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Chief Executive Officer

+447581469779
paul.wingfield@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulwingfield/

Paul is a dedicated & experienced CEO with a history of success in the legal recruitment industry. He works with top-tier law firms across the UK, handling retainer, lateral hire, mergers and acquisition projects.

Operations Director

+447712687129
laura.pagan@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-paganwjr/

Laura is an accomplished Executive Assistant with over 13 years of experience supporting senior management and c-suite executives. She supports our leadership team and leads internal recruitment.

Finance Manager

+447904629945
ross.kane@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-kane-wjr/

Ross is a finance & accounting specialist with over six years of experience in and around financial management, accounting, risk management, and investment strategy. He leads our in-house finance team on all matters relating to finance.

Associate Director
Corporate and Commercial Specialist
Nationwide

+447931998526
Declan.young@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/declan-young-943979129/

Declan is a Corporate and Commercial specialist with a legal background, having gained five years experience with global law firm Clyde & Co. He focuses on lateral hires, partner and team moves.

Recruitment Consultant
Corporate and Commercial Specialist
Nationwide

+447376640525
dominika.holda@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominika-holda-8b177a14b/

Dominika is a first-class law and criminal justice graduate with experience working in multiple Legal 500 firms. She works with assistants, associates and legal directors.

Senior Recruitment Consultant
Employment and Immigration
Nationwide

+447904630131
oliver.hines@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-hines-07710321a/

Olly is a law and LPC graduate from the University of Liverpool. He previously worked with US law firms as part of a boutique recruitment company. He now focuses on lateral hires, partner and team moves.

Recruitment Consultant Corporate and Commercial Nationwide

07376 047 799tom.field@williamjamesrecruitment.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasjonfield/

Tom possesses over 15 years’ corporate and commercial fee earning experience within legal 500 law firms. He now works as part of our national team placing lawyers at regional, national and international law firms.

Senior Recruitment Consultant
Real Estate, Construction and Planning
Nationwide

+447949315621
Alex.blackledge-murphy@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-jay-b-753440203/

Alex joined us as an experienced legal recruitment consultant and specialises in real estate recruitment. He possesses a legal background, having previously worked as a paralegal at a Legal 500 boutique property practice.

Recruitment Consultant Residential Property Nationwide

07852 170 946sam.disley-joyson@williamjamesrecruitment.comSam Disley-Joyson | LinkedIn

Sam joined us an experienced legal recruitment consultant specialising in residential property and real estate. With a legal background in conveyancing, he brings practical insight to every placement, ensuring a strong fit for both candidates and clients.

Recruitment Consultant Private Wealth Regions

07951 097 638robert.holland@williamjamesrecruitment.comRobert Holland | LinkedIn

Robert previously worked for legal 500 law firms specialising in property Law, with a focus on staircasing and Islamic finance. He now works with law firms across the UK specialising in private wealth recruitment.

Recruitment Consultant Private Wealth Regions

+447376 047 791 david.webb@williamjamesrecruitment.com(2) David Webb | LinkedIn

David joined William James as a former lawyer having worked at leading UK law firms DWF and Stephensons Solicitors. David’s focus is on placing exceptional legal talent across a range of roles in trusts, tax and estates.

Recruitment Consultant Private Wealth Regions

07496 883 721lauren.green@williamjamesrecruitment.comLauren May Green | LinkedIn

Lauren is a LLB and LPC graduate with over two years’ experience working within a national law firm. She moved into legal recruitment in early 2025 and now works in our private wealth team placing family, private client, and residential property lawyers across the midlands.

Senior Recruitment Consultant
General Practice and Commercial
Home Counties

+447495117132
thomas.brown@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-brown-wjr/

Tom is a specialist home counties recruitment consultant. He works across various legal disciplines, including litigation, family, private client, residential & commercial property, employment, and commercial law. He possesses an enviable client and contact list.

Recruitment Consultant Court of Protection and Private Wealth Nationwide

+447939 986 652 rachel.thompson@williamjamesrecruitment.com(2) Rachel Thompson | LinkedIn

Rachel joined William James after gaining 9 years' legal experience working as a claimant personal injury and Court of Protection paralegal. She now works in part of our national private wealth team focusing on COP, trusts, tax and estates .

Managing Consultant
Insurance, Healthcare and Personal Injury
Nationwide

+447376028332
danielle.lawton@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-lawton-wjr/

Danielle focuses on clinical negligence and defendant personal injury recruitment. She joined the business after working for leading law firms Hill Dickinson and Slater Gordon Solicitors within their multi-track personal injury teams.

Senior Recruitment Consultant Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Nationwide

+447376 640 524roya.ratcliffe@williamjamesrecruitment.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/roya-ratcliffe-755a7ab3/

Roya specialises in Claimant Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury recruitment. She joined William James after working for leading law firms, Fletchers Group and Hill Dickinson. She also worked in-house for the NHS within their legal services department

Senior Recruitment Consultant
General Litigation,
Personal Injury and Insurance

+447572062975
dawn.everton@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawneverton/

Dawn joined William James after working as head of recruitment at a national law firm. She previously ran her own legal recruitment business and possesses over twenty years legal recruitment expertise.

Senior Recruitment Consultant
Costs and Insurance Nationwide

+447496800407 alice.ferguson@williamjamesrecruitment.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-ferguson-b77807178/

Alice focuses on placing lawyers in leading Defendant Personal Injury roles across the UK. She has previously worked in-house at Hempsons, DWF and Freshfields.

Executive Assistant Personal Injury and Insurance

07415753681Chloe.stanley@williamjamesrecruitment.com(1) Chloe Stanley | LinkedIn

Chloe previously worked as a clinical negligence paralegal at Slater & Gordon before joining William James Recruitment. She now supports our personal injury and insurance team as an executive assistant.

Resourcing Assistant Personal Injury and Insurance

Callum joined as an intern whilst studying graphic design. He now assists our operations team with various marketing and web-site projects, whilst also working closely with our national insurance and personal injury team on retainer projects

Associate Director
Commercial Litigation
National and International

+447944055476
alice.winter@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-winter-911aa981/

Alice is an Associate Director working exclusively with boutique, national and international law firms. She is also a qualified Solicitor and previously worked at an international law firm specialising in commercial and property litigation.

Recruitment Consultant Crime and Regulatory National and International

07949 821 014abigail.lockett@williamjamesrecruitment.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/abigail-lockett-18a997216/

Abigail joined William James after gaining eight years’ experience as a Crime and Regulatory Barristers’ Clerk. She now works as a Legal Recruitment Consultant specialising in the Crime and Regulatory market.

Executive Assistant
National and International

+447944963829
Alex.kathro@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-kathro-741771132/

Alex spent eleven years working in insurance and personal injury. He moved into legal recruitment in 2022 and now works with a broad range of law firms across London and the US Markets.

Senior Recruitment Consultant
Office Support and Private Wealth
Nationwide

+447939992563
tara.halliwell@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-halliwell-aa231910/

Tara has over 20 years of experience within the legal sector and has previously developed her own boutique legal support recruitment company. She is well-connected and possesses an extensive network of top-tier law firms and candidates.

Office Dog

https://www.instagram.com/wjrecruitment/