Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks.
We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally. Our business is divided into four principal practice groups: real estate, corporate services, litigation and private client.
With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 41% of our partnership.
We maintain the highest professional and ethical standards and are accredited with the UK Law Society’s practice management quality standard, Lexcel and hold the Centre for Assessment Customer Service Excellence accreditation. We are also ISO accredited in the areas of quality management (9001), environmental management (14001), information security (27001) and business continuity (22301).
Birketts in numbers
Discover the numbers behind Birketts, our people and our growth.
127
Partners
1000+
People
£101m
Revenue (2023/24)
700+
Lawyers and legal professionals
41%
Female partners
#44
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Thinking on another level
Our technical legal expertise is matched by a strong knowledge of the industries and sectors we work in.
This means our legal advice is underpinned by sound commercial judgement and informed by a clear understanding of the marketplace and the specific needs of each sector.
Range of expertise
We’re continually reviewing and expanding the sectors and specialist practice areas we cover.
This ensures we have experts on hand across the firm to work alongside you as legal partners, whatever your needs.
Our place in the community
While we focus on our growth and increasing national and international profile, we’re also extremely proud of our roots in the East of England.
Our interests are in the shared prosperity of the local economy and wider community. With our ambition to succeed comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve.
Your goals are our goals
Being effective isn’t just about expertise in the law, it’s about understanding people.
We always start by asking the right questions to understand your long-term objectives and the immediate outcomes you need to achieve. We build lasting relationships, and many of our clients rely on us as trusted advisers over the years.
