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20 June 2013
Issue: 7565 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Sara Wakefield—Rowlinsons Solicitors

Trainee solicitor appointed Mayor of Cheshire town

Trainee solicitor Sara Wakefield from Rowlinsons Solicitors has been elected Mayor of Frodsham in Cheshire. Sara has been with Rowlinsons for four years, having joined the firm as a paralegal. She is set to qualify as a solicitor in 2014. Sara studied law at Manchester Metropolitan University in the evenings, while working full-time, before completing her legal studies at BPP Law School.

Denis Stevenson, managing director at Rowlinsons comments: “We are delighted for Sara and not surprised that she has become Mayor. She has drive and an abundance of commitment in everything she does. She will be an excellent Mayor and serve Frodsham well. We are proud to have her in the Rowlinsons team.”
 

Issue: 7565 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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