Interesting facts about Irwin Mitchell
Some interesting facts and figures about Irwin Mitchell:
- Established in 1912
- We are one of the largest law firms in the UK with over 113 partners and over 900 associates, consultants, senior advisors and other fee earners
- Employs over 2,100 people
- National coverage through 9 offices (Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield)
- Offices in Spain (Málaga and Madrid)
- Winner of Law Firm of the Year (2007) - The Lawyer
- Won Client Care Law Firm of the Year twice in (1999) and (2002)
- Helped over 1 million clients with their legal needs since 1912 and continue to help thousands of people every year
- 5th largest litigation practice in the UK (The lawyer, June 2007)
- Ranked 21st in the top UK firms by revenue (Legal Week, July 2009)
- Ranked in the top ten law firms in the UK by number of fee earners (Legal 500, 2008)
- Turned over £158m turnover for the financial year to end April 2008
- Accredited with ISO 9001:2000 (Quality); ISO 27001:2005 (IT Security), the Law Society's Specialist Quality Mark (SQM) and Investors in People (IPP)
- Invested over £5,600,000 in developing its IT platforms and infrastructure in 2009/10
- Irwin Mitchell is also improving its environmental performance by working towards achieving accreditation with the 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)
- Number one provider of commoditised services to major institutions
- We generate 50,000 wills every year