Key Facts about BLM

Personnel:

• 147 partners (as of 31 August 2011)
• 450+ lawyers
• 1300+ total staff (as of 31 August 2011)
• 8 partners joined us as lateral hires in 2009/10
• 10 associates were promoted to partner in 2010
• 9 solicitors were promoted to associate in 2010

Offices:

• Nine offices in the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Southampton, Stockton-on-Tees.

Management:

Services: We operate in nine market sectors: construction & property; corporate risks; healthcare; insurance & indemnity; leisure; public sector; retail; technology media & telecoms; and transport.

Client Information: We act for FTSE 100 companies, insurers, small and medium enterprises, local authorities, police authorities, professional service organisations, government departments and other public sector institutions.

Independent recognition:

Chambers & Partners UK 2012 edition:

• Chambers identified 57 leaders in their fields/notable practitioners (of which there are 61 leading mentions) – Louise Abbott, Gary Allison, Claire Batchelor, Henry Bermingham, Monica Bhogal, Roger Brooks, Michael Brown, Andrew Cameron, Charlotte Capstick, Clare Chapman, Richard Clarke, Jonathan Clay, Katie Costello, Angus Crawford, Kerris Dale, Michael Dobson, Denise Dowen, Jonathan Edwards, Max Ekstein, David Evans, Christopher Fitton, Christopher Gannon, Matthew Harrington, Catherine Hawkins, Stephen Hazleton, Andrew Hibbert, David Hill, Sarah Hill, Lisa Jones, Val Jones, Guy Lane, Jane Lang, Keith Lonsdale, Atiyah Malik, Sarah Mansfield, Elizabeth McCann, Juliette Mellman-Jones, Jenny Moates, Jason Nash, Jennette Newman, Nick Pargeter, Michael Pether, Hannah Pilkington, Terry Renouf, Michael Renshaw, Michael Salau, Orla Scanlan, Toby Scott, Rosie Shapiro, Mark Shaw, Jim Sherwood, Julian Smart, Tim Smith, Vicki Swanton, Rodney Wilson, Sarah Woodwark and Caterina Yandell.
  
  
• Ranked in the top tier for defendant personal injury and professional discipline and also ranked for clinical negligence – defendant, construction, mediators, education, health and safety, insurance, police law, product liability, professional negligence and social housing.

Legal 500 2011 edition:

• 31 practice areas ranked