People: Freeths Leeds office adds to corporate defence team; National Grid contract sparks expansion for recruitment firm
THE corporate defence and regulatory team at Freeths in Leeds has expanded with the recruitment Daniel McNally.
Mr McNally will be joining from another national law firm, where he predominantly represents professionals in both criminal and disciplinary proceedings and as interested persons at inquests.
His experience has stretched over numerous high level cases, including the representation of the 300 police involved in the Hillsborough disaster and the case under investigation of the publication of the infamous ‘Jay’ report which highlighted child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.
Mr McNally specialises in representing and advising corporate clients and/or their board of directors in criminal investigations or inquests.
Paul Burnley, partner and national head of corporate defence and regulatory, said: “I am absolutely delighted to welcome Daniel to our growing corporate defence and regulatory team both nationally and in Leeds. His doubtless experience will add yet another string to our corporate criminal Defence offering to our clients in an increasing regulated world.”
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ISource Group, the Leeds-based company specialising in IT, digital, procurement and digital recruitment, has hired two consultants to its growing team following a multi-vacancy project contract with National Grid.
Benjamin Dean and Georgina Roberts will be joining the team in Leeds.
With backgrounds within the construction and legal arenas, they are both eager to transfer their skills to the IT industry and take on a new challenge at iSource Group.
Managing director of iSource Group, Geoff Shepherd, said: “We are excited to have Benjamin and Georgina join the team here at iSource Group. We are experiencing a period of significant growth for the company and we’ve won quite a few new clients including National Grid. We’re now in a position where we need to further expand our team in a short space of time.
“I know that both Benjamin and Georgina will be assets to our growing organisation and will play an integral role in our continued success.”
Further building on recent growth, which saw seven staff join the business in the last eight weeks, the additional recruits will support with the six-month, multi-vacancy project for National Grid; securing the appointment of more than 25 procurement specialists throughout the West Midlands.
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SHEFFIELD’S Taylor&Emmet is making a trio of appointments to boost its residential property and probate services.
Two solicitors and a legal assistant have been recruited.
Lisa Molinari joins Taylor&Emmet’s Banner Cross office to handle general conveyancing matters, including sales, purchases, re-mortgages and transfers. She worked previously at Banner Jones in Sheffield and is experienced in high value and complex transactions. Ms Molinari now hopes to further extend her skills, with the assistance of the firm, to become a Notary Public, enabling her to authenticate and certify official documents for use abroad.
Taylor&Emmet’s newest team, contentious probate, is welcoming solicitor Komal Landa, who will be handling a variety of cases, including disputed wills and Inheritance Act claims. Joining from Irwin Mitchell in Sheffield, she is now developing her litigation skills with support from department head, Alex Watkinson.
Legal assistant Oliver Simpson will be working alongside the general wills and probate specialists. He was offered a fulltime contract after securing a work placement during the summer and will now be embarking on part time study to qualify as a solicitor.
Sharna Poxon, Taylor&Emmet’s head of human resources, said: “Due to increasing demand for our residential property and probate services, we are investing in more local staff to maintain our high standards of client care. I would like welcome Lisa, Komal and Oliver to the firm and wish them well in their career development. I’m confident all three have a valuable contribution to make to our continued success.”
