Old Hall Street-based practice has promoted the associates, including 30 at the Liverpool office, to two new posts – legal director and principal associate

Law firm Weightmans has unveiled 96 promotions – 30 of them at its Liverpool head office.

Creating what it calls a new ‘legal expertise pathway’, the Old Hall Street-based practice has promoted 96 associates – six to the post of legal director and the rest as principal associates, a role looking at an individual’s wider business contribution and business development.

Stephen Peacock, partner at Weightmans which also has offices in Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, London and Manchester, said: “Employees and the skills they have will ultimately be the deciding factor in a firm’s success.

“Our people are integral to the future prosperity of Weightmans and we make the investment in their skills and development a priority, so we are excited to introduce a number of key changes and roles to our existing career structure.

“These changes provide an opportunity for progression and development by assessing people’s strengths and enabling us to be more focused when helping them to determine their future career direction.

“I would like to congratulate all of our associates who have seized this opportunity this year and look forward to working with them as we grow the business together.”