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Meet the team behind William James Recruitment.
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Paul Wingfield
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.
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Laura Pagan
Talent Acquisition Manager
+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 with various tasks and leads internal recruitment.
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Ross Kane
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.
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Ryan Thrift
Resource Manager
Retained Projects
Nationwide+447415753681
ryan.thrift@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-thrift-7664a9235/Ryan leads our in-house resourcing team. On a daily basis he supports all departments on retainer and contingency projects and takes the lead on all database management tasks. He is constantly looking to improve our systems and processes.
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Declan Young
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Corporate and Commercial
Regions+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 of experience with global law firm Clyde & Co. He focuses on qualified opportunities across the regions.
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Oliver Hines
Recruitment Consultant
Employment
Regions+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 and previously worked with US law firms as part of a boutique recruitment company. Originally from Birmingham, he works with talented lawyers specialising in employment law across the regions.
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Alex-Jay Murphy
Recruitment Consultant
Real Estate
Regions+447949315621
Alex.blackledge-murphy@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-jay-b-753440203/Alex joins us as an experienced legal recruitment consultant and specialises in real estate recruitment across the regions. He possesses a legal background, having previously worked as a paralegal at a Legal 500 boutique property practice.
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Rob Holland
Recruitment Consultant
Residential Property and Property Finance+447951097638 robert.holland@williamjamesrecruitment.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-holland-075378292/
Robert brings experience in specialized areas of Property Law, with a focus on Staircasing and Islamic Mortgage. Using his expertise in Conveyancing, he identifies optimal opportunities throughout the regions.
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Lauren Irvine
Recruitment Consultant
Family and Private Client
Regions+447939986652
lauren.irvine@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenirvine-wjr/Lauren is a first-class law and criminology graduate and an exceptional legal recruiter. She possesses an extensive network of clients and contacts specialising in family and private client law across the regions.
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Dawn Everton
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Commercial Litigation
Regions+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.
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Danielle Lawton
Senior Recruitment 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 & defendant PI recruitment. She joined the business after working for leading law firms Hill Dickinson and Slater Gordon Solicitors within their multi-track personal injury teams.
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Toni Bowie
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Insurance, Fraud and Personal Injury
Nationwide+447939992567
toni.bowie@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/toni-bowie-5b355a134/Toni joined the business after gaining sixteen years of fee-earning experience at Weightmans and Horwich Farrelly Solicitors. She specialises in placing lawyers in leading clinical negligence and personal injury roles across the UK.
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Connor Franks
Managing Consultant
Claimant Personal Injury
Nationwide+447494821014
Connor.franks@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-franks-968447a8/Connor joins us as an experienced legal recruitment consultant specialising in claimant personal injury. He has worked previously as an in-house recruiter for Bond Turner, Microsoft, and THG.
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Roya Ratcliffe
Recruitment Consultant Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Nationwide
+44 7376640524 Roya.ratcliffe@williamjamesrcruitment.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/roya-ratcliffe-755a7ab3/
Roya specialises in Claimant Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury recruitment. Roya 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
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Kiernan Stott
Recruitment Consultant
Personal Injury and Insurance
Regions+447961696703
Kiernan.stott@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiernan-stott/Kiernan graduated with a law degree from the University of Bristol. Initially, he worked as an Insurance paralegal with a Top 200 law firm, before making the transition into legal recruitment in 2022.
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Alex Kathro
Recruitment Consultant
Personal Injury and Insurance
London and The Regions+447944963829
Alex.kathro@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-kathro-741771132/Alex spent eleven years working in insurance and personal injury, primarily focusing on clinical negligence and professional negligence. He moved into legal recruitment in 2022 and now works with a broad range of law firms across London and the regions.
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Alice Ferguson
Recruitment Consultant
Insurance, Fraud and Personal Injury Nationwide+447496800407 alice.ferguson@williamjamesrecruitment.com https://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.
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Chloe Stanley
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Insurance, Fraud and Personal Injury
Nationwide+447496883721
chloe.stanley@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-stanley-8120a3195/Chloe sources the best legal talent in personal injury across Yorkshire, the Northeast, and London. She is diligent and proactive and utilises her prior experience working as a clinical negligence paralegal at Slater Gordon Solicitors.
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Alice Winter
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Commercial Litigation
London+447944055476
alice.winter@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-winter-911aa981/Alice is a senior recruitment consultant working exclusively with top-tier law firms across London. She is also a qualified Solicitor and previously worked at an international law firm specialising in commercial and property litigation.
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Tom Brown
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.
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Arthur Crouch
Recruitment Consultant
London and Home Counties+447852170946 Arthur.crouch@williamjamesrecruitment.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/arthur-crouch-8b1268191/1268191/
Arthur joined William James following a career as a barrister’s clerk in London working with advocates involved in some of the most high-profile criminal cases of the century. Arthur’s focus is on the fraud and white-collar sectors but also works on general crime and regulatory across law firms in London.
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Mica Burke
Talent Acquisition Specialist
General Practice and Commercial
London and Home Counties+447376047791
Mica.burke@williamjamesrecruitment.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mica-burke-839021201/Mica is an English and Philosophy graduate and has previously gained two years of recruitment experience. She is thorough and highly analytical and uses this to support our London team by managing the database, focusing on high-end firms across London.
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Tara Halliwell
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Office Support
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.
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Dominika Holda
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Office Support
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 is supporting with nationwide office support opportunities.
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Office Dog
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