Partner Article

Muckle expands workforce

NORTH East commercial law firm, Muckle LLP, has appointed six new lawyers to grow its client support offering.

Jim Pearson, joins as assistant solicitor in the commercial team and Steven Greenwood, as assistant solicitor in corporate finance team. Both are returning to the North East after completing their training contract’s with national firm, Pinsent Masons.

The company also welcomes the appointment of four trainee solicitors: Gary Crawford, from South Shields, Worksop-born Nicola Barnett, Natalie Starkie, originally from Greece and Stacey Morland from Jarrow.

Gary graduated from Northumbria University and is looking forward to the challenge of his first legal role. He will join the employment group.

Nicola Barnett joins Muckle from the legal team at One NorthEast while Natalie Starkie already has some legal experience under her belt after working for a law firm in Harrogate between 2008 and 2009.

Meanwhile Stacey Morland will assist the banking team in her first legal role since graduating from Durham University.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .