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Keystone Law is a national professional services firm headquartered in London,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Contact Us )〕 United Kingdom offering a range of legal services for business and individuals. == Background == The firm was launched in 2002 by solicitor James Knight, and Charles Stringer who was Head of Sales at the BBC.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Keystone Tops )〕 was initially called Lawyers Direct but rebranded in 2008 as Keystone Law. On 21 October 2013 the firm converted to an Alternative Business Structure (ABS). This was the 173rd ABS to be approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and will enable the firm to offer a range of services in addition to law. It also allowed non-solicitor and co-founder Charles Stringer to become a director of the firm.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Keystone Law gains ABS approval - Legalvoice )〕 In 2013 the firm opened its first international office in Guernsey and formally launched operations in Australia in May 2014〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UK’s fast-growing model for legal services launches in Australia )〕 as Keypoint Law〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Signing On To Got It Alone With Keypoint Law )〕 2013 also saw Keystone Law implemented an award winning recruitment campaign to attract partner level lawyers to join the firm and increased headcount by 48% in less than twelve months.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Excellence in Marketing and Communications )〕 Keystone Law has approximately 150 consultant lawyers〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lawyers )〕 (Jan 2014) who through an award nominated IT platform are able to work from any location in the world and have access to office facilities when face to face meetings are required. Keystone only recruits lawyers who have at least 8 years post qualification experience which has usually been gained in a top 100 law firm. In October 2014, the firm accepted £3.15m in investment from private equity firm, Root Capital. Root acquired a 35% equity interest from Charles Stringer, one of the founding Partners. Simon Philips, Managing Partner at Root Capital will also be taking a seat on the board. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Keystone Law」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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