Birmingham’s proximity to London has seen much quality transactional work drift south – raising the question of why any corporate City lawyer would mull a move to the Midlands.
Firstly, being in Birmingham does not just mean Birmingham-themed work: the city’s top legal players have for years made bold claims about the amount of work they source from outside the region. And secondly, Birmingham’s second tier of law firms is bulging – new entrants continue to launch in Birmingham and they are optimistic about the opportunities for lawyers.
