Law firm makes move to Wellington Place as growth continues

CORPORATE solicitors Shulmans has moved into its new landmark offices in Leeds as it announced impressive growth figures for the fifth year in a row.

Shulmans, which has relocated to 10 Wellington Place, has seen growth of more than 10% in each of the past five years, its turnover as of March 31 rising to £8.85m.

It has created more than 50 new jobs and recently made three senior level appointments.

In 2010 Shulmans announced its intention to grow by 50% in five years, an ambitious aim yet one which it achieved in only three years.

According to managing partner Tim Halstead, the focus is now less about the numbers and more about “making the most of the platform that has now been built.”

“In March of last year, when we signed up for a 15 year lease on 10 Wellington Place, some people said we were ‘brave’, as the economic recovery was barely visible. Now they’re telling us it was a really good move,” he says.

“This is the first new build grade A office development in Leeds for over five years. We committed to it, as we had confidence in our business and in the wider Leeds City Region.”

He added: “We have a client base that might surprise a few people.

“In the last year or so we have worked for the likes of Town Centre Securities, Costcutter the Canal & River Trust, the Chatsworth Estate (Bolton Abbey) and several insurers and Lloyd’s syndicates. We have advised City of York Council on its headquarters relocation and acted for Barratt & David Wilson Homes on its acquisition of a number of new housing sites, including the former Terry’s chocolate factory.”

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