People
Number of partners (as of 1 May, 2008): 112
Number of employees (as of 31 March, 2008): 1197
Number of fee earners: 660
Number of support staff: 537
Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For 2008: 67th
Financial Times 50 Best Workplaces 2007: Top 50 (the only law firm in the list)
Financial
Turnover: £112.6m
Growth on last year: 11%
UK rankings
Based on turnover: 25th
Based on headcount: 18th Based on advisers to the FTSE 100 and 250 - 12th (Chambers Client Report 2008)
Management
Senior partner: Quentin Poole
Managing partner: Ian Metcalfe
London managing partner Nicola Mumford
Non-executive directors: Sir Michael Lyons and Jim Wadia
Offices
Four: Birmingham, London, Brussels, Hong Kong
Clients
Number of FTSE clients: 36 FTSE 100 and 24 FTSE 250
Nearest client: Miller Developments, seven floors (in the same building in Birmingham)
Furthest client: APN Funds Management, (10,531 miles away in Melbourne)
Services
Sector teams: Aerospace, automotive, aviation, central government, defence, financial services, food & drink, healthcare, life sciences, local government, rail, retail, travel.
Legal disciplines: Full service; corporate, dispute resolution, finance, projects, technology, intellectual property, employment, pensions, commercial, antitrust, real estate, insurance, public law & regulation, tax.
Corporate deal total and average deal value: £5bn in total with an average size of £50m
Total value of real estate deals: £13.9bn covering 148m sq ft
International
Alliances: One, with German independent firm Graf von Westphalen
Languages spoken: Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Bengal, Cantonese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hakka, Hindi, Hokkien, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Malay, Mandarin, Portugese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Urdu, Welsh, Yoruba,
Corporate responsibility
Total number of pro bono hours in 2007: 7,000
Charity of the Year: KidsOut
Diversity
| Position/Job Title | Total | Male | Female | Declared non-minority ethnic | Declared minority ethnic | Declared disability | Works flexible hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Partners | 107 | 90 | 17 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Directors | 27 | 17 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Associates | 162 | 53 | 109 | 146 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
| Assistant Solicitors | 154 | 58 | 96 | 132 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| Trainees | 61 | 21 | 40 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Paralegals/Legal Executives | 142 | 23 | 119 | 106 | 34 | 0 | 51 |
| Secretaries | 286 | 4 | 282 | 234 | 45 | 0 | 88 |
| Support | 259 | 99 | 160 | 228 | 24 | 1 | 100 |
Race for Opportunity: One of 2006's most improved private sector organisations
Environment
Recycling options: Paper, glass, plastic, cans, batteries, mobile phones, toner cartridges
Water bottles saved through re-use scheme: 8,000
Trees planted through Woodland Trust scheme since 2004: 550
Awards
UK law firm of the year (Managing Intellectual Property Awards)
Law firm of the year (FT Business Pensions and Investment Provider Awards)
Top five law firm, winner in the information technology category and 'stand out' ranking for client service (Financial Times' Innovative Lawyers Awards)
Legal 500
Number of 'leading individuals': 17;
Adrian Bland, Andrew Manning Cox, Anne Waltham, Bill Jones, David Barron, David Lowe, Glyn Ryland, Gordon Harris, Ian Metcalfe, Jack Jacovou, John Burns, Julian Pallett, Martin Chitty, Peter Shave, Sarah Thompson, Simon Baylis, Stephen Kenny.
Chambers
Number of 'recommended' lawyers: 71;
Lawyers rated as Band 1: Andrew Manning Cox, Simon Baylis, Ian Metcalfe, Nicola Mumford, Martin Chitty, Lee McBride, Bill Jones, Gordon Harris, Vivien Cockerill, Glyn Ryland, Mark Chester, Suzanne Lloyd Holt and Kevin Lowe.
Number of 'associates to watch': 4;
Stephen Dale, Anna Fletcher, Alison Rivers and Gus Wood.
If you are a journalist and would like to know something else about the firm, please contact liz_whitaker@wragge.com.
