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North East law firm awarded 360 legal group member of the year

Gordon Brown Law Firm, which has offices in Newcastle and Chester le Street, has scooped the title 360 Legal Group Member of the Year at a prestigious legal conference and awards dinner.

The law firm was announced as the winner of the award category, by the 360 Legal Group, at its annual dinner this month, which took place at The Belfry, near Birmingham.

It is the fourth year that Bristol-based 360 Legal Group, which helps law firms across the UK manage and market their practices more successfully as businesses, has held the awards to find and recognise practices of all sizes who are not only adapting but also responding to the fast changing conditions facing the legal profession and the difficult economic climate they are facing.

Gordon Brown Law Firm was nominated by consultants working with 360 member firms for the way in which the firm has pursued a very clear strategy during the course of the year.

The firm recently appointed the youngest female partner as its new Managing Partner and has undergone a massive change in the last 12 months, starting afresh with a completely new marketing and sales training programme and linking remuneration to performance and accountability.

The firm has shown significant growth in these difficult economic times and has grown its conveyancing volumes by 500% since 2006 after investing in and training its staff to use its Intelliworks case management system. It has also separated out its volume residential conveyancing department and probate office into a new Chester-Le-Street office while retaining its Newcastle office for its commercial and private client base.

Presenting the award, Viv Williams, Chief Executive of 360 Legal Group said: “In choosing our award winner we were looking for a law firm that is facing the future with imagination and initiative and in reviewing Gordon Brown Law Firm for the award, we felt that they clearly stood out in the way they have been driving their business forward”.

Kathryn Taylor, Managing Partner at Gordon Brown Law Firm, said: “I was both surprised and delighted to have been nominated for and to receive this award. My guiding principle over the last year has been that law firms like most other businesses cannot afford to stand still in the hope that work will flow towards them.

“I have constantly sought new ways of obtaining instructions and growing our firm in spite of the challenging and turbulent times that we face. I am very flattered, therefore, that 360 Legal Group has seen what we are trying to do and has chosen to recognise it in this way.”

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