Pictured above: Lisa Batchelor (front)  and Tina Chander, from Martin-Kaye LLP Solicitors, set off on their quest to find local companies to support Red Nose Day 2011 

Staff from Martin-Kaye LLP Solicitors, in Telford,  have been encouraging local companies to support Red Nose Day 2011 on Friday, March 18.

Members of the specialist employment team have been visiting local businesses in fancy dress to give them the opportunity to take up a very special offer.

Event organiser, Lisa Batchelor, said: "We wanted to give companies the chance to support this worthy cause and benefit their own business at the same time.

"So in return for a donation to Comic Relief, we offered to take a look at the current employment contracts held by the first 25 businesses to contact us, to check they were in good shape.

"All the money we receive will be donated directly to the appeal and we made no charge for our time.

"We would usually charge between £200 and £300 to carry out this service, so we did suggest a guideline donation of at least £50 per business may be appropriate."

Lisa said the response so far had been excellent and the company was hoping to have raised over £1,000 for the appeal.

"Many local companies were delighted to be able to make a donation to such a worthy cause and at the same time, to benefit from specialist advice which could make a real difference to their business."

All the money raised by Comic Relief will be used to help transform lives across the UK and Africa.

For more information on Martin-Kaye Solicitors visit their website here: www.martinkaye.co.uk