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Leeds law firms looking healthy
11 July, 2008The market is looking up for law firms in the UK it appears, as one law-based marketing firm reports two new sponsors.
The market is looking up for law firms in the UK it appears, as one law-based marketing firm reports two new sponsors.
The law sector has been looking bleak as a result of recruitment drops connected to the falling housing market and, along with unemployment; a withdrawal from marketing typically accompanies such an economic slump.
However, in a sign that confidence is returning to the sector, two sponsors have come out to support Leeds Legal, the organisation whose aim it is to raise the profile of the industry in Leeds; the second largest legal centre in the UK, after London.
The Leeds offices of Irwin Mitchell and Beachcroft are the organisation's latest sponsors, and the funding of such projects suggests that the financial outlook for legal firms does not look universally negative.
Certainly, there are some areas of the sector that are benefiting from the economic slump, such as those firms that specialise in insolvencies and repossessions.
Alan M Baker, chairman of Leeds Legal, said: "We're delighted to welcome Irwin Mitchell and Beachcroft on board.
"Our campaign continues to develop and we're keen to expand even further, building on the momentum generated so far. Securing support from prominent firms like these is vital if this is to happen."
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