Year-end results announced this week put
Turnover at the firm increased by 3.4% to £132m, up from last year’s figure of £127.6m, while pre-tax profits stood at £27.3m.
The firm cited its employment, pensions and corporate practices as strong performers over the year, while internationally
The announcement comes after the firm made a number of changes to its infrastructure, including introducing one financial operating system across all of its international offices, converting to LLP status on 1 May and conducting extensive refurbishment at many offices.
He added: “Clearly it is important to us that we maintain our year-on-year progress, but we are very much focused on the long-term future of the business. During the course of the last 12 months we have taken steps to create a solid foundation for growth, including our move to LLP status in May and introducing performance-based pay.”
The firm promoted 22 lawyers to its partnership in its latest partnership round, as well as making nine lateral hires.
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