Fluxmans only takes on clients if is convinced of its ability to provide them with top service
Covering an array of sectors and with an impressive list of clients, Fluxmans is one of South Africa’s leading law firms with a strong track record and an excellent history. The company has some of South Africa’s top firms on its books thanks to its service delivery and its commitment to ethics, integrity and forging long-term relationships.
“We are focused on building and maintaining relationships with our clients,” says chief executive Phil Vallet. “Tiger Wheel and Tyre and Super Group are two such clients, both having joined our firm when they were established in the early 1980s. Many of our clients have grown steadily alongside us over long periods of time.”
The Fluxmans brand is one associated with service, commitment, focus, integrity and people. The company takes on clients only if it is convinced of its ability to provide them top service within its areas of expertise: Commercial Law, Property Law and Conveyancing, Litigation, Insolvency Practice, Competition and Anti-Trust, Estates, Tax, Intellectual Property Law, Matrimonial and Family Law and Labour and Human Resources, with specialised elements within each sector.
“We are good at corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, property development as well as litigation and insolvency,” says Vallet. “We are a focused firm and, as such, we are good at what we choose to do and focus only [upon] what we feel we can do well.”
The members of the various departments at Fluxmans are allowed to flourish within a flexible and dynamic working environment. There are few restrictive rules and regulations and the company relies on the mutual respect and integrity of its professionals and employees. This has allowed for an open and friendly environment that drives productivity and engagement with people.
“Clients and staff find that our informal atmosphere resonates with them and it supports our commitment to building relationships both internally and externally,” says Vallet. “Not many people know the faces and names behind the big name brands in the legal world, but in our case we make this knowledge part of our ethos. Our clients know who we are, who the right people are to talk to, and are given personalised service and attention. We rely on the service of our partners and encourage them to form connections with their clients.”
It is this remarkable corporate culture that assures clients of an experience that is both professional and personal; the value of these qualities cannot be underestimated. Fluxmans believes that people form the core of its business and has built up both internal and external policies to support this.
“We don’t use terms like senior partner or junior partner,” says Vallet. “We have a culture of intimacy and have grown the business organically — that way we know the people we hire and are assured of them being a good fit. We have had very few people leave and those who do are invariably emigrating, starting their own business or moving to join a client, so we are doing something right.”
As one of South Africa’s most prominent and capable law firms, Fluxmans assures its clients of affordable, personalised and efficient service. Clients receive personalised attention from people who make every effort to understand the client’s business and provide them with the right solutions and support.