Mills & Reeve
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| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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| No. of offices | 7 |
| No. of lawyers | 856 |
| No. of employees | 1406 |
| Major practice areas | Agriculture, Charities, Corporate and Commercial, Education, Food and Agribusiness, Health, Insurance, Private Wealth, Real Estate, Sport, Media and Entertainment, Technology |
| Key people | Charles Staveley (Senior Partner)[1] Claire Clarke (Managing Partner)[2] |
| Revenue | £168.0 million (2023/24)[3] |
| Profit per equity partner | £495,000 (2023/24)[3] |
| Date founded | 1789 (Francis & Co)[4] 1880 (Mills & Reeve) |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | mills-reeve.com |
Mills & Reeve LLP is a law firm headquartered in London. It has offices in Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester, Norwich and Oxford. It is the UK's 39th largest law firm measured by 2023/24 revenues.[5] The firm has been listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work as one of the best big organisations. They were also commended for being awarded Platinum Investors in People Status, joining a select club of only 6% of 50,000 assessed organisations awarded this coveted status.[6]
History
[edit]The firm's roots can be traced back to 1789 when the practice which was eventually to become Francis & Co was started in Cambridge by the 24-year-old newly qualified solicitor Christopher Pemberton.[4] The original Mills & Reeve was formed in Norwich in 1880 when Henry Mills and Edmund Reeve came together to undertake the legal work arising out of the development of the tram system in Norwich.[4]
The current Mills & Reeve practice was formed in 1987 by the merger of the Norwich-based Mills & Reeve and the Cambridge-based Francis & Co, forming Mills & Reeve Francis.[4]
In 2013, Mills & Reeve merged with Manchester-based law firm George Davies[7] and in 2017 merged with London firm Maxwell Winward.[8]
In 2014, Mills & Reeve formed an exclusive "best friends" alliance with the French law firm Fidal.[9][10]
Notable clients
[edit]Mills & Reeve has worked with Trinity College Cambridge since 1861 (as Francis, Webster and Riches).[4]
Notable awards
[edit]Mills & Reeve was ranked as one of the best big organisations in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list 2024.[11]
The firm was ranked as one of the top 50 most innovative law firms in Europe in the Financial Times’ Innovative Lawyers Europe 2024.[12] Mills & Reeve have been awarded the third Best Law Firm to Work at by RollOnFriday in 2024. They have ranked in the top four for the past seven years.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "New year heralds announcement of new Mills & Reeve senior leadership team". Mills & Reeve LLP. February 2, 2023.
- ^ Byrne, Matt (August 20, 2015). "Mills & Reeve's Clarke reveals Norfolk as home of the trailblazer". The Lawyer | Legal insight, benchmarking data and jobs.
- ^ a b "Mills & Reeve". The Lawyer. February 2, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Jackson, Christopher (September 1990). A Cambridge Bicentenary: The History of a Legal Practice, 1789-1989. Morrow & Co. ISBN 0948903082.
- ^ "UK 200 2024 – Top 100 overview". The Lawyer. September 30, 2024.
- ^ "The Investors in People Awards 2024". Investors in People. March 27, 2024.
- ^ "About us". Mills & Reeve. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ Byrne, Matt (2017-03-08). "Mills & Reeve boosts London with Maxwell Winward deal". The Lawyer. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ Gannage-Stewart, Hannah (15 September 2014). "Fidal formalises best friends alliance with Mills & Reeve". The Lawyer. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Mills & Reeve's French connection strengthened". Birmingham Post. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Best Big Organisations". The Times. May 9, 2024.
- ^ "Innovative Lawyers Europe: 2024 Winners". Financial Times. 2024.
- ^ "Best Law Firms To Work At 2024". rollonfriday.com. January 26, 2024.
