PCS sets sights on further growth after founder claims legal award

The founder and Managing Partner of Private Client Solicitors (PCS) has outlined how the boutique firm is set to double its turnover over the course of the coming year.

Tasnim Khalid’s comments follow her winning her second prestigious award in the last 12 months.

Ms Khalid overcame eight other finalists to claim the Private Client Lawyer of the Year category in the Northern Powerhouse Awards.

The awards are organised by Legal 500 in recognition of the “hard work and accomplishments” of firms across the entire north of England during the last year.

Ms Khalid said that her triumph came as a “wonderful surprise” which reflected the progress made by everyone at PCS.

“It was an honour to be shortlisted alongside some of the very best family and private client lawyers working for firms that are much longer established than ourselves.

“Even though my name is on the trophy, I regard this very much as being a collective achievement.

“We have come such a long way since launching less than four years ago and couldn’t have made the impact which we have without the commitment and talent of everyone in the firm.

“The time, effort and expenditure which has been invested in recruiting and developing very talented individuals together with cutting edge operating systems and technologies means that we are now able to offer the very best service possible to clients.

“Despite still being a relatively young firm, we are already known for our compelling combination of proven expertise and immense potential.

“That has seen us entrusted with an ever increasing volume of high-value and very complex cases by some of the country’s wealthiest and best-known individuals.

“We have put very solid foundations in place and it is already delivering success. We expect that we will double our turnover within the course of the next year alone.”

The Private Client Lawyer of the Year title was one of 49 honours decided in a prize-giving ceremony at Manchester’s Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.

The latest edition of the influential Legal 500 listings summarised the capabilities of PCS as “extremely strong”, noting that it was one of the leading teams of specialist Private Client lawyers in the North West. Ms Khalid was herself described as “extremely adept”.

In October, PCS also featured in a list of the 250 best law firms in England and Wales compiled by The Times newspaper.

This latest recognition comes a year after Ms Khalid claimed another notable title, triumphing in the ‘One To Watch’ category for emerging female entrepreneurs in the latest edition of the Northern Power Women Awards.

Much of the PCS’ workload is made up of complex probate work, business succession and estate planning but it has also quickly become recognised as the North West’s foremost authority on sharia-related Private Client law.

Its client list features many of the region’s wealthiest individuals and most notable entrepreneurs, and its recent workload has extended across several different jurisdictions, including Spain, Hong Kong, the Middle East and North America.

During 2024, its most significant cases included the restructuring of a family office worth £100 million and a business succession planning matter extending across a number of different jurisdictions.

The PCS team also successfully dealt with a complex probate dispute worth more than £10 million, acting in their capacity as professional trustees.