Muckle LLP announces four new promotions
We’re continuing to invest in the best legal talent the North East has to offer, and we’re excited to announce four new promotions this April. This marks an exciting period of growth for us and succession at the firm.
The promotions emphasise our prioritisation of our people. Our approach of recruiting and developing the best people is at the heart of our firm's focus on delivering excellent client service.
Four promotions
Alex Speirs, Tom Justice and Sara Worsick have been promoted to partners in our dispute resolution, commercial and corporate teams respectively, while Beth Thompson has been promoted to senior associate in the real estate team.
Legal 500 UK hails Alex Speirs as a ‘Rising Star’. She has extensive experience in commercial litigation, supporting corporate clients and individuals in the North East and Cumbria. Alex advises on a range of issues, including shareholder disputes, contentious probate, professional negligence and reputational issues.
Ranked as a Leading Associate in last year’s Legal 500 UK, Tom Justice works with our commercial, media and digital/tech client base. He advises businesses and organisations across a range of sectors, specialising in intellectual property and regularly advising on commercialisation as well as overarching brand management. Tom’s experience includes acting as lead adviser for international businesses in the sports and cosmetics industries.
Sara Worsick was named Young Lawyer of the Year at the Insider Young Professionals Awards 2024. A leading lawyer in the firm’s corporate team, she leads significant UK and international transactions and works with a range of businesses on all types of corporate finance transactions, such as Kitwave Group’s acquisition of Creed Foodservice in 2024.
Providing excellent legal advice to landlords, tenants, and investors, Beth Thompson is highly experienced in the property-related aspects of corporate sales, acquisitions and investments. Beth was also shortlisted for the Young Lawyer of the Year at the North East Young Professional Awards 2022.
Recognising exceptional talent
Anthony Evans, managing partner at Muckle, said: “We are deeply committed to our people and want everyone in the firm to have the ability to learn and develop and take the next step in their careers. This is an exciting time for the firm and I am absolutely delighted to announce these four promotions.
“Each is thoroughly well deserved and a testament to their talent and dedication. It has been a huge pleasure to see each of them develop their careers with us.
“Alex, Tom, Sara and Beth have very exciting futures ahead of them and I’m excited to see what they achieve.”
For more information about working at Muckle, head to our careers page today.