Double hire for Lester Aldridge personal injury team

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Stephen Emerson

Lester Aldridge has strengthened its Southampton based personal injury and medical negligence team with the addition of two experienced lawyers.

The law firm has added Melanie Lidstone-Land and Helen Clement as senior associate and associate respectively.

David Healy, Partner and Head of Personal Injury and Medical Negligence at Lester Aldridge, said of the staff additions: “I am delighted to welcome Melanie and Helen to the firm. Their wealth of experience in all aspects of clinical negligence will add further strength to the team.”

Melanie has thirty years experience in practising clinical negligence law, she said: “I am excited to join the Personal Injury team at Lester Aldridge and to be working with a team who have a reputation for achieving excellent results on behalf of their clients.

"The firm and the Personal Injury department are known to offer top-quality advice and representation in a straightforward way which aligns with my practice and values. I am looking forward to this new opportunity and getting to know my colleagues and my clients.”

Helen added: “I am really excited to join Lester Aldridge and look forward to working with the personal injury and clinical negligence team.”

Main image credit Lester Aldridge, photo left to right: Liz Oaten, Helen Clement, Melanie Lidstone-Land and David Healy.

Stephen Emerson

Stephen Emerson is the Managing Editor of The Business Magazine and is responsible for the publication's print publications and online properties including the newly launched Biz News websites in Hampshire and Dorset. Stephen has been a journalist for 20 years and has worked at local, regional and national publications and led a team which made The Scotsman website one of the fastest growing news sites in the UK with over eight million monthly users. He has a keen interest in technology, property and corporate finance and telling the stories of the people behind the successful firms in these sectors.