£1m investment will strengthen Talbots
A Black Country law firm has announced a £1m investment plan to strengthen its ability to service the needs of local people and businesses.
Talbots, which has operated in the region since 1991, is planning to enhance its network of offices, introduce a number of innovations and take on new lawyers across its residential property, business services and trusts and estates teams.
It is also moving to larger premises in Wolverhampton and looking at new sites in Kidderminster and Stourbridge. The ambitious growth plans are focusing on £10 million annual fees in 2016.
"2015 was a strong year for the business and saw us grow our clients across all legal services, with conveyancing a particular highlight… we are in the UK's Top Ten firms," explained Mary Mocklow, director at Talbots. "When we sat down to plan our strategy for the next twelve months, we made a conscious decision to commit even further to our vision of being the preferred legal services provider in the Black Country and Worcestershire."
She continued: "We believe our future is best served by deepening these local roots. As a standalone business, we are free to innovate and launch exciting new products and services at a pace that suits us and, importantly, adds even more benefits to our clients."
Talbots employs 190 staff across its seven offices in the Black Country, Staffordshire and Worcestershire, including Codsall, Dudley, Halesowen, Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Stourport and Wolverhampton. It has enjoyed 26 per cent growth in income across its residential property portfolio last year and assisted hundreds of businesses on a host of matters, ranging from employment issues and succession planning to corporate transactions and licensing laws.
Talbots commitment to doing things differently has also been recognised, with dedicated client care teams, extended weekday opening times (8am to 6pm), Saturday openings (9am to 12pm) and 'free advice' surgeries all proving popular.
Mary added: "Mary continued: "The £1m investment is all about improving the customer experience even more and will be spread across hiring new legal specialists, the installation of state-of-the-art technology and developing our network of offices, including looking at larger and more suitable premises in Kidderminster and Stourbridge. The latter will definitely involve relocation to a larger premises in Wolverhampton on April 1 and we are not ruling out opening new locations where we can make a real difference."
