As it continues to expand and diversify, Yorkshire law firm, Last Cawthra Feather has announced the promotion of its Practice Director and has made two further key appointments.
Practice Director, Cleo Howell has been appointed to membership of Last Cawthra Feather LLP after playing an instrumental role in the firms significant business growth since joining in 2001. As a non-lawyer and management accountant she is one of the significant contributors recognised by the firm.
During her time with Last Cawthra Feather, Cleo has been closely involved in the firms financial management and development, becoming a driving force behind gaining the Investors in People and Lexcel, the Law Society’s practice management standard, accreditations.
Commenting on her promotion, Cleo says: In the nine years that Ive been with the firm weve progressed so much. The role has been challenging at times, but ultimately extremely rewarding. We’ve recently unveiled our new online service, LCFOnline.co.uk which allows our clients to access our legal expertise when ever they need it. The innovative tool demonstrates our forward thinking attitude to the legal profession for which the firm was recognised in the 2009 Yorkshire Law Firm of the Year awards.
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I’m looking forward to the next nine years with confidence that we’ll continue to expand our team and our client offering.
A further member of the team with reason for celebration is Steven Appleton. A recently appointed Associate with the firm, Steven has been announced as a member of Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) after passing the entry exam with flying colours.
The SFE is an association of lawyers who specialise in legal services for older people and their carers. Members of the SFE, such as Steven have a wealth of experience within this niche legal area and are only granted the opportunity to join after a substantial amount of time working for elderly clients.
Last Cawthra Feather has also welcomed Carole Spencer to its Family Law team and Penny Barrand to LCF Residential Ltd, the firms residential conveyancing service.
Carole joins from Atkinson & Firth and will be based at Last Cawthra Feather’s Bradford office. Specialising in children and family finance issues, Carole will work closely with the firms large Family Law team.
Meanwhile, Penny who will be based at the Shipley office, will support the conveyancing arm of Last Cawthra Feather providing clients with her property expertise.
Commenting on Cleo’s promotion and the new additions to the team, Managing Partner, Simon Stell says: Cleo has become an invaluable member of the ever growing team at Last Cawthra Feather. She’s been a great support behind several of our initiatives to grow the business and has demonstrated her commitment to the firm, making her appointment as Partner well deserved.
We’re also delighted that Steven has been welcomed into the SFE. He did particularly well on his entry examination, which is testament to his vast experience and the understanding – in this specialist area of law. And with Carole and Penny on board, who have already proved themselves to be strong members of the team; I’m confident that LCF will continue to move in the right direction.
Last Cawthra Feather is a leading law firm and has offices throughout Yorkshire. It now has 13 partners and 125 employees. Visit www.lcf.co.uk for more information.
