Some interesting facts and figures about Irwin Mitchell:
- Established in 1912
- We are one of the largest law firms in the UK with over 140 partners and over 900 associates, consultants, senior advisors and other fee earners
- Employs over 2,100 people
- National coverage through nine offices (Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield)
- Two offices in Spain (Málaga and Madrid)
- Helped over 1 million clients with their legal needs since 1912 and continue to help thousands of people every year
- Ranked 19th in the top UK firms by revenue (Legal Week, 2010-11)
- Certificated to ISO 9001:2008 (Quality); ISO 27001:2005 (IT Security), the Legal Aid Agency Specialist Quality Mark (SQM) and Investors in People (IPP). The ISO 9001:2008 certification does not include our Leicester Consulting Office.
- Invested over £5,600,000 in developing its IT platforms and infrastructure in 2009/10
- Accredited with ISO 14001 Environmental Standard
- Irwin Mitchell is a founding member of the Legal Sector Alliance
- Largest 'full service' law firm in the UK, providing a wide range of private client and business legal services to private individuals, businesses, charities, institutions and organisations
- Winner of the South Yorkshire Corporate Law Firm of the Year 2009 (Insider)
- Recognised for innovative corporate strategy at Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards 2011
- Number one provider of commoditised services to major institutions
- We generate 50,000 wills every year
- Became one of the first Legal Disciplinary Partnerships (LDP) in May 2010, allowing non-solicitors to become Equity Partners for the first time
- Converted to a new corporate structure in May 2011, with Equity Partners becoming Members of a new holding company, IMCO Holdings Ltd
- Became one of the first Alternative Business Structures (ABS) and the first multiple-licensed ABS in August 2012
- Confirmed the appointment of the first non-lawyers to the IMCO Board in August 2012 with Glyn Barker, former vice-chair of PwC UK, joining as Chairman and Mel Egglenton joining as a second Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee, a role he also held with accountants KPMG
- Ranked in the Top 50 Litigation firms Worldwide (The Lawyer, 2012)