MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Movers and shakers. Firm announces 14 new jobs. Continuing expansion at leading East Anglian chartered accountants and business advisors, Larking Gowen, has led to the creation of 14 new jobs.
n From left to right: Sivakumaran Sivathillainathan, Lindsey Crockett, Nicola Daniels, Sam Greenhalgh and Nicholas Arvanitis.
Law firm brings new talent to the region. In a time when other firms continue to reduce staffing numbers, Steeles Law is investing in fresh talent, picked from universities across the country.�� This comes on the back of the appointment of two newly-qualified solicitors at the firm.� � Lindsey Crockett, Sivakumaran Sivathillainathan and Nicholas Arvanitis have joined Steeles Law on two-year training contracts.� �Nicholas, who has a Master of Law Degree, and Sivakumaran, an Oxford graduate in Philosophy, Politics & Economics, are not only new to working in a law practice but are new to Norwich and Norfolk.� Lindsey Crockett is an award-winning graduate who entered into the legal world following her studies at the University of East Anglia in Law with French Law and Language.� The firm has also retained former Times and Lloyds TSB Graduate of the Year, Nicola Daniels.� �A First Class law degree student at the University of East Anglia, newly-qualified Nicola will be working in the firm’s busy Dispute Resolution Team. Joining Nicola as a newly-qualified solicitor is Sam Greenhalgh.� Sam is originally from Nottingham and moved to Norwich to study at the UEA.�
Joining the firm’s Norwich office are Arron Delamare, Michael Brookes and Caterina Paliotta, all studying for their ICAEW exams (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales); Laura Clayton and Jonathan Luckett, both studying for AAT qualifications (Association of Accounting Technicians) and Lisa Muttock has been appointed as office assistant. Sarah Pipes rejoins the firm after a five-year gap, travelling and working in the leisure industry around the world. Sarah completed her AAT exams in 2005 and now plans to further develop her accounting career. Annie Huizar joins the Dereham team as office assistant and Rachel Morris has been appointed as office assistant at the Holt office while Amelia Haynes joins the Holt office as an AAT trainee. Other new recruits studying for their AAT exams are Ryan Everitt at Colchester, Grant Edwards at Bungay and Nathan Speed and Christopher Smith at Claydon, near Ipswich. Larking Gowen’s Human Resources Executive, Julie Best, said: “As a firm we continue to grow and it is vital that we recruit high calibre students annually, ensuring we build our team to meet our client needs.”
This year we have almost doubled the number of students recruited, as we continue to go from strength to strength.
n Hansells managing partner Roger Holden with (left to right) Gemma Murrell, Hansells Sheringham office, Clare van Poortvliet, Hansells Cromer office and Shelley Coventry Hansells Aylsham.
Legal firm makes triple appointment. Hansells, north Norfolk’s longest established firm of solicitors, has strengthened its presence in the area with three additional lawyers. Gemma Murrell is based at Hansells’ Sheringham office, Clare van Poortvliet at Cromer and Shelley Coventry at Aylsham. Hansells’ managing partner Roger Holden said the appointment of three new solicitors underlined the firm’s affinity with North Norfolk, an area in which it has had offices for 183 years. He said: “We have a large portfolio of clients within North Norfolk and, as the population continues to grow, we want to be the solicitors of choice for people who are moving into this popular and beautiful part of the county.” The appointments take the number of staff employed in Hansells’ Sheringham, Cromer, Aylsham and North Walsham offices to 40 and 110 including the three Norwich offices. The expansion bucks the national trend, which has seen legal firms across Britain slimming down in the face of the recession.
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