Kent’s Brachers makes 15 promotions

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Tom Kilkelly

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Brachers, a law firm with offices in Maidstone and Canterbury, has made 15 promotions across the firm, including the promotion of four team members to partner.

This wave of promotions is the largest that Brachers has seen in a number of years.

The four employees promoted to partner were: Sophie Read in family, Sarah Mannooch in private client, Sara Smith in residential conveyancing, and Paul Abdey in commercial litigation.

Three lawyers have been elevated to senior associate: Abigail Brightwell in employment, Emma Hegarty in private client, and Helen Stonham in commercial property. Two lawyers, Rebecca Gunningham in family and Angela Jarvis in private client, have been promoted to associate.

Alongside this, Natalie Skinner in family has been promoted to legal assistant, Deborah Sherry in private client has been promoted to senior paralegal, and Karen Goss in residential conveyancing has been promoted to paralegal.

Two staff members in debt recovery, Georgia Serrecchia and Lee Whitehead, have been promoted to senior customer executive. Finally, Matt Foster has been promoted to building services manager.

Managing partner Joanna Worby said: “Supporting colleagues to develop and progress in their career is something we are passionate about at Brachers.

“Our promotions recognise the hard work of our colleagues and their contribution to the success of our firm, as well as their commitment to living our values through their work and their relationships. I would like to thank each of them for their dedication to Brachers and congratulate them on their well-deserved achievements.”

Tom Kilkelly

Tom Kilkelly started working as a freelance journalist for The Business Magazine following his graduation from UCL in 2022. During his studies Tom became very interested in the works of Irish authors including Samuel Beckett and Flann O'Brien (Brian O'Nolan). His current role as a freelance business reporter is his first exposure to the world of business journalism. Working at TBM has given Tom the chance to really get to grips with the goings-on in the business hive that is the South East.