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Raft of promotions at Bristol law firm

The Bristol office of national law firm Bond Dickinson LLP has promoted six of its people to Managing Associates and Associates.

The firm has appointed Stephanie Doyle in the Dispute Resolution team to the role of Managing Associate whilst five Solicitors were promoted to the role of Associate including Laura Coombes and Georgina Morgan-Giles in the Corporate and Commercial team, Paul Loraine in the Dispute Resolution team, and Briony Holland and Paul Bennett in the Real Estate team.

Julian Kinsey, Head of Bond Dickinson’s Bristol office, said: “As an employer, we understand the need to offer our staff the right opportunities for growth, enabling our people to progress in their career with us. We’re very proud of the talent held within our firm and all those promoted have made a significant contribution to the firm that deserves to be recognised. Well done all!”

The good news in Bristol is part of a wider string of promotions nationally with a total of 27 promotions announced across the firm’s offices in Newcastle, Leeds, London, Plymouth, Southampton and Bristol, where more than 250 staff are employed.

Bond Dickinson is ranked 126 in the top 300 graduate employers in the UK in this year’s Guardian UK 300. Last month, Bond Dickinson also won ‘Newcomer Employer of the Year’ at the South West Regional Apprenticeship Awards in recognition of the legal apprenticeship scheme the firm offers. Bond Dickinson was amongst the first law firms to make legal apprenticeships available, with the first apprentices joining the business in 2014.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Womble Bond Dickinson LLP .