Pictured above: Helen Ashton, a partner at Irwin
Mitchell who is heading up the Leicester operation
National law firm Irwin Mitchell has opened a consulting office
in Leicester to help service its growing East Midlands personal
injury client base.
The new venture will offer Leicester an unrivalled level of
legal service in the fields of personal injury and medical
negligence and provide greater access for clients to their
specialist legal teams.
The Irwin Mitchell Consulting Office Leicester is situated at
Gateway House on Penman Way with meetings by appointment only at
this stage.
Leicester clients' cases will be dealt with by leading
established teams at Irwin Mitchell including cases such as serious
head and spinal injuries, industrial disease, medical negligence,
asbestos related disease and accidents at work.
Helen Ashton, a partner at Irwin Mitchell who is heading up the
Leicester operation, said: "For many years we have provided
specialist services to personal injury clients in Leicester and
across the East Midlands from our offices in Sheffield and
Birmingham. We have many clients in the region and opening a
consulting office here is a logical next step in order to provide
clients with the best possible service."
Neil Whiteley, a partner at Irwin Mitchell and also involved in
the development of the Leicester Consulting Office said: "We are
looking to continue to support community projects in the
Leicestershire community over the coming years. The work we do
assists our clients and their families rebuild their lives from
serious injury and, in many cases, helps to support a lifetime of
future care and a better quality of life. This makes it so
important that we have strong links with relevant partners and
charities across the region."
Irwin Mitchell is involved in activity through Leicestershire
Cares, the CSR charity that enables organisations to supports the
local community in Leicestershire.
The firm has taken part in fundraising events over the past 12
months and was also involved in the charity's 10 year Anniversary
Challenge, a one-day decorating and renovating project at a care
village in Shangton.
Monica Kimche, Director at Leicestershire Cares said: "We have
been very impressed with the attitude of Irwin Mitchell's lawyers.
They have become involved in our work, supporting the projects we
deliver and we hope to continue to build on this relationship in
the future."
Irwin Mitchell was set up just over 95 years ago and is one of
the country's largest law firms and is the leading personal injury
practice in the UK.
The firm employs 2,100 staff across offices in Sheffield,
Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle
and the Spanish cities of Malaga and Madrid.