"Our people are our business." Burges Salmon LLP has built a reputation for the quality of its expertise and its service. Our commitment to quality is paramount. We are not a firm that has adopted a strategy of growth for growth's sake. We only recruit high quality people and we invest heavily in the training of all staff. This is borne out in the various independent legal directories, perhaps most notably the following table in the Chambers UK Guide to the Legal Profession 2006-07: Firm Number of individuals ranked % of UK lawyers ranked Burges Salmon 56 23.63 Linklaters 133 16.63 Clifford Chance 154 16.01 Eversheds 201 15.27 At Burges Salmon we understand that the effective management of legal knowledge and continuous professional development are key to the delivery of a quality legal service. Our lawyers are supported by a comprehensive team of Knowledge and Information specialists, dedicated departmental Professional Support Lawyers backed up by KM Partners, as well as a highly regarded Training Team, who all ensure that BS lawyers are kept well informed and fully develop their skills in their chosen area of practice. Our lawyers are also supported by well-established KM/IS online systems. We know that this is the way to help our teams to provide the very best legal advice to our clients.