17 Apr More independent firms sign up for joint power
LawNet, the leading network for independent legal firms, has announced four new members – Breeze & Wyles in Hertfordshire, Denison Till in York, Godloves in Leeds, and Swinburne & Jackson in the North East.
Welcoming the firms, LawNet chief executive John Thomas said: “It’s excellent to welcome four more firms with such strong credentials – they will be a credit to the LawNet community. I am sure they will bring real value to other members through their involvement in the specialist groups, training and other peer to peer events.”
He added: “We’re committed to the continuing growth of the network and it’s great to see the recognition by such firms of the benefits and strengths that we offer them, in this fast-changing legal environment.”
The signing of the new members brings total LawNet membership to 68 firms, and the network ambition is to reach 80 firms by 2012. Membership is by invitation to those firms who fit the LawNet profile of £2m – £15 turnover and will commit to securing and maintaining the LawNet ISO 9001:2008 standard. The quality standard is mandatory for all firms, with rigorous six monthly audits to ensure standards are held across the membership.
Breeze & Wyles Solicitors has four offices across Hertfordshire and North London, employing more than 130 fee earners and staff. It has a range of specialist departments providing volume legal services to banks, building societies, housing associations and other corporate customers, alongside its more traditional and longstanding legal services for local markets.
Denison Till is a 14 partner firm with a head office in York. It has the largest corporate department in the city and specialises also in ecclesiastical law.
Godloves Solicitors has four offices across Leeds, employing more than 70 fee earners and staff, with a range of specialist departments providing legal services to a private and corporate customer base across Yorkshire.
And North East firm Swinburne & Jackson has grown from a traditional family practice to operate from four offices across the North East, with headquarters in Gateshead.
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About LawNet:
The combined income of the 68 firms comprising LawNet is currently in excess of £250m – equivalent to a UK Top 15 law firm – with members ranging from £2m to £15m turnover.
Independent research shows LawNet is most highly valued by members for delivering in six key areas – training, networking, PII, business development, marketing and compliance. It currently places some £1.2bn worth of PI cover alone for members each year, which helps stabilise premiums for firms.
- LawNet