Shoosmiths is an award-winning, full-service UK law firm acting for clients who seek absolute expertise in the law, combined with immaculate service standards.

The firm has a UK-wide footprint, with offices in London, Edinburgh, Reading, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Southampton and Belfast, making it one of the country’s leading national firms.

Unlike many other law firms, Shoosmiths’ growth has been organic, and not by mega-merger, which gives the firm a strong and cohesive culture, whose hallmarks are collegiality, trust and openness.

This culture has been key in attracting talented lawyers and staff to work for the firm (which has led to the firm being named a “Best Employer” for 13 years in succession by Legal Week). “Shoosmiths gets the people bit right” is a typical comment we hear back from clients - something that is better experienced than described, although the difference is often tangible - phone calls are answered promptly, support staff go out of their way to help, and lawyers really listen.

Having a strong, values-driven culture at its core has also allowed Shoosmiths to innovate and modernise in line with clients’ expectations, using technology for example where it improves responsiveness to clients. The firm is seen as ‘unstuffy’ in its approach, and relies less on size or tradition than on its crystal-clear focus on each client.

Shoosmiths is focused in the UK and works for its clients internationally through its status as the English member of the World Services Group, a worldwide network of the ‘best of breed’ law firms operating in more than 145+ jurisdictions.

In a rapidly-changing world, Shoosmiths acts as a strong ally on your behalf.

Products and services

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Finance

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Publicity

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Human resources

Staff management and progression

Management consulting

Product safety regulation and compliance, Strategy and long-term planning

Industry

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