Ten new recruits for Blackpool law firm

Blackhurst Budd Solicitors has taken on ten new members of staff over the last few months as it continues to grow its practice.

The Edward Street based firm has seen staff join in a variety of roles from compliance to conveyancing and now employ over 50 local people.

“We’ve seen tremendous growth across all departments, but particularly residential property and we are now inside the top 200 conveyancing firms nationally in terms of property purchases completed,” said Warren Spencer, managing director.

To help accommodate the increasing number of staff the firm have embarked on an ambitious renovation project, converting the current loft at Edward Street into modern open plan office space. The new work area, which has taken three months to complete, will be ready in July and have room for 15 people.

“The directors made a firm commitment several years ago to stay in the town centre and whilst this does present some challenges as we expand, we are happy to be investing in our premises and ensuring our staff are contributing to the local economy rather than moving to a business park on the outskirts of town.

"The development of our compliance team, for which the firm won a Law Society Excellence Award, has made a real difference to our recruitment process. We receive a large number of high quality applications for these positions as they are seen as an ideal foot in the door for people aspiring to have a career in the legal sector.” The firm plans to expand further over the next three years, investing in IT and moving towards a paperless office.