We are delighted to announce that Megan Shaw has qualified as a solicitor, following the completion of her period with us as a trainee solicitor. Megan will be working in our Court of Protection team dealing with welfare matters, brought under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. We are very proud of her achievement and to [...]
We are pleased to announce the recruitment of Alex Bajelany, who joins us as a new full time paralegal on 2nd September 2019. Alex has previously worked at Stephensons Solicitors in Wigan. We were inundated with applications for the position of paralegal to assist Court of Protection and Mental Health teams. Many thanks to all [...]
Vacancies with odonnells solicitors, Preston for paralegals to support Court of Protection and Mental Health teams We are recruiting additional paralegals, to support our mental health and Court of Protection teams, both at introductory, and more advanced levels. We will consider candidates looking for full-time and part-time positions. For candidates who already have a law [...]
We reported in April 2017, that we had been awarded the Lexcel accreditation for a further three years. To retain accreditation, it is necessary to pass an audit each year. An auditor visits us for at least a day, interviews some of our staff, and looks at many aspects of how we run our business, [...]
Many thanks to everyone who applied for the positions advertised on our website. We received many strong applications, and it was very difficult to narrow this down to a shortlist for interviews. The positions advertised have now been filled. Any further vacancies will be advertised on our website.
We are recruiting additional paralegals, to support our mental health and Court of Protection teams, both at introductory, and more advanced levels. We will consider candidates looking for full-time and part-time positions. For candidates who already have a law degree, and some experience of working in a solicitor’s office, there is an opportunity to progress [...]
Please be advised that we are currently experiencing a problem with our telephone lines. Engineers are working on the problem but we do not know when it will be fixed. If you need to contact the office in the meantime, please email us on office@odonnells-solicitors.co.uk and we will get in touch with you as soon [...]
At present, unless a couple have lived apart for at least two years, the only option to commence divorce proceedings is for one person to accuse the other of adultery or “unreasonable behaviour”. Many family lawyers, including members of the specialist organisation “Resolution” have been calling for a change to current law, to avoid the [...]
Our two directors, Philippa Curran and Jane Gale both started working at odonnells on the same day in July 1998. Staff helped them celebrate their 20 year anniversary, with a meal at Angelos restaurant, on the evening of Friday 6th July 2018. Following the retirement of John O’Donnell, at the end of 2016, Jane and [...]
We reported in April 2017, that we had been awarded the Lexcel accreditation for a further period of 3 years. To retain accreditation, firms must pass an audit each year. We are delighted to have passed this year’s audit. The lexcel assessor commended us on a number of areas of good practice. This was also [...]