Record revenue drives new hires at Morecrofts
Law firm Morecrofts adds 14 new members of staff to its Liverpool city region network after seeing annual revenue pass £5m for the first time. Tony McDonough reports
Liverpool law firm Morecrofts Solicitors has increased headcount across its six Merseyside offices after seeing annual revenue pass £5m for the first time.
A significant number of new team members have arrived in the family law team. Among those is experienced legal executive Liz Potter. She has joined the family matrimonial team.
Liz has worked in family law for 25 years across Merseyside, Halton and Wirral. She is now based between Morecrofts’ Prescot and Woolton offices.
New hires also include solicitor Heather Lyon, who has joined in the Liverpool office alongside paralegal Liam Negus and trainee legal executive Liz Dubkova. They are joined by family paralegal Emily-Jayne Laughton, based in Woolton, and Keeva Gilroy and Freja Hopwood, who are both based in the Birkenhead office.
Rejoining the firm is private client solicitor Kate McEvoy, who spent more than three years with Morecrofts until 2020 and returns to the Crosby office. She is joined in the private client team by paralegal Samantha Lack in the firm’s Woolton office.
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Morecrofts has also strengthened its property team, with the addition of paralegal Antonia Shelley in the Prescot office. And fellow paralegal Lesley Agugua has joined the employment law team, based in Liverpool.
Katie Ward has been recruited as a costsperson in the firm’s fee unit in Liverpool. Jasmine Wilks and Louise Burdett-Fox have also been appointed as apprentice receptionists.
Alison Lobb, managing partner at Morecrofts Solicitors, said: “Thanks to the outstanding work of our staff, the past 12 months has been a really successful period for our business. There has been growth in client instructions across all departments.
“We have therefore broadened our staff base across all areas of the business to support our existing teams. We will ensure we are well-positioned to retain our current momentum to achieve further growth in the coming years.”