Lorna Thresh, a new paralegal at Ipswich firm Prettys Solicitors who began her career as a secretary, says it is ‘never too late to change’.
Lorna joined the firm’s estates team in January, with more than 35 years’ experience in law firms in Suffolk and London, taking on the role of paralegal in her early 40s.
After school, Lorna did not go to university and instead started her career as a secretary for a law firm in Ipswich. She later took a secretarial job in London before returning to Ipswich to work. She was then taken under the wing of a solicitor who spotted her potential, mentoring her on her path to a new career.
Lorna said: ‘There must be lots of people out there in jobs they feel don’t push them—my advice is to give it a go. I love the work I do and am glad I decided to give it a try.’
Lorna will be working predominantly with wills, powers of attorney and probate, an area of law which is gaining more attention as people look to get their affairs in order due to the pandemic.
