Regional law firm Gardner Leader has recruited 21 new team members across its seven office locations – marking a 9.7% increase in headcount since the beginning of 2025.
The latest recruits include senior associates Luchia Hirst, Charlotte Fox and Rosie Deller, as well as associates Amanda Collins and Annabelle Randell and solicitor Kezia Brown. Lynsey Smith has joined as partner in the firm’s dispute resolution team.
Hirst, who moves from Goughs Solicitors, joins the firm's wills, probate and estate planning team in Swindon. She specialises in administering simple and complex estates, the preparation of Lasting Powers of Attorney, and the creation of wills.
Fox joins the firm from Barrett and Co Solicitors and will be part of the wills, probate and estate planning team in Thatcham. She specialises in administering complex, high net worth estates both in the UK and internationally, advising executors on inheritance tax implications, preparing wills that optimise tax-free allowances, and guiding clients on their duties under a Power of Attorney.
Smith, Randell, Collins and Brown all join the firm’s dispute resolution team.
Gardner Leader has offices in Newbury, Maidenhead, Thatcham, Oxford, Swindon, Windsor and London. The firm has more than tripled in size over the last 10 years, expanding across the south of England.
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