Liverpool’s Silverbeck Rymer – one of the first UK law firms to be taken over by a listed company – has announced plans to create 300 new jobs over the next 12 months.

The personal injury firm, which has more than 250 staff in bases in Liverpool and Chelmsford, is currently awaiting Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) approval for its £19.3m takeover by software and outsourcing business Quindell Portfolio, a deal which was announced this January.