And at Tilly Bailey and Irvine (TBI Law) our first year in Wearside has been nothing short of extraordinary
Since expanding into Wearside late last Spring, after we acquired Scanlans, the site has continued to propel TBI Law and grow our regional footprint.
Staff numbers at the John Street office have more than doubled, rising from nine to 20, while demand generated by the new base has helped drive a 16 per cent year-on-year increase in new matters across our firm.
It is proof that as a business, you should never stop trying to grow.
And growing is what we’ve consistently done for almost 200 years.
From our first office in Hartlepool, TBI Law has been helping clients across the North East and beyond, expanding with bases in Wynard, Barnard Castle and Stockton.
The Sunderland move was a major moment for the business, and we’ve treated it as such, investing over £40,000 to develop the site and the team within it.
That refurbishment created the physical space needed to grow the team and broaden the services available to our clients across Wearside.
Historically, Scanlans was well known locally for criminal defence, probate and conveyancing – services we still proudly offer leading expertise in.
However, under the TBI umbrella, we’ve now successfully grown it into a genuine full-service firm, offering the entire range services that TBI Law has long been synonymous with.
That includes family law, personal injury and commercial services.
It is an approach that mirrors a wider ethos within our company – to offer comprehensive support delivered under one roof.
Over the years, that approach has seen us become of the North East’s biggest, oldest – and most trusted – law firms.
That trust and expertise means that we are often tasked with working on some of the highest-profile legal cases – among them recently, Medomsley and the Infected Blood Claims Inquiry.
Complex matters that demand both expertise and capacity.
And we have both; From that first office in 1842, our firm now employs more than 200 staff across the North East.
And we are growing in more ways than one.
Nine members of staff have recently received well-earned promotions.
Those include three solicitors – Laura Nomaz, Jessica Inman, and Georgia Wilkinson – promoted shortly after returning from maternity leave to senior associate roles.
Joining them in that position are Rhiannon Melrose and Tyler Plunkett, while Bethany Atkinson, Mollie Hall, Olivia Linton and Sophie Wilding have been promoted to associate-level roles.
Several of those promoted have progressed through the firm over several years, with some starting as secretaries, underlining a longstanding commitment within TBI Law to nurture talent from within.
It is an unwavering commitment that we really are very proud of.
Each year, we reward staff with promotions, and for a firm approaching its 200th anniversary, the message is crystal clear.
We never stop investing.
In our sites. In our business.
And, of course, in our people – be it in growing our team, or the time and effort we invest in achieving outstanding results for our clients.
And a year on from launching our Sunderland site, TBI Law is proof that even the most established names can still find new ways to move forward.
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