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The Jonathan Lea Network Welcomes Three New Joiners To Their Retained Team!

January 11

We are excited to announce another three team members have joined the retained team at our head office in Haywards Heath. Radosveta Stoeva and Ashley Wong have joined as full time paralegals and Abi Hortin as an administration assistant.

Callum Ritchie Qualifies As A Solicitor

December 21

We are delighted to announce that Callum Ritchie has recently qualified as a solicitor. This is a very exciting moment for the firm as Callum is our second trainee to qualify, with our other three trainees set to follow in his footsteps over the next two years.

Simon Brooks Qualifies As A Solicitor

August 9

We are proud of our team for their hard work and dedication, while we have always seen it as important to offer career progression opportunities. This month we are delighted to announce that Simon Brooks has become our first trainee solicitor to qualify as a solicitor.

Simon joined us in August 2018 as the first paralegal we employed. At the time we operated from a tiny office in the roof above a small accountancy practice, trading under the insurance and regulatory umbrella of another law firm which Jonathan had joined as a consultant back in 2013. Despite being in our infancy Jonathan was able to interview several recent law school leavers for the role and eventually selected Simon due to his high academic grades, extra-curricular achievements and sense of ambition.

Happy customers

We used The Jonathan Lea Network to get us out of a what initially seemed an impossible situation with a poorly written unfair B2B contract.What can i say other than i was extremely impressed by their knowledge, professionalism and attention to detail.Andreea was absolutely lovely to deal with, very efficient and it is clear that she really does care about your situation.After just a few extremely well written letters from Andreea we settled on something we have been trying to do ourselves for over a year.

Ashley Fabian

08:26 11 Jun 20

Simon Brooks, along with Jonathan Lea, helped us secure certification for the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), which we needed to do retrospectively and without having obtained pre-approval.This was not a straightforward application, and I am sure we could not have achieved HMRC approval so smoothly without their attention to detail, forensic analysis of our application, and encyclopaedic knowledge of the scheme rules. Simon also tidied up our historic filings with Companies House quickly and efficiently. Simon and Jonathan did a first-class job.

Iain Corby

10:13 23 Apr 20

Having just completed a 2 week work placement with the Jonathan Lea Network, I have come out with more passion and dedication to succeed in law. If you're looking for a legal team, this firm will more than look after your legal interests. They really do care about the businesses and individuals they seek to help.

Cosmo Risby

12:17 18 Jun 21

Thank you very much Sarah Lungley and Andreea Rusu for assisting swiftly, clearly and professionally with our EIS advance assurance. Always a pleasure to deal with the team at JLN!

Dan Roman

14:25 10 Jun 21

I have known Jonathan for several years and have sent numerous clients to him who have all gotten back with great feedback. I would highly recommend Jonathan's services. He is highly competent, commercially savvy and very cost effective.You'll also find that, unlike many legal firms, he replies promptly to emails and ... just gets on with the job!Whether it's a startup situation, a matter involving general company law / contracts, or the buying/selling of the shares/assets of a business, make Jonathan your go-to guy! He is mine.

C J

16:09 07 Jan 19

I contacted recentley Jonathan Lea Lawyers Services regarding a T&C’s and Policy for a medical practice. Andreea Rusu was in charge with the work and she was very professional, knowledgable, polite, friendly and update me with each step of the process. Also, I got in contact with some other people from the team and they were brilliant. A BIG Thank You for your guidance and help!Definetley recommended!

Calin Gagea

18:05 18 Nov 20

Andreea and Simon were prompt, thorough, gave good advice and handled all aspects of our asset sale responsively and with excellent attention to detail. Billing clear and transparent. Would recommend.

Richard Harrison

17:50 17 Oct 21

Simon Porter of Jonathan Lea assisted us with the sale of our business and registering a debenture. He clearly cares about his clients as he checked in with me several times to make sure certain things were completed on time as being late would cause us problems.He was available on the day of signing our business over even though it was a Saturday and I did, in fact, phone him a few times for help and advice.Simon was always very helpful, thorough and professional which gave me, as his client, a feeling of support and safety throughout our dealings.I would have no hesitation at all in recommending him to anyone who requires a knowledgeable and empathetic solicitor.

Suzanne Faulkner

14:46 30 Mar 21