The Bristol office of national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has announced a series of internal promotions including two new partners.
Jess Flanagan and Ruth Hartnell-Thorne are among six nationwide partner promotions at Clarke Willmott, which has seven offices across England and Wales.
In addition to the partner promotions in Bristol James Marshall, Lucy Fairbrother, Mariana Meaden and Sarah Magor have been promoted to associates while Samantha Neagle has been promoted to senior associate.
The promotions follow continued growth at Clarke Willmott which has also seen recent and planned lateral hires.
Stephen Rosser, Chief Executive of Clarke Willmott said: “Developing our people is absolutely fundamental to our business and this year I was delighted that promotions to partner included those who had originally joined the firm as paralegals.
“All those promoted have demonstrated excellent commitment to their clients and the firm as well as strong technical legal competence.
“Whether our staff began their careers with us or joined at a more advanced level we are committed to training and developing our talent.”
Ruth Hartnell-Thorne also specialises in insolvency in both areas of personal bankruptcy and corporate insolvency.
Jess Flanagan is in the private capital team specialising in Welfare Proceedings in the Court of Protection and Community Care matters.
Clarke Willmott LLP is a national law firm with seven offices across the country, including Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Taunton.