Facts & figures

People

Number of partners (as of 1 March, 2010): 112
Number of employees (as of 28 February, 2010): 1008
Number of fee earners: 589
Number of support staff: 419
Top 50 Best Workplaces in the UK 2009: 24th

UK rankings

Based on turnover: 25th
Based on headcount: 18th
Based on advisers to the FTSE 100 and 250 - ninth (Chambers Client Report 2009)

Management

Senior partner: Quentin Poole
Managing partner: Ian Metcalfe
London managing partner: Nicola Mumford
Non-executive directors: Sir Michael Lyons and Jim Wadia

Offices

Five: Birmingham, Brussels, Guangzhou, London, Munich

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.

International

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 2009: 3,122
Charity of the Year: Over the Wall

Diversity

Wragge & Co Diversity Statistics as at 31 December 2009
Position/Job Title Total Male Female Declared non-minority ethnic Declared minority ethnic Declared disability Works flexible hours
Equity Partners 111 91 20 103 1 0 8
Directors 28 16 12 27 1 0 4
Associates 162 47 115 148 10 0 48
Assistant Solicitors 112 52 60 99 12 0 3
Trainees 53 21 32 45 8 1 0
Paralegals/Legal Executives 122 16 106 97 23 0 64
Secretaries 203 3 200 167 32 0 84
Support 220 88 132 193 20 1 107

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

Employment Team of the Year - Lawyer Awards 2009
European High-Tech Law Firm of the Year 2009 - Managing Intellectual Property
Most Client-Focused Law Firm of the Year 2009 - Legal Technology Awards
Winner of the 2009 Eco-Efficiency Award - one of Business in the Community's annual Big Tick Awards for Excellence
Number one national firm in Legal Week's 2009 Client Satisfaction Report. The firm also ranked an impressive second overall out of 43 firms.

Innovation

Ranked 11th in the 2009 Financial Times Innovative Lawyers report.

Legal 500

Number of 'leading individuals': 16
Adrian Bland, Andrew Manning Cox, Anne Waltham, Bernardine Adkins, Bill Jones, Glyn Ryland, Gordon Harris, Ian Metcalfe, Jack Jacovou, John Burns, Julian Pallett, Martin Chitty, Peter Shave, Sarah Thompson, Simon Baylis and Stephen Kenny.

Chambers

Number of 'recommended' lawyers: 68

Lawyers rated as Band 1: Andrew Manning Cox, Cerryg Jones, David Barron, Simon Baylis, Paul Kent, Martin Chitty, Richard Black, Gordon Harris, Lee McBride, Glyn Ryland, Andrew Thomas and Kevin Lowe.

Number of 'associates to watch': 1

Gus Wood.

If you are a journalist and would like to know something else about the firm, please contact Kathryn Hobbs (kathryn_hobbs@wragge.com).