We are delighted to announce that Hannah Vaughan has commenced her training contract.
Hannah joined Maxwell Hodge in January 2024 as a Conveyancing Assistant and is now embarking on the next exciting stage of her career as a Trainee Solicitor
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Pic: Carol Knowles, Michael Pratt, and Simon Leyland.
We are wishing a very happy, healthy, and long retirement to two of our colleagues who joined Maxwells in the late 1980s
In September, Pamela celebrated 10 years’ service at Maxwell Hodge.
Pamela joined us in 2015 as a Paralegal in our Civil Litigation Team and since then, she has progressed to Office Manager at Aintree and leads our Personal Injury Team, in her role as Team Leader.
In addition to her leadership roles, Pamela has a varied caseload, representing clients in RTAs, CICA claims, and accidents at work, as well as slips, trips or falls. She also acts in landlord and tenant claims, debt recovery and disputes such as professional negligence or disputes relating to wills/inheritance.
She approaches all her roles with diligence, fairness, and kindness, making her popular with and respected by clients and colleagues alike.
Everyone at Maxwell Hodge would like to congratulate Pamela on her anniversary and we look forward to celebrating many more years with her.
We have included a summary of the Diversity Data that we submitted to the SRA this year so that people have a better understanding of the make-up of our people.
It is a requirement of the SRA to report Diversity data to them for all staff every 2 years. 91% of staff participated this year.
The below graph shows a breakdown of responses for:
- Age
- Sex
- Limited activities
- Religion
- Sexual orientation
- School
- Parent’s education and occupation of the main household earner
- Caring responsibilities
We recognise that our workforce is currently under-represented by particular groups. For example, all participants stated that their gender identity is the same as their sex registered at birth. In addition, most participants identify as heterosexual and the number of people with a disability and/or limited activities due to a disability or condition remains low.
We are committed to attracting, and employing, a diverse range of people. We make it clear on our adverts that working practices and job roles, where possible, will be adjusted to meet a variety of needs, including reasonable adjustments and access requirements. As standard, we ask interviewees about any caring responsibilities, personal challenges, and any adjustments so that we can better understand the support they will need from Maxwell Hodge, as their employer. We have a “what to expect at your interview” guide to help candidates prepare for their interview and for them to understand the type of questions asked and interview structure. This is available on our Careers page.
Hybrid working and other flexible working arrangements, such as part-time hours, are utilised throughout the company which is key for people to manage any disability or health condition as well as supporting people with their caring responsibilities. The different leave we have available, such as dependant’s leave is important, particularly for supporting employees with childcare responsibilities and for those that care for someone with long term physical or mental ill health. More than half of staff (30 people) have utilised dependant’s leave so far in 2025, so we are pleased that this paid leave continues to support staff since we introduced the policy in 2023.
We regularly review equality, diversity and inclusion, recruitment and retention and people and wellbeing overall to ensure that we continue to attract a range of candidates and retain key talent through supportive and inclusive practices.
This month, Kristina celebrated 20 years’ service at Maxwell Hodge.
In June, Andrea, Director responsible for our Lifetime Planning Team, celebrated 15 years’ service at Maxwell Hodge
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our much-loved colleague and friend, Lily Lammond.
In February and March this year, we wished a fond farewell to four of our colleagues as they embark on their journey into retirement
We are delighted to announce that our colleagues, Yasmin Perry and Lily Lammond are progressing their careers with Maxwell Hodge as they will soon become trainee solicitors.
Yasmin is currently a Paralegal in our Medical Negligence Team and starts her training contract in January 2025. Whereas Lily, a Paralegal in our Medical Negligence, and other Litigation Teams, will commence a graduate solicitor apprenticeship in February 2025.
We wish Yasmin and Lily all the very best as they embark on the next exciting stage of their career journey with us, the future looks bright for both them and the business!
We are thrilled to announce that Simon Leyland, our Chief Executive, has recently celebrated 30 years at the firm.
Simon joined us back in August 1994 as a trainee solicitor and was subsequently admitted as a solicitor in September 1996.
