Legal Matters
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Legal firm partners The University of Law with graduate apprenticeship programme
Yorkshire legal firm Holden Smith has partnered with The University of Law
(ULaw) to become one of the first legal practices in the UK to introduce a new
graduate apprenticeship programme aimed at improving social mobility in the
legal sector and helping candidates from non-traditional legal backgrounds begin
a career
Refurbishment work completes at law firm's Ilkley office
Work is complete on a major refurbishment programme and IT installation at LCF
Law’s Ilkley office, which is the latest investment the company has made across
its four Yorkshire offices.
The prominent four-storey building on Wells Walk, in Ilkley town centre, is home
to 12 lawyers and support staff
Trio of solicitors appointed at Sheffield’s SSB Law
Leading dispute resolution law firm SSB Law is continuing its recruitment drive
with the appointment of three solicitors.
The Sheffield-based firm, part of SSB Group, has hired Lucy Flynn, David Toyn
and Tariq Khan to further expand its expertise in specialist litigation areas.
The latest round of appointments at SSB
Growth of team at Yorkshire’s Legal People
Chadwick Lawrence Solicitors are delighted to welcome two new additions to the
firm. Lauren Bullock and Pete Konieczko-Hansom. Lauren has joined the Medical
Negligence department and is based in Huddersfield and Pete into the Corporate
and Contracts team based in Leeds.
Lauren Bullock qualified as a solicitor in 2015, completing
Yorkshire lawyer elected as Step's deputy worldwide chair
Private client lawyer Amanda Simmonds has been elected Deputy Worldwide Chair of
STEP with effect from 1 January 2021.
STEP is the worldwide body for professionals helping families plan for their
futures. STEP members are internationally recognised as experts in their field
and include lawyers, accountants, financial advisors and other
National award for employment partner
Employment Partner at law firm Lupton Fawcett Andy Gilchrist has triumphed at
the Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2020.
Andy, who heads the multi award-winning Employment Team at Lupton Fawcett, was
named HR and Employment Law Lawyer of the Year in the awards.
The Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards recognise the achievements
Solicitor honoured with an MBE for his services to childcare and public law
Nigel Priestley, senior partner at Huddersfield law firm Ridley and Hall and one
of the UK’s most respected care and adoption specialist solicitors, has been
named in the Queen’s New Year 2021 Honours List in which he has been awarded an
MBE in recognition of his services to