North West law firm Stephensons Solicitors LLP is expanding its operation into London, with the opening of its second office in the capital in two months.
The award-winning law firm will operate from premises at 1 Lyric Square, Hammersmith W6 and will open for business on 13th May.
The firm already has an office located at Royal Mint Court, Tower Hill EC3 which is a client meeting facility. These two offices take the number of Stephensons’ offices across the country to ten.
Ann Harrison, Stephensons’ chairwoman, said: “This is an historic day for our firm. We have always been a regional law firm and the expansion into London enables us to become a truly national practice, one which will thrive in the new, more competitive, legal marketplace.
“The firm’s success story has been built around innovation and growth. Stephensons continually puts itself at the forefront of change to deliver services which meet our clients’ needs. In the last year, this drive for growth has included investment in online services, implementing more fixed-price packages, approval of our ABS license and several mergers to expand our ‘footprint’ across the North West region.
“The Hammersmith office will initially provide residential property services, business crime, fraud, regulatory services as well as all aspects of commercial law. It is our intention is to expand the offices in London to deliver a complete range of legal services from our new offices.”
The firm already has a strong reputation for Criminal Law and has specialists in business crime, regulatory and serious fraud, professional discipline, civil liberties, appeals, complex crime and is VHCC accredited.
Stephensons offers a partner-led range of commercial legal services to businesses large and small, including litigation, commercial property, construction law, mergers and acquisitions, employment law, debt recovery and corporate recovery and insolvency.
Stephensons also handles the complete range of legal services for individuals, including an award-winning Residential Property team which has been helping people to move home for 35 years.
Ann added: “Looking ahead, the future looks bright for Stephensons. The firm has always had, and will continue to have a strong involvement with the communities in which we operate and remains dedicated to providing access to justice for all.”
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About Stephensons:
- Stephensons is an award-winning law firm with a national reputation and reach.
- The firm is committed to providing legal services to all parts of the community, and is the third largest supplier of civil legal aid services in England and Wales.
- Stephensons has 36 partners and employs over 400 staff. In 2011/2, turnover was £14.3million. The firm is LEXCEL accredited and has the Silver Investors in People award.
- Stephensons was named Law Firm of the Year 2012 at the 360 Legal Awards.
- The Residential Conveyancing department was named regional and overall Conveyancing Firm of the Year 2102 at the LFS Conveyancing Awards.
- Stephensons has offices across Greater Manchester (in Wigan, Leigh, Bolton, Middlebrook and Manchester), Merseyside (in St Helens), Cheshire (in Altrincham) and now London (in Hammersmith and Tower Hill).
- The firm is recommended in more than ten areas of law by the Legal 500 (The Independent Guide to the UK Legal Profession) and a number of partners are acknowledged in Chambers UK as ‘Leaders in their Field’.
Media information: Lianne Tracey
Stephensons Solicitors LLP
Tel: 01616 966 229
Email: Lianne.tracey@stephensons.co.uk
For more information about Stephensons, visit www.stephensons.co.uk