The Switalskis group has promoted 25 employees to associate and senior associate positions in its largest ever cohort of promotions.
The promotions span the group, including people from the integrated Atherton Godfrey and Pryers Solicitors businesses, which were acquired by Switalskis in 2021.
Twenty people have been promoted to associate solicitor, with five new senior associate appointments and director positions to be announced in the near future.
The growing legal services group employs more than 400 people working from offices in Yorkshire and London.
Switalskis has promoted people across the majority of its departments, from conveyancing and clinical negligence to family and child care.
Its new senior associates include Ewan Bain in Doncaster, Georgina Peckett in Sheffield and Leesa Hullah, who works in Wakefield and Leeds.
Among the newly promoted associates are Becky Whitfield in Doncaster, Ryan Dhinsa in Knaresborough and Sharon Woodward in Wakefield.
The promotions stem from the Switalskis career development programme, which is designed to help colleagues take the next steps in their careers to become an associate, senior associate or director.
The programme was created to bring clarity and transparency to the promotion process at Switalskis and to provide a valuable structure for career development.
Ruth Coneron (pictured, seated right), who chairs the Switalskis career development programme, commented: “We are a people business and take pride in providing our staff with the opportunities to progress and to fulfil their career ambitions.
“That so many of our valued employees are progressing their careers with us is a good indication that our career progression paths are working well for our business.”
John Durkan, managing director of the Switalskis group, added: “I’m delighted to see so many staff achieve associate and senior associate status, as these promotions will further bolster growth across the business as we continue to support the development of our people across the firm.”
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