Hat trick of top rankings for Weightmans

Law firm Weightmans LLP can this week celebrate a hat trick of record rankings as the legal profession’s biggest annual surveys highlight the firm’s progress.

Weightmans which has offices in Birmingham, Leicester, London, Manchester and its HQ in Liverpool has secured its highest rankings in the Lawyer UK 200 Annual Report and the Legal Business survey of the top 100 UK law firms. In addition the firm and its lawyers have been given excellent rankings in the 2010 Legal 500 guide.

Weightmans have moved up to number 53 in The Lawyer’s annual report, a rise of three places from 2009. The Legal Business survey sees the firm rise four places to number 52.

The Legal 500 Guide is the legal services industry’s prestigious guide to law firm excellence and this year’s rankings acknowledge Weightmans’ position as a leading firm across a range of sectors.

The firm has achieved sought after top tier rankings for Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence (Midlands and Liverpool), Professional Negligence (North West) and Transport (North West).

Weightmans also retained impressive rankings in Corporate and Commercial (Liverpool), Dispute Resolution (Liverpool), Commercial Property (Liverpool), Social Housing (Liverpool) Personal Injury (Birmingham) and Healthcare (Birmingham).

New acknowledgments for the firm included Employment (East Midlands), Personal Injury (London), Health & Safety (North West), Education (North West), Corporate & Commercial (Birmingham) and Commercial Litigation (West Midlands).

The firm’s Debt Recovery practice also jumped from the second tier to a top tier rating for the first time.

The guide also notes that Weightmans “dominate in Liverpool in police and local authority work, and is also establishing a reputation for work in the healthcare sector.”

“The Legal 500 Guide reflects the strength and breadth of our business in awarding a wide range of our practice areas top rankings,” said Weightmans’ Managing Partner, Patrick Gaul.

“Everyone has worked extremely hard over the past year to maintain our position in difficult trading conditions and I am delighted that their efforts have been recognised with these excellent rankings across the board.”