Lewis Silkin LLP
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| Headquarters | Arbor, 255 Blackfriars Road London, SE1 9AX United Kingdom |
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| No. of offices | 8 |
| No. of lawyers | 270 |
| No. of employees | 577 (total staff) |
| Key people | Jo Evans (Partner and Chair) Jo Farmer (Joint Managing Partner) Richard Miskella (Joint Managing Partner) |
| Date founded | 1950 |
| Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
| Website | www.lewissilkin.com |
Lewis Silkin LLP is a UK top 100 commercial law firm with offices in London, Oxford, Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong.[1] The firm has over 70 partners, 270 lawyers and total staff of over 577 people.[2] Jo Evans is Lewis Silkin's current Chair of the Partnership.[3] Richard Miskella and Jo Farmer are the firm's Joint Managing Partners.[4][5][6]
History[edit]
The firm was established in 1950 in Rye Lane, Peckham as "Lewis Silkin and Partners" by John Silkin, son of Lewis Silkin. Lewis himself joined the practice full-time in the 1950s after leaving the House of Commons and relinquishing some parliamentary duties he had undertaken on first becoming a peer. Lewis Silkin opened an office in Westminster in addition to the existing office in Peckham. The Peckham office was initially a general practice, providing 'high street' services. The Westminster office specialised in planning law and development permits. During his time in Government and as Minister of Town and Country Planning, Lewis Silkin had been known as the 'architect' of our town and country planning policies.[7]
The firm today[edit]
Lewis Silkin is based in London, Oxford, Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong.
rockhopper[edit]
In 2014 Lewis Silkin launched a low cost, fixed fee employment law service "rockhopper"[8] as a response to the potential loss of lawyers with caring responsibilities and client demand for cost-effective support. Lawyers working for rockhopper work flexibly from home on a part-time basis. rockhopper's operating model was noted by Working Families for its efforts in retaining staff in the legal industry with the service winning Best Innovation in the Working Families Best Practice 2018 awards.[9]
International[edit]
The firm is a member of two international networks. Ius Laboris[10] is a global alliance of employment law specialist firms and The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance[11] comprises experts internationally in that field.
Corporate social responsibility[edit]
The firm has taken part in charity fundraising events over the years, including the 3 Peaks Challenge in 2011, a 30-hour non-stop "Spinathon",[12] staging a pantomime in 2012 and the 24 Peaks challenge in 2015.[13]
In 2013, the firm took part in a charity shop takeover for Ty Hafan[14] and cycle to Amsterdam for Helen and Douglas House.[15]
In 2014, the firm organised an "alternative" triathlon to raise money for Oxford Homeless Pathways.[16]
In 2014, the firm was awarded Best Social Mobility Program at the Managing Partners Forum awards.[17]
The firm has been accredited by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage employer since 2012.[18][19]
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Ius Laboris
- GALA Archived 27 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
References[edit]
- ^ Green, Ruth (12 November 2012). "Lewis Silkin to open Cardiff base with Welsh government backing | News". The Lawyer. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ Lewis Silkin (1 April 2016). "Lewis Silkin History". Lewis Silkin. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Jo Evans elected as Chair of Lewis Silkin". Lewis Silkin.
- ^ "Jo Farmer and Richard Miskella elected as Joint Managing Partners". Lewis Silkin.
- ^ "Lewis Silkin - Giles Crown and Richard Miskella profiled for the New Law Journal". Lewis Silkin.
- ^ "Lewis Silkin News, Analysis and Updates". Legal Business.
- ^ "Lewis Silkin's history". Lewis Silkin. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Our services". rockhopper.
- ^ "Working Families | Lewis Silkin - Winner 2018, Cityparents Best for Innovation Award". Working Families.
- ^ "Global Human resources lawyers". Ius Laboris. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "GALA: Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance". Gala-marketlaw.com. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Helen & Douglas House (23 November 2012). "Lewis Silkin LLP is fundraising for Helen & Douglas House". Justgiving.com. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "Lewis Silkin takes on the 24 Peaks Challenge for charity". Lewis Silkin.
- ^ "STOP PRESS:Lewis Silkin is taking over the Ty Hafan charity shop in Penarth, South Wales!". JustGiving.
- ^ "Lewis Silkin's charity cycle from London to Amsterdam in one weekend". JustGiving.
- ^ "Lewis Silkin marks tenth anniversary of Oxford office". Lewis Silkin.
- ^ Lewis Silkin (24 March 2014). "Lewis Silkin - Lewis Silkin awarded Best Social Mobility Programme at the Managing Partners' Forum Awards".
- ^ "List of Accredited Living Wage Employers". Living wage. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ Chadderton, Sam (13 November 2012). "11KBW, Clifford Chance and Herbert Smith Freehills lead way on London Living Wage | News". The Lawyer. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
