Law firm plans to take on 50 staff in Manchester
Law firm Simpson Millar has announced it is expanding in Manchester and is planning to take on nearly 50 extra staff.
The firm’s regional team will expand by nearly 20% by the end of 2019 as part of a wider recruitment drive across the country which will create almost 100 new positions.
The firm is holding a recruitment open day at King Street Townhouse, 10 Booth Street, Manchester, later this month.
Last year Simpson Millar revealed it had embarked on a £50m growth strategy; resulting in ‘significant’ investment in its technology, its marketing and its people.
Earlier this month the firm also announced the appointment of Helen Sutton, who has taken on the newly formed role of director of HR.
She has been tasked with supporting the firm’s expansion by creating and delivering a ‘strong people plan’, in line with the firm’s new ‘Open’ proposition.
She said: “Simpson Millar is embarking on a very exciting new era – its investment plan, announced last September, was followed very quickly with two business acquisitions, as well as significant and continuing investment in its marketing and technology.
“While the firm has made significant steps in achieving its five-year growth strategy, successful delivery of its plan will only be achievable with the right teams and people in place.
“This recruitment drive is another step forward in ensuring that the firm is able to realise our aspirations.
“Meanwhile, we have also been talking to our existing colleagues to understand what is important to them and, in response, we are making a number of exciting changes to how we work – this includes piloting a more modern approach to work; with the firm introducing a flexible working policy, a more informal dress code, and the launch of a new learning and development programme.”
Greg Cox, Simpson Millar chief executive, said: “We have looked hard at how people want to deal with their lawyers.
“There is a real need to ‘open up’ the law, removing some of the myths and barriers to access, providing access to legal services which fit in with the lives of our clients not the convenience of lawyers, finding ways to meet the legal need which is currently going unmet and being able to present complex issues in a simple, open way.
“We believe our new identity promotes this and, combined with a number of new initiatives planned for this year, the firm will begin to break down the barriers that exist in people obtaining the legal help and support they need, when they need it and at a price they understand.
“Recruiting the right people will ensure that we are able to achieve this vision, and we are looking forward to welcoming new colleagues to our team over the coming months.”
