Property and planning law firm and strategic planning advisors Devello Group is celebrating a year in business, opening its 100th matter, and having a strong pipeline for 2025.
Set up by friends and former colleagues Shruti Trivedi and Iain Hibbert, Devello Group was founded on the principle of building trusted partnerships with clients, without the traditional legal hourly billing model.
This unique approach has underpinned Devello’s operations and managing director Shruti and CEO Iain believe it’s played a key part in the firm’s organic and sustained growth over the last 12 months.
With offices in Nottingham and Lincoln, Devello Group has grown to a team of five with the hires of a paralegal and a solicitor apprentice, joining the firm in Q3 and Q4 of last year. The company has further plans to expand its team with at least three new hires this year.
As well as growing their team and portfolio, the co-founders are committed to supporting good causes in the communities it operates in. Since the company’s inception, Shruti has become a Trustee of Base 51, a charity that works with young people in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire to build life skills, healthy relationships and resilience, to prepare them for adulthood.
Shruti said: “Reaching this milestone is really fantastic and testament to the work of our team. A huge thank you to our clients who choose to work with us in what we call a holistic business partnership.
“The last 12 months have been incredible – with our focus on creating a business that puts client experience and team culture first. Having previously been in traditional law companies, Iain and I particularly wanted to support those who need flexibility in the workplace such as working parents and carers, as well as investing in young people, as we have with our apprentice.
“Our focus for the next 12 months and beyond is to help our clients navigate projects, nurture our team as they develop as young professionals, and to support Base 51 and other good local causes who make a real difference in the community.”
Iain said: “At Devello’s core is a new kind of legal practice, with our ethos to put the client first through accessibility, responsiveness and diligence, and our cost structure is flexible to suit the needs of the client and the project. This formula has served us well and with Shruti’s and my combined 40-plus years in property and planning law, our services are in demand.
“I’m incredibly grateful to the business community in the East Midlands who have shown great support for us, it really has been wonderful and it’s an exciting time for us as a new company – having such a strong start and with ambitious plans for 2025.
“We are committed to providing the best possible service and supporting the business community that has supported us – by helping good causes and speaking at industry events to share our knowledge.”
