In this episode, I’m very pleased to welcome Sara Bailey, Senior Partner at international law firm Trowers & Hamlins. Sara describes the journey that led them to crystalise a range of things they were already doing into an integrated responsible business agenda and gives a candid evaluation of how well they are doing on this ambitious agenda, what can get in the way, and what they are doing to take that agenda out to their clients. She also shares what she is doing as part of her personal crusade around social mobility and what turned around her thinking about values.
Trowers & Hamlins help businesses and governments change the way we live and work for the better. They do this by providing commercial advice geared towards tackling tomorrow's challenges in industry. They are well known for being experts in the real estate sector, and have thriving commercial, social housing, banking and finance, private wealth, employment and care practices, in addition to specialist practices such as planning, tax, pensions, and environment.
They have over 160 partners with more than 1000 people located across the UK, Middle East and Far East and are also a member of Interlaw, the ‘Elite Global Law Firm network’, with lawyers in more than 150 cities worldwide.
Sara Bailey is involved in setting strategy, managing the partnership and growing the profile of the firm. She has over 20 years of experience, helping her clients to navigate and deliver complex, and often high profile, real estate projects and regeneration schemes. Sara is passionate about helping businesses and governments shape the way we live and work and particularly driven by the positive influence the built environment can have on people, places and communities.
She is a regular speaker at high profile industry conferences and events including MIPIM, is a member of the British Property Federation Residential Committee and Patron of LandAid working with the charity to provide relief and security to the most vulnerable across the country. She is also a Trustee and Vice Chair of the World Child Cancer charity, a member of the Care Leavers Business Council and a Board Member and Chair of the fundraising committee for Open City, a charity dedicated to making London and its architecture more open, accessible and equitable.
In addition to her CEO role Sarah is a Director of Law South and Governor of North Kent College.
Sara Bailey