Cwmbran-based solicitors Rubin Lewis O’Brien has reached 70 staff members for the first time with the appointment of four solicitors.

Paul McCarthy joins as civil litigator from a Cardiff-based law firm after nine years with the firm. A law graduate of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Paul went on to study for his LPC at Guildford College of Law.
With extensive commercial and property litigation experience, Paul will join the litigation department with a case load including property, employment, landlord and tenant law and debt collection.

Annette Lawrie joins the company as wills and probate solicitor working alongside Claire Davis in the private client department.
Following a career change in 1990, Annette studied law at Cardiff University before completing the LPC at Cardiff Law School. Since qualifying, she has gained extensive experience and her new case load will include wills, probate, inheritance tax and enduring powers of attorney.
In addition, two of the firm’s trainee solicitors qualified at the beginning of the year and have been offered permanent positions. Maurice Thompson, a graduate of the University of Glamorgan, will work in the firm’s conveyancing department, while Rhys Warren will specialise in childcare law in the firm’s family department.

Jerome O’Brien, managing partner, said: “We are delighted to welcome Paul and Annette to our growing team – it’s a great start for 2007. Our litigation and private client services are strong areas of our business that will welcome the expertise and wealth of experience the pair bring with them. Furthermore, both Rhys and Maurice have shown a great deal of dedication to the firm and the legal profession over the past two years so we are naturally very proud to have them among our ranks.”

Rubin Lewis O’Brien employs over 70 staff from its offices in Cwmbran and Cardiff and offers a complete range of legal services.