Law firm announces two internal promotions
FAMILY law firm Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice has announced two internal promotions.
Newly qualified solicitor Lucy Chandler joined the firm in January 2016 as a paralegal and has now completed her training contract.
Commenting on her promotion, Ms Chandler said: “I have learned so much during my training at Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice and I’m absolutely delighted to have qualified as a solicitor in Wales’ longest established firm of specialist family lawyers. I’m now looking forward to managing my own cases and I am focused on developing my career here.”
New trainee solicitor Bethan Tapper joined the family law specialists in April 2018 having completed her legal practice course at the University of Law Bristol where she achieved an overall distinction and was an awardwinning student.
Ms Tapper said she is “absolutely delighted. I have always been really interested in this area of the law so I’m really pleased to be continuing on my journey to becoming a family law solicitor with one of the most respected firms in the country”.
Director Melanie Hamer said: “We are thrilled to announce our two latest promotions, which are thoroughly deserved by both Lucy and Bethan as a result of their commitment and dedication along with the significant value they add to the firm.
“These appointments build on a very successful period during which we were awarded Family Law Firm of the Year – Wales (Family Law Awards – November 2017) and were top ranked by leading independent researchers the Legal 500 and Chambers UK, on both company and individual levels, which means a great deal to us as it is largely based on client satisfaction and feedback.”