Aaron & Partners LLP has continued its expansion with the recruitment of Helen Watson from Hill Dickinson’s Chester office.

Helen, who is from Mold, will join Aaron & Partners LLP as Partner and head up the Employment Law Team. Having previously been schooled at Abbey Gate School and Abbey Gate College, Helen went on to study a dual honors degree at Keele University before attending Chester College of law for her law finals. Helen qualified as a solicitor at Knight & Sons in Staffordshire before returning to her roots and Chester to join Hill Dickinson LLP, where she worked for 3 years, building up their commercial employment team in Chester from scratch. Helen has more recently gained a masters degree in Industrial Relations and Employment Law and Higher Rights of Audience making her a fully fledged Solicitor Advocate allowing her to handle clients’ cases from the first day of instruction right the way through to the Higher Courts if necessary. Her arrival means that Aaron & Partners LLP now has a three partner strong employment team, one of the largest in the region.

On joining the firm Helen said “I am delighted to have the opportunity to remain in Chester and head up an already well established and reputable Employment Law Team with such an impressive client base. It is very exciting to be part of a commercially progressive regional practice with such ambition.”.

Regarding the appointment Andy Duxbury, CEO of Aaron & Partners LLP said, “We are currently pursuing ambitious growth plans and it is crucial for us that we attract solicitors of Helen’s calibre to the practice. I know that she will be an excellent addition to our already strong Employment Team here at Aaron & Partners LLP and will assist us in reaching our future targets.”

In addition to Helen's appointment Colin Rowe has joined the Aaron & Partners LLP Commercial Property team and with his knowledge of the Manchester market place he will be instrumental in helping the firm extend its geographical reach. Colin brings with him a wealth of experience as a Commercial Property lawyer having previously established and headed up the Commercial Property team at Masons Manchester office where he focused on development, urban regeneration and joint ventures between the public and private sector.