Ramsdens Solicitors have a lot to shout about at the minute having scooped the prestigious Law Firm of the Year (11-30 partners category) Award at the recent Yorkshire Lawyer Awards.
Paul Joyce Managing Partner at Ramsdens commented: “Winning Law Firm of the Year puts our regional practice on the map and is a real tribute to the hard work and determination of our entire team across our eight offices throughout Kirklees and Calderdale.
Our firm will continue to focus on delivering value and stellar service to clients, and on attracting and retaining talented and ambitious individuals to help us achieve our goal of making Ramsdens as strong as it can be.
A huge thank you to our clients and colleagues for helping us win Law Firm of the Year 2011.”
Joyce has led two mergers in the last three years, firstly Rice Jones in 2009 and more recently in November 2010 with law firm Whitfield Hallam Goodall and the firm now boosts 8 office locations across Kirklees and Calderdale and over 140 staff and 18 partners.
The firm is well-respected in the market having also been recognised as a ‘Leading Firm’ in the Legal 500 2011 recognising excellent practice in seven key areas. The Legal 500 assesses firms on size, resources and also client recommendations in a particular field.
The recognition Ramsdens has received in the 2011 Edition is an independent confirmation of the increasing strength of the firm.
The practice areas recognised are as follows:
YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
- Corporate and commercial – Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation: Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Human resources – Employment: West Yorkshire
- Insurance – Personal injury: claimant
- Private client – Family: Leeds and West Yorkshire – Family: Leeds and West Yorkshire:
- Private client – Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate – Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire
The Legal 500 Series, now in its 25th year, is widely acknowledged as the world’s largest legal referral guide. This year, more than 180,000 in-house counsel and lawyers have been surveyed and interviewed globally. The Legal 500 is an independent guide, and firms and individuals are recommended purely on merit.
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In the picture (L-R) – Neil Clark (Restore – category sponsor), Paul Joyce (Managing Partner at Ramsdens), Gaynor Barnes (ITV & Calendar News) and John Fryer (Senior Partner at Ramsdens).
