DLA Piper has told four of its London lawyers to move to Birmingham or face redundancy.

A source said the firm had attempted to sweeten the pot by offering a two-month salary lump sum to anyone who quit. The solicitors, who are in the firm's planning team, must now choose between miserable grey days filled with hopelessness, and redundancy.

  "Yaw fancy London ways woo help yaouw eya."

The quartet may be swayed by the firm's planning head. Trevor Ivory, who already works in Brum, recently tweeted the "10 reasons Birmingham will be the most amazing city in the world". But then again he moved there from Norwich, where a popular Friday night passtime is driving slowly along Prince of Wales Road watching farmhands fight in the street.

A DLA Piper spokesperson said, "We are in consultation with four members of our London planning team regarding relocation to our Birmingham office in line with the needs of our clients and our business. A team focussing on development planning will remain in London. No decision has yet been made, we are doing everything that we can to support the individuals impacted and sincerely hope they will stay with the firm".
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Anonymous 29 March 18 05:59

DLA changing plans with its planning team? That’s just bad planning. Should’ve got advice on its plans before setting up the planning team. Although, to the planing lawyers: should’ve planned your career better really. Fail to plan, plan to plan. Planning

Anonymous 29 March 18 11:22

I'm currently sat at my desk in a Birmingham Law Firm and it is a damn fine City to work in! DLA's offices are rather smart too and in a very good central location. Much lower costs of living compared to London as well. And still only 1h 25m by train from London if you miss the crowded trains and tubes, overpriced beer and unsociable people. Give it a try guys, you may be very pleasantly surprised!

Anonymous 29 March 18 11:24

I work with them. They're all women. One on maternity leave. DLA hasn't been watching the news this year...

Anonymous 29 March 18 11:35

Birmingham is not all bad. We boast: the greatest concentration of Harvester Restaurants in the world; a slightly lower crime rate than Liverpool; and a tram that takes you all the way to Wolverhampton in less than 40 minutes. They'll love it!

Jamie Hamilton 29 March 18 11:36

nonny 09:17: you're right, but it's born of love (I'm from there). I'm sure Birmingham is delightful, too. Semi-sure.

Anonymous 29 March 18 14:10

Of course what DLA fails to mention is that there isn’t any work for them in Birmingham so it’s hoping they all take redundancy or DLA is really screwed!

Anonymous 29 March 18 22:52

Who wouldn’t want to drive down the Prince of Wales Road, leap out and have a few woodforde’s wherrys at the, oddly named, Prince of Wales Pub and then hit up Mercy* (club of the year 2005).

*it may no longer be called Mercy