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First Legal Executive partner in the North East of England.

Gillian Hammond, a Legal Executive in Sunderland based Law firm Cullen Hammond is the first Legal Executive Lawyer in the North East to be made a Partner due to refoms brought about by the Legal Services Act 2007. Prior to the passing of this act only solicitors could be made partners in law firms. This is a significant milestone for the Institute of legal Executives and its members.

What is a legal Executive?

Only Fellow of the institute of Legal Executives are permitted to call themselves legal executives. They will have achieved at least a Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice and have at least 5 years experience working under the supervision of a solicitor either in a legal practice or in the legal department of a private company or local or national government. Legal Executive lawyers are fee earners and their day to day work is similar to that of a solicitor.