Challinors' 210-strong team includes 22 partners and over 100 fee earners. It is ranked as one of the top legal firms in the West Midlands, being Number 1 in the Chambers UK Directory in a number of categories, including clinical negligence and criminal defence. It has offices in Birmingham, West Bromwich, Halesowen, Wolverhampton and Nottingham.

Challinors’ chief executive Andy Hodges considers the firms’ accessibility, customer service, legal excellence and efficiency is what sets it apart from other law firms in the region: “Challinors' legal expertise, comprehensive range of legal disciplines and network of strategically located offices makes it well placed to support businesses of all sizes through all stages of growth and development. The firms' approach is to understand clients' needs and aspirations, proactively identify risks, provide solutions, and help protect their business. Alongside legal excellence, is our commitment to first-rate client service, founded on developing a true understanding of each clients business.”

The firm’s experienced specialist teams have a reputation for being good to talk to, refreshingly down-to-earth and easy to work with. The teams include: corporate and commercial, construction, dispute resolution, fraud and asset recovery, professional negligence, business crime, commercial property, employment, and licensing. Challinors has a strong private client team with specialists in collaborative family law, mediation, child care, medical accident claims, personal injury claims, clinical negligence, residential property, cohabitation disputes and wills, trusts and probate.

“We believe providing an outstanding legal service, by itself, is not enough,” says Andy. “We treat every client as a relationship, not a transaction and believe that shines through in the way we work. We listen to our clients, getting to the root of their issues, so our lawyers are able to spend more time doing what they do best – solving problems, communicating at every stage of the transaction, and keeping those all important costs down. Our strategy is one of constant evolution.

Challinors is an active and enthusiastic supporter of local entrepreneurial initiatives, and through regular seminars, legal workshops and mentoring services, holds a special relationship with the BSEEN and e4f programmes at Birmingham Science Park Aston (BSPA).

Michael Knibbs, Head of Challinors Corporate Team comments: “The support which we have provided, notably through Jamie Partington, has proved invaluable to many of the emerging entrepreneurs in the region and, in many instances, we have supported clients from start-up through to a successful, thriving business. BSPA is home to a number of high-growth, high-tech businesses for which we have established a real reputation for looking after them.

Another key service is an initiative that enhances client service and support. Andy explains: “Our Business Support Unit (BSU) draws together experts from across the firm, to provide assistance for SME businesses and corporate clients. BSU has pioneered a new way of working with clients, with dedicated client relationship managers, who remain closely allied to individual clients.”

The BSU team comprises corporate specialists Malford Harris and Peter Lowe, and employment partner Simon Bond. “Since its launch, BSU has given clients instant personal access to a total legal service,” comments Andy. “As part of the service, tailored to the needs of a business and the individuals responsible for its day-to-day running, we keep them up-to-date with the latest news, changes and developments in commercial law, and deliver the practical guidance and advice they need.

“When clients engage the BSU team, we undertake a free sixty minute legal audit and consultancy.”

For more information: Tel: 0121 212 9393 or www.challinors.co.uk.