Browne Jacobson promotes seven to partner, six to new legal director role

Six of the new partners are based in Nottingham and one in Manchester. They are:

• Sarah Hooton (Employment)
• Leanne Wareham (Commercial Health)
• Stephanie McGarry (Government, Regulatory & Advocacy) 
• Gabor Taller (Property - Social Housing) 
• Suki Tonks (Property - Retail) 
• Leah Jones - (Social Care)
• Dominic Buckley (Property; Manchester)

The promotions bring the total number of partners at Browne Jacobson to 125.

The new legal directors are:

• Rachael Morris (Health Advisory and Litigation; Birmingham)
• Emma Rees (Health Advisory and Litigation; Birmingham)
• Jamie Otter (Education; Manchester)
• Andrew Pattison (Health Advisory and Litigation; Nottingham)
• Stephen Howe (Private clients & charities; Nottingham)
• Claire Burns (Property; Nottingham)

The appointments took effect from 1 May 2017.

Iain Blatherwick, Managing Partner at Browne Jacobson, said: “We recognise that not every lawyer wants to follow the traditional route to partnership and as part of our commitment to attracting and retaining the best talent, we have developed this new senior appointment within the firm’s career structure.

“This new [legal director] role, which will form part of our annual round of promotions, gives some of our talented people the recognition and seniority they deserve alongside greater flexibility in the way they manage their careers.”