Drivers Jonas has promoted 10 staff to partner status and has pledged to take on 25 new graduates this year, despite the fall-off in activity that has hit the industry.
Five London-based employees – project managers Tim Chambers and Stephen Jepson, West End office agent Chris Lewis, Kwajo Mensah from the residential division and David Reynolds, on the neighbourly matters team – are to be elevated to partner level.
In addition, planners John Cooper from the Manchester office and Mathew Jones from Birmingham have been promoted, as have Manchester-based construction specialist Joby Howard, Slough-based asset and property manager Sarah Bean and Richard Spence, who works in the valuations and consultancy team based in Edinburgh.
The promotions will take effect from 1 June.
Managing partner Nick Shepherd said: “Although markets are undoubtedly tough, we still expect to recruit more than 75 new people during the 2008-09 financial year, including 25 graduates who start in September.”
The LLP will also take on seven undergraduates, making a total of 32 – two fewer than last year.
