Pictured above: Susan Carter, who has joined Yorkshire Bank

One of only three front line bankers in the country to have passed a top legal qualification has been appointed to cover the East Midlands for Yorkshire Bank.

Susan Carter, who will be based at Yorkshire Bank's Financial Solutions Centres (FSC) in Nottingham, Leicester and Derby, spent two-and-a-half years completing a Masters of Business Adminstration (MBA) in Legal Practice Management at Nottingham Law School.

The 45-year-old has been appointed Head of Professionals for the East Midlands and is relishing her new position.

"I have over ten years' experience of working with the Professional Sector in this region which includes completing the MBA course in Legal Practice Management," Sue said.

"The MBA included writing a 25,000 word dissertation that I combined with full-time working which demonstrates my dedication to the profession.

"There are some pretty fundamental changes taking place which are going to affect the legal landscape for generations when the Legal Services Act comes into force.

"Having this qualification gives me the confidence to tackle these issues and to guide firms through these challenging times. I consider myself to be in a privileged position of being an outsider looking into the legal profession and together with my financial experience it  gives me credibility when providing advice on topical issues such as coping strategies, expansion, mergers and acquisitions."

Susan, who lives with her husband, Stephen, and their 12-year-old daughter, Olivia, near Newark, will be looking after Yorkshire Bank customers in Nottingham, Leicester and Derby.

"My role involves looking after professional practices and bringing in new professional practices to our client base as well as networking," she said.

"The team here in the East Midlands are highly professional as well as being friendly and knowledgeable and I am looking forward to getting to know more of our customers and introducing new clients to our services."