Dorset: Steele Raymond appoints new business development director

Leading Dorset commercial law firm Steele Raymond LLP have appointed Lee Taylor in the new role of business development director.

A specialist in practice development, Taylor has more than 15 years' experience and expertise in business growth, specifically in the legal market.

During his legal career, Taylor has gained experience in a range of in-house and agency positions in London and across the UK. He spent two years as the marketing director of a Dorset-based marketing company providing lawyers, accountants and business owners with strategic marketing support.

He joins Steele Raymond from a local firm of solicitors where he gave business development support to the personal injury, commercial and private client teams. He was responsible for the overall marketing strategy for the firm as well as successfully increasing and enhancing their online presence.

Taylor said: “I’m very pleased to be joining Steele Raymond, a firm that is already so well established and highly regarded in the region.

"I’ve joined at a really exciting time; Steele Raymond has a dynamic outlook and is looking for strategic growth moving forward with
some key appointments. I’m very happy to join that vision for the future. I’m looking forward to working with top quality and committed teams of people across the business to help them achieve growth and more success.”

Tim Stone, chairman and partner of Steele Raymond, said: "We’re delighted to be welcoming Lee to the team, another appointment that shows our commitment to identify and encourage the best local talent to join us. Steele Raymond is at the heart of commercial law in Dorset and the south coast and our recent appointments demonstrate our continued plan to strengthen and develop our leading position in the region.”