MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Norwich legal firm achieves gender balance in the boardroom. Cozens-Hardy LLP has announced that solicitors Anna Farquharson and Charlotte Hunter have accepted the firm’s offer to become Partners. As the first legal firm in Norwich to appoint a female partner in 1967, Cozens-Hardy LLP is once again blazing a trail in professional services. While recent media exposure has highlighted the lack of female solicitors making it to partner level, the firm has now achieved gender balance at management level. Simon Whipp, Managing Partner, said: “I am delighted that Anna and Charlotte have chosen to progress their careers with the firm. The legal profession is successful at attracting highly educated and motivated women but it is notable that an unrepresentative number of them subsequently reach partner level. I like to think that we have a very supportive working environment here at Cozens-Hardy and I believe that enables us to secure and retain some of the best legal talent in the county.”
First time success for newly qualified accountants.
As key members of the firm’s highly successful Residential Property department, Anna and Charlotte have been instrumental in the growth of this department under Partner Philippa Rudd. Philippa said: “Anna and Charlotte are both highly respected and popular members of my team; I have no doubt that their expertise and enthusiasm will help us drive forward the firm’s conveyancing services.” Chris Groves, Senior Partner, said: “We are delighted that Anna and Charlotte have accepted this offer and the many challenges that legal services face in the coming decade. We congratulate them on their personal achievement and hope that they have many successful years leading the firm.” Both Anna and Charlotte were educated locally and undertook their Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in London. Charlotte, who gained her law degree at the UEA, joined Cozens-Hardy in 2000 and is experienced in all aspects of residential conveyancing. After some time practising in London, Anna joined the firm in 2007; Anna also handles the full spectrum of residential conveyancing matters.
From left to right: Lauren Harper, Jemma Jackson, Keith Shorten [training partner], James Cooper, Douglas Young [managing partner] and Melanie Wright [training supervisor]
Three accountants at Lovewell Blake — Jemma Jackson, James Cooper and Lauren Harper — are celebrating their newly qualified status. James Cooper and Lauren Harper passed the ICAEW exams to become chartered accountants while Jemma Jackson is now a chartered certified accountant. James, who started with Lovewell Blake in 2005, works in corporate services at Norwich while Lauren, who began her accountancy career two years later, is in the audit department at Lowestoft. Jemma joined the firm in 2004 and is part of the corporate services team at Thetford. Training partner Keith Shorten said the three have maintained the excellent record of Lovewell Blake students passing exams at first sitting. “They are to be congratulated on their success and have promising careers ahead of them” he said.
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