Press Release – May 2024
A leading Yorkshire law firm has opened its newest regional office in Brighouse, taking its total network of offices to 22.
Ison Harrison’s first office in the town is located next to Tescos on Clifton Road and continues the firm’s expansion as it strengthens its community-focused legal services throughout Yorkshire.
Formerly home to the GMB Trade Union for over a decade, the new Brighouse office will be managed by Laura Walsh, who will lead a team offering a full range of legal services to individuals and businesses in the area. Laura who is a residential conveyancing expert with the firm, joined Ison Harrison in 2019 and was previously an associate solicitor working in residential conveyancing at Ison Harrison’s Huddersfield branch.
Joining Laura at the new Brighouse branch is conveyancing assistant Charlotte Rackstraw who also relocates after spending 3 and a half years at the firm’s Huddersfield branch. As well as Holly Edwards who trained with the firm, and is a private client solicitor specialising in wills and probate.
As with all of Ison Harrison’s branches, the new Brighouse office will combine expert legal advice with a strong commitment to local communities.
New branch manager, Laura Walsh, said: “We’ve brought together a skilled and enthusiastic team here in Brighouse, and we’re excited to build a strong presence in the town. Opening this office marks an important milestone in Ison Harrison’s ongoing growth and gives us the opportunity to connect closely with the local community, deliver a full range of legal services, and replicate the success we’ve seen across the wider Yorkshire region.”
Jonathan Wearing, managing director of Ison Harrison, said: “We are thrilled to be opening another office and especially proud to bring Ison Harrison’s services to Brighouse the home town of a few of our employees. The town has a vibrant community and strong local identity, which aligns perfectly with our ethos of being a truly local, accessible law firm. Our ongoing expansion is driven by our belief that people should have high-quality legal support on their doorstep whilst benefiting from the efficiencies that can come from being part of a much bigger outfit.”
The expansion into Brighouse follows a period of sustained growth for Ison Harrison, which became a 100% employee-owned business in 2022. Since transitioning to this model, the firm has almost doubled its turnover, opened six new offices and made individual profit distributions to employees totalling over £11,500 each.
The Brighouse office is now open for enquiries and appointments, offering a full range of legal services including family law, conveyancing, wills and probate, and personal injury, as well as commercial services for businesses.
Ison Harrison employs more than 360 staff across Yorkshire, offering the broadest range of legal services in the region.
The firm has over 13 Law Society accreditations including Lexcel, Clinical Negligence, Family Law, Immigration & Asylum, Conveyancing Quality and SRA Higher Courts Rights – civil and criminal.
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