Lewis Silkin LLP is a British law firm with offices in London, Oxford, Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong.[1] The firm has over 70 partners, 270 lawyers and a total staff of over 577 people.[2] Jo Evans is Lewis Silkin's current Chair of the Partnership.[3] Richard Miskella and Jo Farmer are the firm's Joint Managing Partners.[4][5][6]
History
The firm was established in 1950 in Rye Lane, Peckham, as "Lewis Silkin and Partners" by John Silkin, son of Lewis Silkin. Lewis joined the practice full-time in the 1950s after leaving the House of Commons and relinquishing some parliamentary duties he had undertaken on first becoming a peer. Lewis Silkin opened an office in Westminster in addition to the existing office in Peckham. The Westminster office specialised in planning law and development permits.[7]
rockhopper
In 2014, Lewis Silkin launched a fixed fee employment law service, rockhopper.[8] rockhopper won the Best Innovation in the Working Families Best Practice 2018 awards.[9]
International
The firm is a member of two international networks: Ius Laboris,[10] a global alliance of employment law specialist firms and The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance.[11]
Charity and awards
The firm has taken part in charity fundraising events over the years, including the 3 Peaks Challenge in 2011, a 30-hour non-stop "Spinathon",[12] staging a pantomime in 2012 and the 24 Peaks Challenge in 2015.[13] The firm has been accredited by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage employer since 2012.[14][15]
In 2013, the firm took part in a charity shop takeover for Ty Hafan[16] and Helen and Douglas House.[17]
In 2014, the firm organised an "alternative" triathlon to raise money for Oxford Homeless Pathways.[18] In 2014, the firm was awarded Best Social Mobility Program at the Managing Partners Forum awards.[19]
See also
External links
- Official website
- Ius Laboris
- GALA Archived 27 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
References
- ^ Green, Ruth (12 November 2012). "Lewis Silkin to open Cardiff base with Welsh government backing | News". The Lawyer. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ Lewis Silkin (1 April 2016). "Lewis Silkin History". Lewis Silkin. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Jo Evans elected as Chair of Lewis Silkin". Lewis Silkin.
- ^ "Jo Farmer and Richard Miskella elected as Joint Managing Partners". Lewis Silkin.
- ^ "Lewis Silkin - Giles Crown and Richard Miskella profiled for the New Law Journal". Lewis Silkin.
- ^ "Lewis Silkin News, Analysis and Updates". Legal Business.
- ^ "Lewis Silkin's history". Lewis Silkin. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Our services". rockhopper.
- ^ "Working Families | Lewis Silkin - Winner 2018, Cityparents Best for Innovation Award". Working Families.
- ^ "Global Human resources lawyers". Ius Laboris. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "GALA: Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance". Gala-marketlaw.com. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Helen & Douglas House (23 November 2012). "Lewis Silkin LLP is fundraising for Helen & Douglas House". Justgiving.com. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "Lewis Silkin takes on the 24 Peaks Challenge for charity". Lewis Silkin.
- ^ "List of Accredited Living Wage Employers". Living wage. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ Chadderton, Sam (13 November 2012). "11KBW, Clifford Chance and Herbert Smith Freehills lead way on London Living Wage | News". The Lawyer. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "STOP PRESS:Lewis Silkin is taking over the Ty Hafan charity shop in Penarth, South Wales!". JustGiving.
- ^ "Lewis Silkin's charity cycle from London to Amsterdam in one weekend". JustGiving.
- ^ "Lewis Silkin marks tenth anniversary of Oxford office". Lewis Silkin.
- ^ Lewis Silkin (24 March 2014). "Lewis Silkin - Lewis Silkin awarded Best Social Mobility Programme at the Managing Partners' Forum Awards".
