Practice Manager and Employee Trustee, Lorna Martin reflects on her experience at the eoa’s annual conference. From thought-provoking sessions on culture, AI, and succession planning to powerful success stories and engaging networking events, the conference provided valuable insights into the growing impact of employee ownership….
We’re are always looking at ways to improve the way we serve our clients. To ensure we are always aligned with your needs, we are participating in national research aimed at understanding what clients value most when working with lawyers and law firms… if you’re a past client, please take 8 minutes to fill in the anonymous survey…
15/10/2024
Is Employee Ownership a growing trend in Law firms? We certainly think it is. In this article, written for the Solicitors Journal publication, Robert Postlethwaite presents the benefits for firms and shares his experience of his journey to employee ownership….
08/10/2024
Marking our 1 year anniversary of being EO, this month we offer a different EO perspective and speak with our employee trustees, Lorna Martin and Alison Stevens and to find out how they’ve felt this last year has gone and discuss the highs and lows they’ve experienced in their new roles…..
08/05/2024
It’s our first birthday since we became a fully fledged 100% employee-owned company, transferring all our shares to an employee ownership trust and so committing to all members of our firm having an ownership stake. In this short blog, our founder Robert Postlethwaite looks at the impact employee ownership has had on us so far, whether anything has changed, and what’s next….
27/03/2024
Business succession through an EOT is the fastest growing business model in the UK, to date adopted by 1400+ companies, including a growing number of law firms. Independent research shows that employee-owned companies outperform their peers in a number of ways. Watch our webinar and download our guide for Law firms on EOTs now…
This is a guest blog written by Robert Postlethwaite Founder and Managing Director, for LegalEdge, a business partner of Postlethwaite Solicitors. It first appeared on their website….
14/12/2023
This article first appeared in the quarterly magazine, Managing for Success, produced by The Law Society. The article titled ‘Working it’ talks about the employee ownership model and its continued rise in popularity and how law firms are adopting it. Journalist Diana Bentley interviewed Robert Postlethwaite for comment….
Of the approximately 9,500 solicitors firms in the UK, an estimated 20 are now employee-owned, in most cases through an employee ownership trust (EOT). A tiny percentage, yes, but one which I believe is set to grow over the coming years as practices grapple with multiple challenges which for many will make the traditional partnership model no longer fit for purpose.
21/06/2023
Postlethwaite Solicitors becomes 100% Employee Owned – On their 20th anniversary the London and Leeds based boutique practice becomes employee owned through an employee ownership trust (EOT)
29/03/2023
