Pictured above: Amanda Elwell with William Colacicchi, national head of private client team at Browne Jacobson 

Browne Jacobson is launching a dedicated private client division in Birmingham and has recruited partner Amanda Elwell as its new head.

She joins Browne Jacobson from Black Country law firm George Green Solicitors where she headed up the firm's private client team.

Amanda will work closely with William Colacicchi, national head of the firm's private client team, to develop a full service offering for the firm's West Midlands based clients including advice on wills, capital tax planning, trust issues and estate administration.

Browne Jacobson is regarded by Legal 500 as having one of the leading private client teams in the East Midlands and William Colacicchi is keen to replicate that success in the West Midlands. He commented:  

"Despite the current economic climate we have remained very busy and all the indications are that this sector will see growth over the next few years.

"We have developed a strong private client portfolio in the Midlands over the years and our ambition has always been to launch a dedicated practice from our Birmingham office to best serve the needs of our clients in and around the city when the time was right.  We think that time has come, as we can see real opportunities for a quality team in Birmingham which we fully expect to reward our investment at this difficult national economic time."

Having qualified in 2004 Amanda was recently singled out for praise by Legal 500 for her expertise in capital tax planning matters. As well as being fluent in German, French and Dutch Amanda is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, the British German Jurists Association and Chartered Institute of Linguists.

On Amanda Elwell's appointment Colacicchi added: "There is a demand for strong private client lawyers and Amanda's appointment is a real feather in our cap.  

"As well as being an accomplished lawyer she comes with an excellent reputation and encompasses the unique skill set that private client work demands.

"We have an ambitious strategy to grow the practice and client base over the next five years and Amanda will be critical in helping us to establish one of the leading private client practices in the region."

Amanda Elwell, added: The opportunity to develop Browne Jacobson's private client offering in the West Midlands was too good an offer to turn down. The firm has a first class reputation in the East Midlands and over the next few years I am really keen that we emulate that success in the West Midlands."