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Birketts, providing a fresh approach
to legal services

Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks.

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Agile enough to adapt,
but big enough to cover it all

We have deep sector expertise spanning over 15 markets. The Birketts approach means being a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the challenges, changes and opportunities you may face.

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A commitment to our clients,
our staff, and the planet

We have developed an in depth four pillar ESG and CSR strategy that highlights our key commitments, complemented by KPIs and targets that allow us to track progress and over time.

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SPOTLIGHT ON:

Manufacturing sector faces mounting tribunal pressures amid economic uncertainty

Our latest research reveals that manufacturing businesses across England and Wales are grappling with a rising tide of employment tribunal claims.

Catherine Johnson

Catherine Johnson
Partner

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Birketts in numbers

Discover the numbers behind Birketts, our people and our growth.

140

Partners

1100+

People

£120m

Revenue (2024/2025)

700+

Lawyers and legal professionals

42%

Female partners

#42

UK law.com

Deep-dive into Birketts

Find out more about Birketts, what is important to us and our priorities with our most recent reports and reviews.

In the Press

Our latest news coverage highlights

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The Planner

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Nicola Gooch explores the failures of our water system in an article for The Planner.
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The Times

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Katie Beaven writes in The Times that lawyers must educate clients about the risks of AI.

Accounting WEB

AccountingWEB reports that our finance team has built trust across the firm by moving beyond number-crunching.

Kent Online

Hospitality and leisure sector bucks trend with 12% higher industrial tribunal rates, says Sevenoaks law firm Birketts.

Tax Journal

One minute with… Karl Pocock, Head of Corporate Tax at Birketts.

Training

Shaping Excellence,
Legal Training

At Birketts we believe in a close partnership with our clients, we believe in giving our clients the skills to understand and navigate legal problems which they face and we believe in an approach to training which brings the law to life.

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Sam Greenhalgh, Partner

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Insights

Thought Leadership
Latest News
Upcoming Events
Sevenoaks: Navigating change – annual employment and immigration update
Book before 31 October for our ‘Buy one get one half price’ deal.
 
19 Nov 2025 – 9:00 am
Sevenoaks: Navigating change – annual employment and immigration update
Social housing and asset management seminar: evolving for the future (Norwich)
An essential update series designed to help you navigate the evolving landscape of social housing and asset management.
 
6 Nov 2025 – 1:30 pm
Social housing and asset management seminar: evolving for the future (Norwich)
Strategic land breakfast seminar at Tewinbury Farm Hotel, Welwyn
Get the latest planning insights, smart pooling strategies, and practical pre-development actions.
 
21 Oct 2025 – 8:00 am
Strategic land breakfast seminar at Tewinbury Farm Hotel, Welwyn
Pathways to family formation: navigating private adoption (Chelmsford)
Join Birketts’ Family Team at our Chelmsford office and guest speakers from 1GC Family Law explore adoption as an important route to parenthood.
 
16 Oct 2025 – 5:30 pm
Pathways to family formation: navigating private adoption (Chelmsford)
Social housing and asset management seminar: evolving for the future (London)
An essential update series designed to help you navigate the evolving landscape of social housing and asset management.
 
16 Oct 2025 – 1:30 pm
Social housing and asset management seminar: evolving for the future (London)
Employment Law for HR professionals course – Norwich
This course is aimed at HR professionals – each module will take a topic that is designed to provide delegates with working knowledge of employment law, in a way that you can use practically within your organisation.
 
9 Oct 2025 – 9:30 am
Employment Law for HR professionals course – Norwich

Webinars

We are finalising the details of our next series of webinars and events. You can register here to receive invitations before anyone else.

Alternatively, please visit our YouTube channel to view a selection of our past webinars.

Contact Us
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For general enquiries please call +44 (0)808 169 4320 or send a message from our Contact us page.