Moving times as Lester Aldridge prepares to relocate Southampton office to Mountbatten House

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Nicky Godding

South Coast law firm Lester Aldridge is to relocate its Southampton office next month.

In what LA is describing as a “significant milestone” it’s to move to Mountbatten House in the heart of Grosvenor Square, Southampton's premier business district.

Working in collaboration with Vibe Business Interiors, Lester Aldridge has designed a bespoke fit-out of its new office space.

It will bring all staff together on a single floorplate and includes an ‘LA Café’ hub, various formal and informal breakout areas and a ‘Collaboration Corner’.

The firm’s current Carlton Crescent office has seen significant growth since LA launched in Southampton 23 years ago.

It now houses 70 professionals across key departments, including Real Estate, Corporate and Commercial, Personal Injury, and LA Marine, the firm's specialist marine and shipping law team.

The relocation to Mountbatten House aligns with Lester Aldridge's commitment to basing itself in Southampton city centre.

Partner Tom Alder, who has been instrumental in shaping Lester Aldridge's Southampton presence, said: “As we celebrate 23 years of success in Southampton, we are delighted to announce the relocation to Mountbatten House.

"Our new, purpose-designed space embodies our ethos of collaboration, empowering our teams to thrive and deliver unparalleled legal expertise to our valued clients."

Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe. After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts. She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.