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Brabners adds to partnership in record round of promotions
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Company News, Brabners Personal, Private Client & Estate Planning, Family Law, Press Releases
Pictured left to right: Nik White, Richard Rigg and Rachel James
We've announced a record number of promotions including the addition of two more lawyers to our growing partnership, following another year of purpose-led growth.
A total of 41 lawyers have been promoted across the firm, which continues to be recognised as the UK’s ‘Best Law Firm to Work For’ by Best Companies. This includes private client lawyer Rachel James and family law specialist Richard Rigg, who have become part of our now almost 100-strong partnership.
Rachel, who joined Brabners 11 years ago, advises high net worth individuals on complex wills, tax planning, estate administration and succession strategies. Based in our Barbirolli Square office in Manchester, she specialises in working with private clients and intermediaries and has played a key role in strengthening the firm’s relationships within these networks.
Richard is a family lawyer with expertise in financial matters on divorce, involving business assets, trusts, offshore holdings and complex pension arrangements. He also advises on wealth protection and financial claims by unmarried parents. Richard joined Brabners in 2017 and is based in our recently refurbished Liverpool office at Exchange Flags.
Both have played a key role in the launch and success of Brabners Personal — our specialised service dedicated to supporting business owners and high net worth individuals, providing them with expertise from across our family, estate planning and wealth protection, probate, employment, litigation and charity teams, amongst others.
Alongside the additions to our partnership, a total of 20 colleagues have been promoted to Associate, 10 to Senior Associate and nine to Legal Director — bookending an eighth consecutive year of growth for the firm.
The announcement comes amid a period of sustained momentum for Brabners. We recently announced a groundbreaking strategic investment, acquiring a 30% stake in Liverpool-based The Sustainability Academy in a move designed to extend our client offering as well as accelerate our growth ambitions. This move builds on the recent launch of Brabners Protect — a dedicated health and safety consultancy designed to help organisations better manage workplace risk. Together, these initiatives reflect our ambition to innovate around client needs and integrate added-value services at scale.
Nik White, our Managing Partner, said: “Our continued growth as a purpose-led law firm wouldn’t be possible without the talent and dedication of our brilliant colleagues. This latest round of promotions — our largest ever — reflects our ambition to invest in developing clear career pathways and supporting our colleagues’ progression while building a more innovative and diverse business. This desire to continue evolving as a business is reflected by our partnership, and we’re delighted to be joined by Richard and Rachel after all they’ve contributed to the firm in recent years.”
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