Keystone Law

Keystone Law
Industry Legal
Founded 2002
Number of locations
 6
Key people
 James Knight (Managing Director), William Robins (Operations Director), Ashley Miller, (Finance Director), Mark Machray (Business Development Director), Charles Stringer (Director), Kristina Oliver (Marketing Director), Maurice Tunney (IT Director)
Number of employees
 180 lawyers, 30 support staff
Website www.keystonelaw.co.uk

Keystone Law is a national professional services firm headquartered in London,[1] United Kingdom offering a range of legal services for business and individuals.

Background

The firm was launched in 2002 by solicitor James Knight, and Charles Stringer who was Head of Sales at the BBC.[2] It was initially called Lawyers Direct but rebranded in 2008 as Keystone Law.[3]On 21 October 2013, the firm converted to an Alternative Business Structure (ABS),[4] making it the 173rd ABS to be approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, enabling the firm to offer a range of services in addition to law. It also allowed non-solicitor and co-founder Charles Stringer to become a director of the firm.[5]

In 2013 the firm opened its first international office in Guernsey[6] and formally launched operations in Australia in May 2014[7] as Keypoint Law.[8] 2013 also saw Keystone Law implement an award winning recruitment campaign to attract partner level lawyers to join the firm, and increased headcount by 48% in less than twelve months.[9] In October 2014, the firm accepted £3.15m in investment from private equity firm, Root Capital. Root acquired a 35% equity interest from Charles Stringer, one of the founding Partners. Simon Philips, Managing Partner at Root Capital also took a seat on the board. [10]

Keystone Law has approximately 180 consultant lawyers[11] (Jan 2016) who, through an award nominated IT platform,[12] are able to work from any location in the world, and have access to office facilities when face to face meetings are required. Keystone only recruits lawyers who have at least 8 years post qualification experience which has usually been gained in a top 100 law firm.

Awards

Keystone Law has been recognised by a number of industry awards and is annually recognised by Chambers and Partners (Guide to the world’s best lawyers)[13] and the Legal 500.[14]

AWARD YEAR CATEGORY
Great British Entrepreneur Awards (James Knight, shortlisted)[15] 2013 Services Industry Entrepreneur of the Year
Great British Entrepreneur Awards (James Knight, shortlisted)[15] 2013 Entrepreneurs Champion
Law Society Excellence Awards (Keystone Law, winner)[16] 2013 Excellence in Marketing and Communications
MPF Awards for Management Excellence[17] 2014 Best financial management
MPF Awards for Management Excellence[17] 2014 Most innovative use of social media
MPF Awards for Management Excellence[17] 2014 Best Emerging Firm
Legal Business Awards [18] 2014 Legal Technology Team of the Year
Legal Week Innovation Awards 2015 Communications and PR Innovation
Legal Week Innovation Awards 2015 Recruitment Innovation
Legal Week Innovation Awards 2015 Mobile and Flexible Working Innovation
Kent Digital Marketing Awards 2015 Website of the year
The Lawyer Business Leadership Awards 2015 Innovation in Agile Working
The Lawyer Business Leadership Awards 2015 Best Marketing and Communications Campaign
The Lawyer Business Leadership Awards 2015 Best Marketing and Communications Team
Halsbury Legal Awards 2015 Award for Business Development

Reel Life

In 2013 Keystone Law invested into a short fictional film, written and directed by Keystone Lawyer, Lawrence Relton called Reel Life.[19] Reel Life’s main characters are Adam Sinclair is Nazneen Contractor, Anthony Head and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us". Keystonelaw.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  2. ↑ "Keystone Tops". London.edu. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  3. ↑ Philip Smith (24 February 2010). "Keystone Law set for bumper business". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "'Dispersed' pioneer Keystone to become an ABS | News | Law Society Gazette". Lawgazette.co.uk. 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  5. ↑ "Keystone Law gains ABS approval - Legalvoice". Legalvoice.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  6. ↑ "Law Firm To Establish New Operation In Guernsey - Wealth Management - Guernsey". Mondaq.com. 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  7. ↑ "UK's fast-growing model for legal services launches in Australia". Keypointlaw.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  8. ↑ "Signing On To Got It Alone With Keypoint Law". Theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  9. ↑ "Excellence in Marketing and Communications". lawsociety.org.uk.
  10. ↑ "Keystone Law sells £3.15m stake to private equity house | News". Thelawyer.com. 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  11. ↑ "Lawyers". Keystonelaw.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  12. ↑ Legal Business. "Awards - www.legalbusiness.co.uk". Legalbusiness.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  13. ↑ "Keystone Law". Chambersandpartners.com. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  14. ↑ "The Legal 500". Legal500.com. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  15. 1 2 "2013 shortlist". The Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  16. ↑ "Excellence Awards winners 2013". Lawsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  17. 1 2 3 "MPF Awards for Management Excellence (2014 winners)". Managing Partners' Forum. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  18. ↑ Legal Business. "Legal Technology Team of the Year 2014 - www.legalbusiness.co.uk". Legalbusiness.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  19. ↑ "Reel Life (2013)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-05-09.

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