National law firm Freeths has revealed details of the new management team that will take over when chief executive Peter Smith retires on April 1.
Karl Jansen, current national head of corporate, becomes the national managing partner while Philippa Dempster, managing partner of the London office, will be appointed senior partner.
Julian Middleton, currently national head of employment, will become Freeths鈥 deputy chairman.
Chairman Colin Flanagan said: 鈥淭his is another significant step in our growth as a top 50 海角视频 law firm.
鈥淭he firm continues to go from strength or strength 鈥 in large part driven by the clarity of our vision, consistency of approach and the quality of our people.
鈥淏uilding a new management team from within our own ranks is a clear demonstration of the strength of the firm and will ensure a smooth transition and strong leadership for the firm for the next stage of our growth.鈥
The business has almost 1,000 members of staff and 13 offices around the 海角视频, including Leicester, Nottingham, Birmingham and Manchester.
The most recent office is in Bristol, and Freeths is ranked in the top tier in legal directories for 21 legal categories.
Karl Jansen said: 鈥淲e are all immensely proud to be part of the new management team.
鈥淎s a group, we have long-standing, deep ties built over working together for nearly 30 years.
鈥淲e believe that our culture is a crucial ingredient in our success, and this shared view about what makes us different will be invaluable in our ongoing dynamic development, as we continue to attract and develop the best talent and put our clients at the centre of everything we do.鈥
Having set itself a goal to double in size in 2014, Freeths is on track to do that with revenues expected to top 拢100 million by mid-2020.
