North West firm Stephensons Solicitors LLP has been given an excellent endorsement for its provision of legal services in the latest edition of The Legal 500.
The Legal 500 is the definitive guide to the legal profession and each year, its researchers undertake stringent research into the industry. The independent guide recommends law firms for their expertise by ranking them by tiers.
Once again, Stephensons has been ranked in the top tier, tier one, for its work in the areas of criminal law and corporate and commercial, and for the first time, the firm been acknowledged as specialists in several additional fields – employment; personal tax, trusts and probate; public sector, local government; and transport.
Encouragingly, Stephensons’ personal injury and family departments have also been promoted up the rankings, and both now hold a tier two position.
Sarah Boustouller, marketing manager and associate for Stephensons, said: “We are thrilled to be recognised once again by the Legal 500 and delighted to have been recommended for even more of our service areas.
“A recommendation in the Legal 500 is an important industry benchmark, and for the firm to be recognised in so many different areas of law is a positive indicator that we are delivering legal services the way our clients want them.”
Stephensons, which has 27 partners and a turnover of £13.5million, has a network of offices across Manchester, Bolton, Wigan, Leigh and St Helens, and employs more than 400 staff. The firm provides legal services for individuals and businesses.
Notes to editors
1: About the Legal 500: Published for over twenty years, the Legal 500 series provides the most comprehensive worldwide coverage currently available on legal services providers, in over 100 countries.
Used by commercial and private clients, corporate counsel, chief executives, financial directors, and professional advisers - as well as by other referrers of work both nationally and internationally - the series is widely regarded as offering the definitive judgment of law firm capabilities.
2: Stephensons’ complete rankings for 2008 are:
| Area of law | Ranking |
| Corporate and Commercial (Elsewhere in the North West) | Tier One |
| Crime | Tier One |
| Clinical Negligence (for the claimant) | Tier Two |
| Personal Injury (for the claimant) | Tier Two |
| Public Sector, Local Government | Tier Two |
| Family | Tier Two |
| Real Estate, Commercial Property | Tier Two |
| Real Estate, Property Litigation | Tier Three |
| Real Estate, Planning and Environment | Tier Three |
| Corporate and Commercial (Manchester) | Tier Three |
| Dispute Resolution | Tier Three |
| Transport | Tier Three |
| Employment | Tier Three |
| Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate | Tier Three |