Irwin Mitchell

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• ‘Extremely collaborative. Very good resources. Superbly knowledgeable on the law.’

• ‘Olivia Jack- Extremely professional and driven. Very client-focused. Always striving to achieve the very best result. Stephanie Kerr - Fantastic leader. Very down to earth. Achieves excellent results for client.’

• ‘This is a relatively large team, however high standards are maintained an across the board. There is a good level of legal knowledge and strategic skill throughout the team. Irwin Mitchell is a large firm which means they can call on lawyers from other areas to deal with related points such as agriculture or care fees for example.’

• ‘Stephanie Kerr (Partner) - Her legal knowledge is second to none and she has good strategic instincts. She invests in her solicitors and is active in the legal community. She is passionate about what she does. She has a good rapport the clients. Kirsty McNulty (Senior Associate) - Kirsty operates at the level of the partner. She gives clear advice and has emotional intelligence which puts partners at ease.’

• ‘They specialise in contentious trusts and probate work and act on a range of high value and complex matters. They are visible and engage in business development activities which contribute towards their growth and profile.’

• ‘Stephanie Kerr runs the team in Manchester, she is very experienced and has a broad range of contacts which helps to bring in a broad range of matters. She has a clear no-nonsense approach, whilst being pragmatic, to ensure cases progress to a conclusion, and her team follow suit, presumably through strong leadership techniques.’

• ‘Lucy-Allena McIllroy is exceptional. She understands the wider dynamic of the legal market and engages well with the legal community. She is an excellent litigator with a wide knowledge of this area of law. She is a sensible and pragmatic opponent as well as being excellent with her own clients.’

• ‘Stephanie Kerr - strong skill set, and always practical in her approach. Olivia Jack - up and coming associate.’

• 'Great team. Pragmatic and commercial.'

• 'Breadth of knowledge, ease of contact, down to earth attitude.'

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