Law firm Clarke Willmott has announced plans to relocate its 300-strong workforce in Bristol to a new head office in the city.
The company said the move would support its long-term commitment to hybrid working for staff, as well as broader environmental and sustainability goals.
The firm will move from its current office on Bath Street in the spring of 2023 to take up the top two floors of Assembly C - a new 11-storey Grade A office being developed in central Bristol, close to the city’s historic harbourside.
Stephen Rosser, chief executive of Clarke Willmott, said the pandemic had transformed ways of working for the business and as a result the company had updated its property strategy, as well as overall strategy.
“Our people have performed exceptionally over the last two years whilst working flexibly, and largely remotely, from home to support our clients," he said.
"The pandemic has fast-tracked our ways of working and transformed the way we operate. As we look forward Clarke Willmott is fully committed to delivering excellent hybrid working. "
Mr Rosser said Clarke Willmott would combine remote working with an "appealing office environment" to enable staff to work collaboratively in person while being able to "enjoy the culturally important social aspects" of work.
The 15,624 sq ft space at Assembly C has been taken on a pre-let basis, according to the firm.
Clarke Willmott moved its Birmingham office in 2021 for the same reason, it said, and is now occupying space in Colmore Row and operating a desk-booking system with a full range of work environments from private booths to a business lounge.
Mr Rosser added: “We were looking for a space that enabled a reduction of our overall space requirement given our plans for hybrid working, at the same time we wanted an office that provides an attractive destination for our staff that they will enjoy working in.
“More broadly given our environmental commitments, we want an office that delivers on that front too. Assembly C meets, and in many ways exceeds, all of these requirements.”
Assembly C is being developed by AXA IM Alts’ real assets platform, alongside Bell Hammer as the development partner. Clarke Willmott was represented by Morton Property Consultants and AXA IM Alts was represented by JLL.
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