Pictured: Sarah Cowen and Tim Jones
One of the region's leading law firms is welcoming a new
assistant solicitor to its thriving employment team.
Higgs & Sons, the Law Society's current Law Firm of the Year
for 2011, has welcomed 29-year-old Sarah Cowen.
As assistant solicitor, Sarah will tackle a number of cases in
contentious and non-contentious employment law, advising clients on
matters such as recruitment, redundancy and unfair dismissal.
Speaking of her appointment, Sarah said: "I'm delighted to be
joining Higgs.
"The firm has an excellent reputation and is the perfect place
for my career to develop. I'm very much looking forward to helping
my colleagues deal with our current and future cases."
After graduating from the University of Birmingham in 2004,
Sarah discovered her passion for employment law during a placement
in HR at global accountancy practice Ernst & Young LLP. This
led to Sarah undertaking the Graduate Diploma in Law at Birmingham
City University from 2005 to 2007. Sarah secured a training
contract at global commercial law firm DLA Piper, before joining a
niche practice as an employment specialist on qualification.
Tim Jones, partner and head of employment at Higgs & Sons,
said: "It gives me great pleasure to welcome Sarah to our team. She
has the credentials and qualities needed to be a success here.
"She's very much a team player and I'm confident that she'll
prosper in her new position."