After the transfer

Tell the new owner to verify their access by opening the firm dashboard and the owner-only actions (transfer ownership). If anything is missing, an admin support ticket can re-verify the role assignment within a couple of business days.

## If you transferred to the wrong person

Ask the new owner to transfer back to you. If they refuse or are unavailable, contact LeyApp support with your firm's CIF/NIF, bar association letter, and a sworn statement. Recovery is manual and not guaranteed — that is why the confirmation dialog warns you twice.

> **Tip**
> See the transfer flow end-to-end in a 2-minute walkthrough.