Thursfields bolsters its employment team

Jun 24 2009 by Tom Scotney, Birmingham Post

West Midlands and Worcestershire law firm Thursfields has brought in two new lawyers to its employment team.

Sarah Everton and Yvonne Lewis recently joined Thursfields, which has offices in Worcester, Kidderminster and Stourport.

Ms Everton is an experienced employment law solicitor having previously practiced law in the Isle of Wight, where she qualified and more recently, at PCB Solicitors, in Shropshire, where she specialised in both employment and civil litigation work. Sarah studied Philosophy at the University of York and then took her CPE at the University of Worcester and then her LPC at the University of Central England.

Yvonne studied law at Swansea University and then went on to gain a distinction in her Legal Practice qualification at the College of Law, Birmingham, started her training with Thursfields in 2006. Yvonne initially worked in the Commercial Litigation Team at Thursfields but will now go on to specialise in all areas of employment law.

Both Sarah and Yvonne will be working alongside Michelle Chamberlain, who heads up Thursfields’ employment team. Michelle joined the firm in 2006 to set up a dedicated employment law service for the firm and will continue to develop the firm’s expertise in this area.

Nick O’Hara, Thursfields’ managing partner, added: “Thursfields is committed to providing local businesses with a full range of commercial legal services- employment law is a key area of expertise and growth within the firm.

“The expansion of our employment law team is testament to our recent success in supporting local employers with proactive and practical advice.”