Not the Biggest. The Best: Inside Bexley Beaumont's Mission-Led Rise

Karen Bexley and Anna Beaumont, co-founders of Bexley Beaumont sit down with Legl's team to share the story of the firm's growth journey. With deep experience in the fee-share space, the co-founders wanted to build something entirely new. A firm that combined the financial model of a fee-share firm, and the more collegiate environment and great infrastructure of a more traditional law firm. The result is a firm where staff benefit from autonomy, high earning potential, freedom from lockstep partnership tracks, as well as an inclusive and supportive culture, shared values and a focus on consistent quality. The legal press have called it "a hybrid - the best of both."

Recognised as Law Firm of the Year at the Modern Law Awards, and the fastest-growing platform firm in the UK by PwC and Codex Edge for two years running, the co-founders have a unique model that is mission and vision-driven. The Top 200 is their target but the co-founders believe in sustainable growth, staying true to their founding principles and values, and the importance of focusing on the right metrics, like partner retention rate (which stands at over 95% today), instead of simply reporting on the growth of partner numbers.

The full story: what's inside the article

  • How the arrival of Covid lockdown just 3 months into the business helped define the firm's character and principles
  • A deep dive into the firm's recruitment strategy, the selection process for fee-share consultants and the advantages of the Bexley Beaumont team culture
  • The leadership and decision-making at the firm, and how the co-founders challenge each other
  • Why the firm ran over 80 events last year, and how the founders think about programmes that give culture a tangible form, like BB Elevate
  • Why the firm doesn't use partner numbers as a metric of success, and why the firm will never be the largest fee-share firm