Sydney Mitchell LLP, Top Tier Legal 500 Law Firm, is pleased to announce seven senior promotions; Shelley Collingbourne, Emma-Louise Hewitt, Shilpa Unarkat and Claire Cooper have been promoted to partners; Emma Gray and Marta Konieczna to Associate and Charlotte Jones to Senior Solicitor.

Senior Promotions at Sydney Mitchell LLPEmma Gray is a family law solicitor who trained with the firm and is a compassionate and highly skilled solicitor in her field.

Marta Konieczna is a conveyancing solicitor who has built up a loyal following of clients and referrers such that the firm have recently expanded the conveyancing team at their Shirley office again.

Charlotte Jones, Senior Solicitor took a very different path to becoming a solicitor, using the EMA route.  She has excelled at every stage and her clients value her skills as a private client specialist.

Emma-Louise Hewitt heads the employment team and joined the firm in 2018. She has doubled the turnover in that team since she arrived and has been recognised as a rising star in the Legal 500.

Shilpa Unarkat has rebuilt the commercial property department in Shirley and developed her own network of clients and is now working on developing and expanding the team further.

Claire Cooper has picked up the reins in the Birmingham office from Fahmida Ismail who has now retired from the firm. Claire will be continuing to build the commercial property team in the City.

And finally, Shelley Collingbourne leads the private client team at the Sheldon office.  She has steadily grown through the ranks, having trained at Sydney Mitchell straight from school and has reached the ultimate goal with her promotion to partner.  An inspiration to all budding lawyers out there!

Karen Moores, Senior Partner, Sydney Mitchell LLP, commented:

“We are so proud of everyone’s achievements and commitment to both the firm and its clients, always going above and beyond. Many congratulations to everyone on their well-deserved promotion; we look forward to a highly successful future for Sydney Mitchell and all of our colleagues.”

Sydney Mitchell LLP’s specialist teams include employment, commercial property, company and commercial services, litigation and insolvency. Private client teams include family law, residential property, dispute resolution, immigration and wills and probate, tax and trusts and personal injury.

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