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16 August 2022
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MSB Solicitors—multiple promotions

Liverpool-based law firm announces four promotions

MSB Solicitors has announced the promotion of four employees this month.

The latest promotions sees three of the firm’s team members appointed to Associates, two of which have been with MSB since beginning their careers in law as Legal Assistants. The new Associates include Sarah McGuinness (pictured, centre right) in the Commercial Property department, Sarah Coakley (pictured, centre left) in Commercial Property and David Tarttelin (pictured far left), who is part of the firm’s Civil and Commercial Litigation department.

Calum Whelan (pictured, far right), who is part of MSB’s Family Law department and joined the firm in 2021, has also been promoted from Solicitor to Senior Associate in the latest raft of promotions.

Sarah McGuinness, who has worked at MSB since 2014 and qualified as a Solicitor in 2018, said: 'I’m so happy to have been promoted to Associate after eight years with MSB. I started my journey as a Legal Assistant here before qualifying as a Solicitor four years back, and I feel incredibly lucky to be able to continue with my progression now as an associate.'

Emma Carey, Managing Partner at MSB, said: 'Sarah, David, Sarah and Calum. They’ve played a crucial role in MSB’s growth and are a true credit to our business.'

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