Solicitors planning major growth after moving to new offices

Ros Bever

Law firm Irwin Mitchell is moving to brand new offices in the centre of Manchester.

The firm is moving to One St Peter’s Square as part of its ambitious expansion plans.

Ros Bever, who was appointed as regional managing partner in May, says the move marks a significant investment in its 250 people based in the city and will revolutionise how the business operates.

She said: “Our ambition is to be widely recognised as the leading provider of both personal and business legal services within the region and this move provides a platform for us to deliver this.”

Irwin Mitchell signed a 15-year lease for 33,300 sq ft of office space earlier this year and it now occupies one and a half floors in the 13 storey building.

The new office has been designed to support agile working and will enable all employees within Irwin Mitchell’s personal injury, business legal services and private wealth divisions to be based on one floor.

The design includes 17 meeting rooms, including ten in the client suite, and a large modern break-out area for staff called Town Square which overlooks Manchester’s Central Library.

Ros Bever added: “This is a positive and extremely exciting move for Irwin Mitchell in Manchester and will help revolutionise the way we work and collaborate with each other.

“The smaller footplates in our previous building didn’t always facilitate cross-working across all of our teams, but this new building will make a huge difference.

“The innovative design reflects the importance we place in our people and I’m confident that not only have we created an appealing environment in which to spend time and interact, but we have a very modern space which will benefit our clients and ensure we deliver the highest quality legal services to them.”

In April, Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth launched a new will, trust and estate disputes team in Manchester headed up by senior associate Nazia Nawaz.

It also boosted the ranks of its family team with the arrivals of partner Katie McCann and senior associate Carole Nettleton.

These appointments follow the arrival of three court of protection partners, Lucy Nicol, Damian Hodkinson and Gillian Hitchen, and two corporate partners, Adam Kaucher and Victoria Zivkovic.

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