The Belfast branch of DWF has appointed 27 new recruits across its practices.
The new positions, which range from trainee to director level, will augment practice area teams in insurance, employment, real estate, corporate, dispute resolution, construction and banking.
A further 25 hires are planned over the next six to eight months.
The business has grown steadily since entering the North’s market in 2015, and the 100-strong Belfast team has clients in multi-national businesses, insurers, high-street retailers and supermarket chains.
Managing partner Ken Rutherford said he was proud of, and delighted with, the growth.