June 30, 2022 - 1656 views
It’s a case of here come the girls at one of Wales’s oldest law firms where four young women have just taken the first steps on a career in the legal profession.
Swayne Johnson, which has offices across North Wales and into Cheshire, can trace its origins back to the beginning of the 19th century but is now one of the fastest growing firms of solicitors in the region.
It is also notable for the number of women it employs among a staff of over 50 from Head of Practice Sarah Noton down and for the breadth of its legal expertise which include two of only three Court of Protection Deputies in Wales.
One of their newest recruits is Betws-yn-Rhos based Naomi Turner, from Betws yn Rhos, who went to Ysgol Y Creuddyn and Ysgol Bryn Eilian. She will be based in the firm's St. Asaph office.
26 year old Naomi graduated with a degree in Law and Criminology from Bangor University and joined as a legal assistant.
She has a background in volunteering with vulnerable people and said: “I’ve always had a passion for helping people and have worked from a young age in caring roles.
“As a student I was a carer in the community, working with elderly people and their families and was also supporting fellow students from all walks of life.
“At Swayne Johnson I’ve started to work with the Court of Protection team who help people who struggle to make decisions about their lives and that is something that really strikes a chord with me.”
Joining Naomi are recruits Bethan Hughes, from Carmel, and Alex Nash, from Greenfield, in the Denbigh office and Yasmin Bilsland, from Huntington, Chester, at Tattenhall.
Swayne Johnson Managing Director Sarah Noton said: “We’re delighted to make four more high calibre appointments as we continue an expansion which has seen us grow from two offices to five in the last ten years.
“We know that within Swayne Johnson we have lawyers with a wealth of experience in all aspects of legal work and that makes this a very good environment for those who join us as trainees.
“We offer a comprehensive range of services across a wide area of law and we have the kind of high-quality expertise that means clients don’t need to look to firms from outside the area for the legal skills they need.
“At Swayne Johnson we believe in building relationships with our clients and providing them with the reassurance that they’re dealing with people who know and understand them.”
For more on Swayne Johnson go to http://www.swaynejohnson.com/.
