Growth success for law firm Emsleys
LAW firm Emsleys has announced a 10.1% growth in turnover to £7.8m and 33.6% increase in net profits year-on-year.
The Leeds-based firm said it has undergone a period of significant development in the past two years, embracing legal sector changes, transforming service delivery and investing in staff. Emsleys said over the past 12 months, it has seen a 24% increase in private client referrals and 78% increase in business client referrals, which it puts down to its “forward thinking new initiatives”.
The firm is also growing its personal injury team with the appointment of associate solicitor David Morris, who joins the firm from Simpson Miller and Sean Morley, who joins from Horwich Farrelly in Manchester. In addition the firm has awarded training contracts to Rachel Sharp and Jonathan Robson during which time they will work alongside experienced solicitors to receive comprehensive training and support.
Andrew Greenwood, partner at Emsleys, said: “We’ve been working with the community in Leeds for more than 26 years, but the past two years have been a period of significant change for us.
“We recognised we were operating in an over-populated industry and knew we needed to innovate and change rather than risk joining the catalogue of failed Yorkshire law firms.”
Following a comprehensive review of its business strategy, in 2012, Emsleys re-launched with a vision ‘to win and retain our clients for life’ and has since launched new initiatives.
Greenwood added: “We’ve put our clients and staff at the heart of everything we do and the results speak for themselves; a recent survey showed 97% of our clients would recommend us and 97.5% would use us again – we’re working hard to get that up to 100%.”
