On the move: the latest East Midlands hires

Nottingham-based UK immigration law firm, OTB Legal, has announced a raft of new hires and promotions.

The 15-strong firm, whose head office is on Daleside Road in the city, has appointed Amritpal Singh as a personal immigration solicitor.

In his new role, Amritpal will focus on providing excellent service and delivering positive results for OTB Legal’s personal immigration clients.

Meanwhile, OTB Legal has rewarded two staff with key promotions.

Tom Davies steps up from trainee operations manager to operations manager and Hannah Bowers is promoted from trainee marketing manager to marketing manager.

Marcus Worthington, OTB Legal’s operations director, said: “We’re delighted to grow our team yet again by welcoming Amritpal to the firm. His Immigration Law expertise will prove crucial to our clients who I am sure will be delighted to learn that he has joined our growing team.

“We are a future-focused law firm that is proud to think and act with a more modern approach to the market, client service and customer care. Attracting and rewarding top talent is critical in delivering this and that’s why it was an easy decision to promote both Tom and Hannah, who have more than proved that they’re ready for the next step up.

“Congratulations to them both. They truly deserve their promotions and will prove invaluable as the firm looks to grow even further.”

12 step up at Ampa

Legal and professional services group Ampa has announced 30 promotions, including 12 in the East Midlands across its Shakespeare Martineau and Marrons brands.

Becoming an equity member in Ampa is Shakespeare Martineau partner Sandeep Leighs, an employment specialist within the firm’s Leicester hub, who was named a rising star in the 2022 Legal 500.

New partners at Shakespeare Martineau, who are all based at the firm’s Leicester hub include:

Jonathan Fear, who has been with the firm for more than 30 years, working on strategic land acquisitions and complex development projects.

Kylie Wesson, who spent the first seven years of her career working for local government and now specialises in build to rent developments and local authority planning work.

And finally, supporting individuals with all aspects of private client work including inheritance tax planning, asset protection and estate planning is newly-promoted partner Sarah Brack.

Promoted to legal director within the Shakespeare Martineau brand is Nottingham-based employment professional Ewan Carr and Leicester-based residential development expert Charlotte O’Loughlin.

Also in Leicester as part of planning and design consultancy Marrons, Karen Brightman has been promoted to planning director.

Within the Shakespeare Martineau East Midlands region there have been four promotions to associate level including Sam Naunton in the corporate team in Nottingham. And in Leicester; Lauren Crowhurst in the private client team, Ruth Thoms in the residential development team and Emma Ali in commercial property and development.

Within the firm’s Nottingham claims and insurance team, Katie Kerry has been promoted to legal counsel.

Alex Smith, managing director at Shakespeare Martineau, said: “It’s our people who make our business – and it’s our clients who benefit from our investments in them, so recognising and rewarding high performance is part of our culture across all our brands in Ampa.

“We are committed to the continued investment and development of our people in the East Midlands and growing our teams across Nottingham, Leicester and Lincoln, empowering them to provide excellent customer service to clients regionally and nationally.”