One of the East of England’s oldest law firms is celebrating after it promoted more than 25 colleagues.
Ellisons Solicitors continued to celebrate its 260th year by also presenting Long Service Awards to several team members and recognising the outstanding achievements of others who went above and beyond for clients.
Lee Pearce, Partner, Legal Executive & Head of Dispute Resolution, who has been at the firm for 30 years, and Denise Warren, Legal Secretary, who has been at the firm for 25 years, both received long service awards.
Among the promotions were three new Legal Directors, Charlene Boyaram, Carly Callaghan and Bernice Spurgeon, and three new Partners, Christopher Harvey, Rachel Dawson and Bethan Williams.
Guy Longhurst, Managing Partner, said: “Ellisons Solicitors has a proud history of recognising our colleagues’ work, and celebrating success. I am delighted so many colleagues have been recognised in our 260th year and congratulate them all upon their promotions and awards.”
Other promotions in the firm include:
- Legal Secretary: Lynsey Smith, Emma Crouch
- Paralegal: Hannah Brooks
- Legal Advisor: Ellen Dearsley, Hollie Fazakerley, Rebecca Browne
- Records Supervisor: Sandie Montgomery
- Legal Cashier: Joshua Rouse
- IT Project Manager: Robbie Goodman
- Solicitor: Catherine Duggan, Rachel Frost, Obinna Alozie, Eve Hudson, Alfie Rowland
- Associate: Hannah Dersiley, Harjot Grewal, Samantha Chase, Rosanna Sayers
- Senior Associate: Meenal Goyal, Chloe Baldwin, Stewart Nicholson, Lauren Hancock, Tina Maxey
Ellisons Solicitors has grown exponentially over the last year, welcoming more than 50 new colleagues to the firm across its offices in Colchester, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Frinton-on-Sea and Bury St Edmunds – a jump of 20%.
The firm is now focusing on continuing its offering for 2024 and beyond and has introduced a range of new benefits for colleagues under its ‘grow your own’ strategy, including the introduction of the Apprenticeship Academy, and increased access to training programmes across different sectors of the business.