Pictured above: Law firm Challinors is launching its 'business bridge' BSU team at an event at Birmingham; senior members of the team are (l-r) Malford Harris, Peter Lowe, Phil Bloxham and Simon Bond

In the run-up to the General Election and a potential change in government and in the wake of numerous legal reforms for businesses, Midlands law firm Challinors is giving public and private sector businesses and organisations their first chance to get up close and personal with its new team dedicated to corporate clients, at the latest in the firm's face-to-face events.

Local businesses, SMEs, authorities and commercial organisations are being invited to discover the operational benefits to them of Challinors' newly-created Business Support Unit (BSU), which has been launched to provide a 'bridge' to the firms corporate legal expertise and resource, and marshal the firm's legal skills for the benefit of clients.

Challinors Development Director Phil Bloxham explains: "Although recent legal reforms for businesses, particularly in the SME arena, have been designed to make companies' significant financial savings - in excess of a quarter of a billion pounds annually according to latest figures released by the government - the procedural implications remain significant. Whilst fulfilling legal obligations may now in fact be less expensive, it is not necessarily any less complex than it was under the previous legislative processes.

"Challinors has created the new BSU to help businesses cross the bridge to the most appropriate legal skills for them and their organisation, and at a competitive rate.

"The BSU draws together our experienced commercial and corporate specialists, and clients can access this resource via a dedicated client manager who will first familiarise themselves with the client's business and then call upon the relevant specialist from other divisions of the firm to apply the right knowledge to each and every client.

"Through this simple bridge approach, clients receive focused legal advice, supported by sustained personal familiarity and advice from the firm's business solicitors. Challinors' emphasis is on providing a one-stop service for all business-related legal issues."

The launch of the BSU will feature the team's senior members - Malford Harris, a Partner and head of the firm's corporate team, Peter Lowe, partner in charge of the litigation/dispute resolution team, and Simon Bond, specialist employment lawyer and head of that team - who will explain how, and why, Challinors has created the new team and changed the way it works with corporate clients to deliver direct access to the firm's range of legal services for businesses. 

The BSU Business Bridge launch event takes place at Opus Restaurant, Birmingham, on Thursday 29th April 2010. For more information and to reserve a place, visit http://bsu.challinors.co.uk. 

Challinors has offices in Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Halesowen and Nottingham. The firm has 24 partners and over 100 fee earners, and is ranked as one of the top legal firms in the West Midlands, being Number 1 in the Chambers UK Directory in a number of categories, including Clinical Negligence.