The figure represents a significant leap on 2015 when seven lawyers were made up – though notably six of those promoted were female also.

A focus on personal legal services

Irwin Mitchell’s personal legal services division is to have eight new partners, its business legal services division four and its asset management department one. The firm focused on practices including banking and finance, corporate and commercial, personal injury, public law and real estate in its offices throughout the UK.  

The round includes chartered financial planner Ed Tomlinson’s appointment to associate director, the partner-level equivalent for non-lawyers.

M&A

The promotions follow Irwin Mitchell’s merger last year with law firm Thomas Eggar, which gave combined revenues of £250m, and its 2014 acquisition of Mayfair boutique Berkeley Law.

The promotions take effect on 1 May.

The list in full:

London

Rohan Campbell, banking and finance

Jennifer Lund, personal injury

Paul Smith, corporate and commercial

Southampton

Andrew Buckham, personal injury

Justine Spencer, personal injury

Bristol

Polly Sweeney, public law

Charlotte Waite, court of protection

Birmingham

Rob Laugharne, corporate and commercial

Sheffield

Tim Annett, personal injury

Ed Tomlinson, chartered financial planner (asset management)

Leeds

James Knowles, real estate

Claire Newstead, personal injury

Newcastle

Katie Thackray, court of protection