Browne Jacobson sees turnover rise 17% to £58.9m for 2014/15

National law firm Browne Jacobson grew its turnover by 17% to a record £58.9m for 2014-15, up from £50.2m in 2013-14.

The firm reported organic growth at all five of its offices: Birmingham (a 12% increase in work done), Exeter (40%), London (61%), Manchester (73%) and Nottingham (11%).

Browne Jacobson now has 103 partners and 787 staff in total. Its partner hires during the year included Stephen Matthew, who joined the Government & Infrastructure team from Nabarro.

New public sector clients brought in during the year included South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Barnsley Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Rotherham Doncaster and South Humberside Foundation Trust and Cornwall Council. The firm was also appointed to the Surrey Councils Framework.

Managing Partner Iain Blatherwick, said: “We have had one of our strongest years ever, comfortably exceeding the targets we set ourselves at the start of the year…..

“Our sector strategy and emphasis on building a strong relationship with our clients is paying dividends with organic growth being delivered across the board.

“Our commitment to invest across all our five UK offices means we are in a very strong position to continue to drive the business forward.”