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One of the UK’s largest law firms with eight offices, 115 partners and more than 1,200 personnel
Number 28 in the UK (The Lawyer UK 200, 2009)
£99m turnover for the financial year to April 2009
Winners in the “innovation in billing and fees” category of the FT Innovative Lawyers 2009 Awards
Ranked in the FT Law 50 for Innovation, 2009
Voted “Corporate Law Firm of the Year” Business Magazine South Deal Awards 2008 and shortlisted for “Corporate Law Firm of the Year” at Midlands Dealmaker of the Year Awards 2009
Shoosmiths is ranked 11th in the UK for planning law advice (Planning Magazine legal survey April 2009)
A top 20 law firm for real estate in The Lawyer Top 100 survey
In the independently researched Top Legal Employers United Kingdom 2009 from Sweet & Maxwell, Shoosmiths is top ranked in two criteria: Diversity and People, Company Culture & Style. We are also ranked within the top 10 in a further five out of eight categories which assess the most progressive and dynamic law firms in the UK
We achieved the highest score of national firms and came third overall in a lawyer satisfaction survey of the top 50 UK law firms conducted by Legal Week Intelligence in 2009. We were the only firm to score an 8 for work/life reality and our qualified lawyers scored highly for co-operation and teamwork
Established 1845
Early achievers of ISO 9001 accreditation
Investors in People

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