SIX new faces have joined a Reading-based solicitors, in a move welcomed by one of its senior partners.
Boyes Turner, based in Abbey Street, has welcomed Lauren Ainsley as associate solicitor and Cara Groves as a solicitor in its development and house-building team.
Its commercial property team has welcomed Sarah Gibson as a senior associate, Gemma Nelis as a solicitor, and Ricky Chahal as a chartered legal executive.
And Pasqualina Marcucci has joined the firm’s residential property team as a senior associate.
The company says they are seeing an increase in demand across real estate.
“As one of the go-to real estate advisers in the Thames Valley, investing in talent across the team is essential for our firm, as demand for high-quality advice and service continues to grow in the sector,” said William Nassau-Lake, partner, and head of Boyes Turner’s development and house building team.
“Each of these new hires brings valuable experience and additional capacity to Boyes Turner and will help us keep up with increasing client demands across a range of real estate transactions.
“We’re delighted to welcome this exciting influx of new talent, which will support the ongoing growth of our real estate capabilities as we continue to strategically grow our team into 2024.”
Boyes Turner’s Property team has maintained its Tier 1 Ranking in the Legal 500 for the last 10 years.
Ms Ainsley said: “I’m delighted to develop the next stage of my career at Boyes Turner, a firm with such a strong and exciting reputation in the market.
“The firm is recognised for its ability to guide clients through complex and challenging transactions and I’m looking forward to working closely with my new team to support this next phase of growth.”
The firm has 28 partners, four legal directors, and more than 50 lawyers, totalling more than 160 staff.