People: Actons; Sunny Accountants
Nottingham law firm Actons has strengthened its private client team with the promotion of three senior lawyers as directors.
Heather Parker, Cara Watson and Bindiya Patel have been promoted and will rotate in the role as head of private client.
Parker joined the firm as an Associate in 2020 having qualified as a solicitor in 2005. She is a chair of the Nottinghamshire Law Society’s Private Client Committee, and is a fully accredited member of Solicitors for the Elderly and STEP.
Patel has been with the firm since 2016 and successfully completed the STEP diploma in late 2019, the kite mark qualification for private client lawyers. She became a fully accredited member and Trust and Estate Practitioner in early 2020.
Watson, who has a particular interest in advising farming families, joined the firm in 2017 and is also STEP qualified. She has recently taken on the role as chair of the East Midlands branch of STEP.
In January, fellow team member Ruth Swain was promoted to associate.
The team also includes family lawyer and director Mike Spencer and paralegal Louise Craven.
Simon Dakin, chairman at Actons, said: “I am delighted to welcome Heather, Cara and Bindiya as Directors, and congratulate Ruth on her promotion to Associate. Retaining our talented lawyers, by providing a genuine career opportunity, is a key part of our strategy.
“The promotions reflect their personality, commitment, experience and ability, all of which allows them to excel as a team and as individuals. The fact that we now have three STEP qualified directors at Actons demonstrates our commitment to providing the highest quality legal advice to our clients.
“I am looking forward to Heather, Cara, Bindiya and Ruth making a significant contribution to the firm’s future success.”
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Sunny Accountants has taken on three new staff members to deal with the growing demand for its advice and support.
Joanne Wall, Rebecca Beresford and Samuel Skelton have all joined the firm based in Sutton in Ashfield as part of its plans to expand its services to more businesses locally.
Wall joins as client manager, Beresford joins the accounts team and Skelton has been recruited as accounts apprentice.
Karl Watts, managing director of Sunny Accountants, said: “It’s really exciting to be welcoming so many new faces to the firm. This is an important step in growing the practice so that we can deliver our services to many more clients.
“Throughout the last year, we have been supporting clients with any difficulties or opportunities that have come their way. By continually growing and developing our team we hope to be able to assist more companies in the year to come.
“On behalf of everyone at Sunny Accountants I would like to welcome Joanne, Rebecca and Samuel to the firm.”
