Trio of promotions as law firm looks to boost fees by £1m

A Black Country law firm has made a trio of promotions as it looks to boost its annual fees by £1m in 2018.

Talbots Law, which employs more than 200 people across its seven offices in the region, has appointed Lisa Burton and Callum Haynes as directors. The promotions reflect their respective work in the residential property team and for securing the firm new business.

The firm has also promoted Melinda Rice to the position of Associate, recognising her work in the Trusts and Estates team.

The Texas-born solicitor has worked with clients in Dudley and Halesowen and, at the same time as completing her day job, is studying on the Legal Practice Course towards an LLM in Law.

Mary Mocklow, Chief Executive of Talbots, said: “2017 was a very good year for our business with strong growth across all of our key areas…Family, Residential and Commercial Property, Trusts and Estates and Business Services.

“This saw us hit £11m in fees, but we don’t want to stop there. Our ability to provide legal services with a difference has seen us attract a lot of clients that have had enough of expensive city centre firms.”

She said the firm had set itself the target of adding £1m of new business during the next 12 months and the promotions would be a key part of its strategy.

Ms Burton has been with Talbots for more than 25 years and has a vast knowledge of the conveyancing sector.

Her work with the Wolverhampton property team saw it smash its annual targets by 27%.

Mr Haynes marks his first decade with the firm by taking on the twin role of Director and Head of New Business.

Talbots has seven offices in Codsall, Dudley, Halesowen, Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Stourport and on Waterloo Road in Wolverhampton.

The company recorded £11m of annual fees last year and expects to achieve more than £12m over the course of the next 12 months.

Pictured from left: Melinda Rice, Callum Haynes and Lisa Burton

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