Award-winning Black Country law firm welcomes six newly qualified solicitors
Award-winning regional law firm Higgs LLP has welcomed six newly qualified solicitors to the firm.
Megan Davies, Kate Woodhouse, Georgia McCutcheon and Lauren Moult qualify into their new roles this month.
Additionally, Sam Dell qualified into the firm’s corporate team in the spring, and Latoyah Thompson qualified on July 1.
Latoyah is the firm’s first apprenticeship scheme alumni to qualify via the SQE route.
Megan, Kate, Georgia and Lauren will take up roles in the firm’s family, restructuring and insolvency, contentious probate and property litigation teams respectively.
Understandably the cohort is delighted to be continuing successful legal careers with Higgs. Georgia said, “I’m incredibly proud to be qualifying at Higgs – I’m truly grateful for the unwavering support, guidance and encouragement I have received – I’m very excited to begin the next chapter of my career.”
Lauren added, “From the moment I walked through the door to start my vacation scheme in April 2022, I knew Higgs was where I wanted to build my career. The culture, people and the firm’s legacy are unmatched. I spent 11 months with the property litigation team and fell in love with it. I’m so delighted to be continuing my journey at the firm!”
Sophie Wardell, people director at Higgs, said: "Investment in our people forms the basis of all we do at Higgs. We encourage and guide them to continue learning and design their own career path. We are passionate about ensuring equality of opportunity and providing alternative and diverse routes into the profession.
“I am so pleased for our newly qualified solicitors and know that they will continue to be such an asset to our clients. I’m very much looking forward to seeing them all flourish at Higgs.
"Higgs LLP is deep-rooted in the Black Country – its heritage is what drives the firm’s authenticity, passion and dedication, which has been passed down through generations, creating the unique ‘Higgs quality’ that sets it apart. Higgs isn’t just a law firm, with 32 partners and over 250 people, it embodies a people-centric approach that impacts its people, communities, clients and its business partners."
The business, based at Waterfront Business Park in Brierley Hill, was named Regional Law Firm of the Year in 2023 and its expert teams are also award-winning.
The property team was crowned Property Law Firm of the Year in 2024 at the Midlands Property & Investment Awards and the corporate team (which is regularly ranked by Experian as one of the top most active dealmakers in the Midlands for M&A work) won the award for Regional Legal Team at the West Midlands Rainmaker Awards 2024.
Many of the firm’s experts are ranked in top bands across the leading legal directories, Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500.
