Liverpool Law Jan 2017

Morecrofts Solicitors has recruited half a
dozen of the region’s brightest young lawyers
across its Liverpool and Wirral offices.
The six new fee-earners will further strengthen
the law firm’s award-winning employment,
commercial and family law departments in
response to an increase in new client
engagements.
Solicitor Josh Makin has joined Morecrofts’
commercial law team, based at its Liverpool
headquarters, following a two-year spell at
DDE Law. Makin qualified as a solicitor in
2015 after completing his Legal Practice Course
with a commendation.
Michael Gossage has also qualified as a
solicitor following a successful training contract
with Morecrofts and has been appointed to
work in the firm’s litigation team.
Kelly Faulkner has been appointed as a
paralegal in the employment law team
following her completion of the LPC with
distinction at the University of Law in Chester.
Her previous roles include financial claims
handler at Huntswood and a paralegal at
Weightmans.
She is joined by Ryan McAvoy, who completed
his law degree at Liverpool John Moores
University and this year received the Vice-
Chancellor's Award of £10,000 to complete a
Master of Laws in International Business
Corporate Finance Law. McAvoy will work
across the firm’s employment law, commercial
litigation and personal injury teams.
Morecrofts welcomes crop
of young legal talent
Meanwhile, Morecrofts has boosted its family
law team with the appointments of paralegals
Eleanor Slater and Rebecca Dobbs, who will
both be based at the firm’s Wirral office.
Ms Dobbs graduated earlier this year with a
first class law degree from the University of
Liverpool, where she served as the pro bono
officer for the Legal Society and volunteered as
a counsellor for NSPCC.
Ms Slater studied law at the University of
Liverpool, completed the BPTC and LPC with
distinction and is currently working towards her
Masters at BPP Liverpool. She was previously
an advocate in RTA claims and worked in
employment and public litigation at Hill
Dickinson.
Alison Lobb, managing partner at Morecrofts
Solicitors, said: “We felt it was an important
move to recruit some of the most promising
young lawyers on Merseyside as we continue to
build a platform for future growth.
“We may be one of the region’s longest
established independent law firms, but we have
thrived for so long by always keeping an eye on
the future and ensuring we have the right
people in place to adapt to the ever-changing
landscape.
“This volume of recruitment also reflects the
high number of new clients we have welcomed
to the firm in the past year and their
appointments have allowed us to strengthen the
business across a number of key departments.”
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Caption: (L-R) Michael Gossage, Eleanor Slater, Rebecca Dobbs,
Kelly Faulkner, Josh Makin, Ryan McAvoy
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