National firm Irwin Mitchell has announced plans to close its high volume wills division as it focuses on the higher end of the market. The firm is conducting an overhaul of its private client offer after a review which concluded it should stop offering a volume service mostly delivered through third party organisations.
The firm said it is in discussions with affected staff and will look at redeployment opportunities within the business, but it is too early to say how many jobs could be lost. Irwin Mitchell said there are a ‘small number’ of partner exits including some planned retirements.
Irwin Mitchell has shifted in recent years towards high net worth clients and more serious, complex matters. The volume fast-track personal injury division was sold in 2021 and more recently the company disposed of debt recovery business Ascent and financial planning service IM Asset Management.
The refocused private client group at Irwin Mitchell, which has more than 400 staff across the country, said its focus is now on growing market share among affluent individuals in the UK across these core services.
Ros Bever, managing partner of the firm's private client group, said: ‘Our private client team will remain one of the largest and specialist teams in the country and will continue to provide private will-writing, estate planning, tax, residential property, will, trust and estate disputes, immigration and family law services.
‘We have an exceptionally talented team of lawyers who combine deep technical expertise with a genuine understanding of what matters most to our clients. The positive feedback we receive from our clients reflects the trust they place in our lawyers and the standard of service they experience.’
Irwin Mitchell has continued to grow with the recruitment of private client partners Rosanne Tweddle in North Yorkshire and Paula Fry in Chichester, as well as including 21 from its private client teams in its annual promotion round. The firm has announced expansions in all of its newest offices, almost doubling its office space at Brighton, Cardiff, Liverpool and Nottingham, as well as moving to a new office in London.
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