Jo Godwin, HR Officer
Welcome to Blake Lapthorn
We are the leading firm in the South East of England and have a network of offices in London and across the region - in Southampton, Oxford and Portsmouth - helping to ensure that we are accessible to local, national and international clients, offering the right level of service.
At Blake Lapthorn, we believe in listening to the goals and concerns of our clients and then using this understanding to get the results they need in the most cost-effective way. With over 100 partners and a total staff of over 650, we provide a full range of integrated services for organisations in today’s fast-moving business environment. We also have a large team focused on services for private individuals.
Our strongly commercial and friendly approach is well known by our clients, who range from multi-national companies, owner-managed businesses, SMEs, government agencies and business and property owners. Industry sector groups provide targeted advice built on an understanding of the issues faced by particular industries.
What Legal 500 UK 2010 says about us…
"Blake Lapthorn is identified as a 'regional heavyweight' in the South East for Southampton, Oxford, Portsmouth and Winchester. The firm ranks very highly across the South East region, with top-tier rankings in no fewer than 15 areas, including agriculture, charities, commercial litigation, employment, pensions and IP/IT."
Below are just a few of the comments made by trainees and staff at Blake Lapthorn during interviews with Investors in People assessors in January 2011.
“It’s the best firm in the area, by far.”
“Good, interesting work.”
“Tremendous opportunities for professional development.”
“Fantastic people.”
“The people, the work, the opportunities, the social side.”
“Enormous professionalism.” (People consider this to be true of all departments, including internally-facing functions, such as HR, IT, Library Services, Training, Finance, Reception, Print Room, Business Development, Risk and Compliance).
“Their professionalism encourages you to act professionally too.”)
“A terrific reputation for training, and you can see why.”
“It’s good on work-life balance. The firm is big enough to attract great work from great clients, but you don’t have to sell your soul to be here.”
“They live up to their values.”