Danielle Blaylock spent 10 years at Liverpool law firm MSB Solicitors and has now joined Jackson Lees in the city centre

Liverpool civil litigation solicitor Danielle Blaylock has left MSB Solicitors after 10 years to join law firm Jackson Lees.

Danielle will specialise in contentious probate issues and will build at team at Jackson Lees that will act for clients who are challenging or disputing wills. With more than 13 years’ legal experience, she has spent her career focusing on civil litigation.

She began her career in in personal injury and has spent the last 11 years working within civil and commercial litigation. Now, she will help to bridge the gap between the civil litigation and wills, trusts and probate departments at Jackson Lees.

Danielle, who is based at the company’s Liverpool office in Walker House, said: “I’ll be building a team of experts to support me in helping clients challenge wills for the best outcomes for all parties, working closely with the wills department.

“I’m absolutely thrilled to be on board with the Jackson Lees team – it was clear that it’s a firm committed to building the profile of individuals as well as the wider brand, so this really stood out to me.

“The idea of the Jackson Lees Foundation – set up to support disadvantaged groups within the community get access to justice – greatly appealed to me too, so I’m looking forward to getting stuck in and seeing how I can support the initiative.”

Esther Leach, managing director at Jackson Lees Group, added: “It’s clear that, not only does Danielle have the skills and knowledge to do the job at hand but, importantly, she is already embedded in our core ethos of making a positive difference.”