LEICESTER PARTNER TRIO JOIN FAST-GROWING BEXLEY BEAUMONT

Award-winning Bexley Beaumont has embarked on another year of growth with a trio of appointments of Leicester-based lawyers.

capitalise on whatever opportunities might present themselves in the next 12 months.

considerable time working in-house for national and international brands, such as Boots and Nestlé.

He is joined by a Knights’ colleague, Rachael McConaghie, who has developed her expertise in property dispute resolution over more than 20 years.

Environmental Partner Emma Tattersdill arrives after nearly a decade at Freeth’s, having already been named as a Leading Individual in two of the UK’s leading legal rankings - Chambers and Partners and Legal 500.

The appointment of Ms McConaghie and Ms Tattersdill marks a trebling of the size of Bexley Beaumont’s formidable Real Estate team in the space of just two years.

Ian Thomson becomes a Partner in the firm’s Commercial team while Emma Tattersdill comes on board as an Environmental Partner and Rachael McConaghie joins as Real Estate Disputes Partner.

“Our new arrivals all illustrate how the virtues of what we are doing resonate with colleagues right across the country.

“They realise that a boutique firm like ours provides an opportunity to take greater control of how they work.

“Whether they are relatively newlyqualified or very established in their careers, they appreciate that the chance to handle high quality work in a more flexible way than they ever could in traditional firms while collaborating with other very high-calibre lawyers is extremely tempting.”

“They have also seen us making further strides across all of the key areas during the last year.

“With these arrivals, we are even more able to improve our support to client businesses in the months to come.”

Alice Kinder becomes only the firm’s second fee share Associate following the appointment of Katie Boardman in October.

An employment and pensions lawyer who works with clients across the private, public and charitable sectors, Ms Kinder is a Social Mobility Ambassador for the Law Society of England and Wales.

She is believed to the youngest person to hold the post of Vice-President of the Birmingham Law Society in the organisation’s 200-year history.

As well as working for clients in a variety of sectors, including retail, leisure and hospitality, pharmaceuticals, logistics, real estate and the public sector, Bexley Beaumont has won a string of prestigious awards.

Alice Kinder also becomes Bexley Beaumont’s second Associate Solicitor, taking her place in the Employment department.

Meanwhile, Lauren Fleming is a new face in the firm’s central support team, in which she’ll work as an Onboarding and Events Executive.

Bexley Beaumont has now made 10 new appointments within the space of the last three months.

Chief Executive Karen Bexley described how the appointments reflected the firm’s increasing national appeal. She added that they meant that the firm was well placed to

Ms Bexley’s comments have been borne out by independent research conducted by the legal research consultancy, Codex Edge, which named Bexley Beaumont as one of the top 10 Alternative Law Firms (ALFs).

The Codex research covered more than 2,200 ALFs across the UK and examined the impact generated by ALFs in the decade since the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) first licensed Alternative Business Structures (ABSs).

Bexley Beaumont’s credentials are likely to have been burnished by its latest appointments.

The vastly experienced Mr Thomson joins from Knights, having previously spent

Last March, Bexley Beaumont was chosen ahead of bigger national rivals in the Business Growth category of the Modern Law Awards, set up to highlight “the successful, dynamic entrepreneurs within our industry”.

It was shortlisted for Boutique Law Firm of the Year in 2021’s British Legal Awards and at The Law Society Excellence in Law Awards.

The firm has also been shortlisted in two categories in the inaugural Northern Powerhouse Awards, which are due to be named in March.

The competition is organised by Legal 500 and based on the research used to compile its annual rankings of the law industry.

In addition to offices in the City of London, the firm maintains premises in the heart of Manchester’s business district.