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02 May 2019
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Spire Solicitors—Lucy Churchill

Employment specialist joins the team in Norwich

Norfolk firm Spire Solicitors LLP has welcomed senior associate Lucy Churchill to the team.

Lucy joins the corporate and commercial department in the Norwich office. She will focus on providing specialist expertise in the employment sphere, advising employers on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment issues. Her experience includes redundancies and restructuring, settlement agreements, mergers and acquisitions, and restrictive covenants.

Roger Margand, head of corporate and commercial, commented: ‘Our corporate and commercial team has expanded rapidly over the last year, from which, a clear need for a dedicated corporate employment solicitor was established to support our established clients, as well as diversify our offering for future clients to strengthen our position in the Norfolk market.

‘The team are delighted to welcome Lucy and we look forward to working closely with her and our established Client portfolio over the coming years, tailoring our services further to continue to meet the needs of the Norfolk legal place.’

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