Law firm Hugh James has moved to larger offices in London to support its growth plans in the English capital.
The Cardiff headquartered firm has relocated to new 7,500 sq ft offices at 1 King鈥檚 Arms Yard in the city. The move supports its continued growth and strategic focus on strengthening its presence across the business and real estate sectors.
The firm鈥 new office is a stone鈥檚 throw from 99 Gresham Street, which has been its city base since 2018. Since establishing its London office, Hugh James has more than doubled its head count there, increasing the number of legal experts from 30 to 63 鈥 with 15 partners across its individual, business and private wealth services.
The 110% increase in employees is reflected in a 100% boost to its footprint at 1 King鈥檚 Arms Yard 鈥 and a six-week refurbishment project to improve the hybrid working environment for employees and upgrade the client facilities for private meetings and events.
The move follows a raft of strategic hires across its business division. The London office recently bolstered its commercial property services with the arrival of partner Rajan Shori. Rajan draws from nearly two decades of real estate experience across commercial real estate transactions, acquisitions and financing.
The firm鈥檚 established construction and dispute resolution departments also welcomed new team members into London in August, with housing management and dispute resolution solicitor Lorna Enukora and senior associate Phoebe Gunputh specialising in construction. The new hires complement the established specialist areas of banking, charities and corporate and commercial in London, with specialists in employment and energy expected to join in the new year.
Partner and head of Hugh James鈥 London office, Mark Harvey, said: 鈥淭his is an exciting move marking what has been a strong last five-years for Hugh James in London. The continued growth reflects our exceptional legal talent and our growing client base in the City. From the new and improved office in 1 King鈥檚 Arms Yard, we look forward to enhancing the work we do for our existing clients and creating new opportunities for our people and communities.鈥
Th firm鈥檚 managing partner, Alun Jones, said: 鈥淭he success and strength of our London presence mirrors our continued growth across the firm. Beyond our leading full-service offering in the Welsh capital, we have established our serious personal injury practice in Manchester, London and Southampton.
鈥淭he new London office gives us the strategic opportunity to complement the work we do for our growing corporate client base in the City and ensures we will continue to attract top talent across our breadth of legal expertise.鈥
Across its offices the firm employs 700.
