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Facts & figures

• One of the UK’s largest law firms with 7 offices, 113 partners and more than 1500 personnel
• Number 27 in the UK (Legal Week Top 50, July 2007)
• £95m turnover for the financial year to April 2007
• Best Brand in Practice Award winner at the MPF 2007 European Practice Management Awards
• Named Best Corporate Citizen at the MPF 2007 European Practice Management Awards
• Winner of Quality of Life Award at the Law Society Excellence Awards 2007
• Shoosmiths is ranked 14th by number of UK and European M&A deals between 2004 and 2007 according to the Legal Week UK National Law Firm M&A Rankings November 2007
• Shoosmiths is ranked 7th in UK the for planning law advice (Planning Magazine legal survey April 2008)
• A top 20 law firm for real estate in The Lawyer Top 100 survey
• Shortlisted as “The Company Secretary’s favourite Law Firm" in the Chambers and Partners AoB Awards 2007
• Established 1845
• Majority of lawyers recruited from City law firms
• A corporate management structure with a non-lawyer as CEO
• Early achievers of ISO 9001 accreditation
• Investors in People
• Shoosmiths is a top 20 UK employer in the independently researched 2007 edition of “Britain’s Top Employers” published by Guardian Books http://www.researchfoundation.com/ 
• Highly Commended in the National Business Awards in The Investors in People Outstanding Workplace of the Year category August 2007
• We achieved the highest overall score in a lawyer satisfaction survey of the top 50 UK law firms conducted by Legal Week Intelligence in 2007
• Winner of Management Team of the Year in The Lawyer Awards 2006
• Winner of Regional Firm of the Year at The Legal Week Awards 2006

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Karen Carter

Head of Corporate Communications
T: 08700 86 4086
I: +44 (0)121 335 4086
E: karen.carter@shoosmiths.co.uk