Ampa - Legal & Professional Services

 We are delighted to announce 24 promotions across our house of brands including Shakespeare Martineau, Lime Solicitors and Marrons. CEO, Sarah Walker-Smith said: "I am delighted that such a large number of our talented people have been promoted, and it’s great to see that they represent a diverse range of teams, brands, and locations." Congratulations to all who have taken this significant step in their careers! 🎉 https://lnkd.in/eRM_J4Dh #LawFirm #LegalCareer #PlanningCareer #LegalProfessionals

Two leading Bristol professional services brands - law firm Shakespeare Martineau and planning, design, and development consultancy Marrons are relocating their Bristol office hub. The brands are moving less than a mile from their current hub in Queen Square to One Temple Quay in Temple Back East. Nick Jones co-head of Shakespeare Martineau's Bristol hub said: "Being closer to where our clients need us allows us to better serve them, providing local expertise and accessibility." Tom Macklen, architecture director added, “It is great to be part of Bristol’s dynamic business landscape, and we’re eager to continue expanding our presence in the region.” https://lnkd.in/e9rSr2WM #Bristol #BristolBusiness #Office

We are pleased to have been ranked 47 in the Top 100 of The Lawyers UK 200 rankings report.   We achieved 14% organic growth in the past financial year and expanded our regional footprint, including new hubs in Southampton and Chichester. We express our thanks to our clients and their continued trust, and our dedicated teams. We look forward to building on this success and continuing to grow across our brands.   Sarah Walker-Smith, CEO of Ampa, said: “It’s been a remarkable journey so far, getting to £119m last year from around £69m 3 years ago. The majority of which is organic growth and reflects the hard work and passion of our people, as well as the loyalty of our clients. We remain committed to delivering exceptional service as we continue to grow together.”   The Lawyer | Shakespeare Martineau | Marrons | Lime Solicitors | Mayo Wynne Baxter #Top100 #LegalRankings #LawFirm #ClientService

At our latest vibrant places event, hosted at our Birmingham office last month, we spoke to several leaders to gain their thoughts on the topic.     In the final part of this series, we asked them what they can personally do to make a positive change in their own communities.    What else would you add as a leader in your field? Sam Squire Jonathan Noad Ronee Marie Walsh Justine Ball Tina Costello OBE Hannah Pemberton Sarah Walker-Smith Ben Buckton Daljit Flora Sophie Mee Amarysia Aujla Emma Houghton Jemma Page #VibrantPlaces #Leadership #Sustainability #Housing #Community #Development 

At our recent vibrant places event, we had the please of hearing from our fantastic panellists who shared insight on their experiences, thoughts, and journey surrounding creating a vibrant place. Luke Hillson from Marrons said: “Currently, it feels like the planning system sometimes has it’s default position set to ‘no’ regarding applications – the way we expedite the delivery of vibrant places is turning that default ‘no’ to a ‘yes’ if the applications being made go above and beyond the minimum planning requirements and create highly vibrant places.” Download our vibrant places report here: https://lnkd.in/epSwhBsD Ben Buckton Sarah Walker-Smith Emma Houghton Jemma Page Sophie Mee Daljit Flora Amarysia Aujla #VibrantPlaces #Leadership #Sustainability #Housing #Community #Development

At our latest vibrant places event, hosted at our Birmingham office last month, we spoke to several leaders to gain their thoughts on the topic.    In this video we asked them how we can ensure that the development of vibrant communities is inclusive and accessible to all regardless of socioeconomic status. Sam Squire Hannah Pemberton Justine Ball Ronee Marie Walsh Jonathan Noad Tina Costello OBE Sarah Walker-Smith Ben Buckton Amarysia Aujla Daljit Flora Emma Houghton Jemma Page Sophie Mee #VibrantPlaces #Leadership #Sustainability #Housing #Community #Development 

At our recent vibrant places event, we had the please of hearing from our fantastic panellists who shared insight on their experiences, thoughts, and journey surrounding creating a vibrant place. Clare Richmond from The Scavenger Mindset said: “If you create the right conditions and support for people, then you’ll find the local community is way more capable than the powers that be – and will make much more impact that a top-down approach.” Download the vibrant places report here: https://lnkd.in/epSwhBsD #VibrantPlaces #Leadership #Sustainability #Housing #Community #Development  Ben Buckton Sarah Walker-Smith Emma Houghton Jemma Page Sophie Mee Daljit Flora Amarysia Aujla Anthropy UK

At our latest vibrant places event, hosted at our Birmingham office last month, we spoke to several leaders to gain their thoughts on the topic.    In this video we asked them how they defined a vibrant community and what the essentials are to creating one. Tina Costello OBE Hannah Pemberton Justine Ball Sam Squire Jonathan Noad Ronee Marie Walsh Ben Buckton Sarah Walker-Smith Emma Houghton Jemma Page Sophie Mee Daljit Flora John O’Brien MBE Amarysia Aujla #VibrantPlaces #Leadership #Sustainability #Housing #Community #Development 

At our recent vibrant places event, we had the please of hearing from our fantastic panellists who shared insight on their experiences, thoughts, and journey surrounding creating a vibrant place. Tariq Shah OBE from Vigo Group said: “If we’re going to build more houses then we need to see real public and private partnerships. We need to honest about whether there is risk and where there is reward and share this equally – for too long we’ve left the risk at the door of the public sector, while accepting all the reward in the private sector.” Download our vibrant places report here: https://lnkd.in/epSwhBsD #VibrantPlaces #Leadership #Sustainability #Housing #Community #Development Ben Buckton Sarah Walker-Smith Emma Houghton Jemma Page Sophie Mee Daljit Flora Amarysia Aujla

Following our recent vibrant places event, we had in depth discussions with several leaders on what a vibrant place is and how we achieve it. In our last video we asked several leaders what they consider the main priority to creating a vibrant place is. We then followed up with what they consider the biggest challenge to doing so is. Hear their thoughts in this latest video. Justine Ball Hannah Pemberton Tina Costello OBE Jonathan Noad Ronee Marie Walsh Sam Squire Ben Buckton Sarah Walker-Smith Daljit Flora Sophie Mee Emma Houghton Jemma Page Amarysia Aujla John O’Brien MBE Luke Hillson Clare Richmond Tariq Shah OBE Si Bellamy OBE #VibrantPlaces #Leadership #Sustainability #Housing #Community #Development