Record turnover and new trainee solicitors recruited

IT has been a record 12 months at Taylor&Emmet. We have delivered a record turnover in business, completed a record number of transactions for clients and made a record investment in the number of trainee solicitors recruited.

In fact, we have welcomed a record number of new recruits at every level, ranging from talented front-of-house staff in our reception areas, to the most senior lawyers. All of our new arrivals share a common goal – to deliver first rate service to our clients and work for a firm that offers a wealth of opportunities for personal growth and development.

Two of the most significant additions to our business legal services teams are Tony Wilkinson and Joan Pettingill, who are both partners and who head up our corporate and employment teams respectively. Both have impressive reputations within the Yorkshire business community and bring with them experience, expertise and personality that will drive their departments forward and enable them to build on our most recent successes.

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As a firm, we are also enjoying a significantly increased profile, both locally and nationally, particularly in respect of our residential conveyancing department where we are delivering cutting edge service to our client base. We are now the largest provider of conveyancing services in the city.

We have also launched our very own company dedicated to the provision of the new Home Information Packs (HIPs). HIPS Professional has forged links with many leading independent estate agents and is offering packs produced by experts with specific knowledge of the local property market.

Our strategy for growth in 2008 and beyond is already in place and the expansion of our Arundel Gate headquarters, following the acquisition of a neighbouring 6,000 square feet of office space, will swell the size of our city centre operation to 21,000 square feet. This will allow us to accommodate a further increase in our teams and the services we offer to Sheffield's businesses and residents.

We are also expanding the Taylor&Emmet brand outside the city boundaries, by opening a brand new office in Dronfield in January 2008. These first in-roads into North East Derbyshire mean we can better serve our client base in this area and offer a more convenient, local service, saving clients a journey into the city centre and reducing their 'carbon footprint.'

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Our long established office in Middlewood Road, Hillsborough, is also proving a tight squeeze for the growing team. Again, in a bid to further improve the services we offer to local residents, we are looking for new, larger accommodation in the area. This will mean we can further increase Taylor&Emmet's profile in Hillsborough and at the same time provide our existing and new clients with a broader range of personal and business legal services.

Finally, our year has been topped off with recognition by the Legal 500 (the lawyers' 'Who's Who') for the quality and reputation of some of our key solicitors. This accolade just proves what our clients already know – we deliver quality legal advice, on time and on budget.

Roll on 2008!