Brachers celebrates three new Partners as part of annual promotions

Brachers has recognised the achievements of its staff with ten promotions this year, including three new female partners.

The law firm, which has offices in Maidstone and Canterbury, has shown its commitment to supporting staff to develop in their career and to enabling women to excel and lead within the legal profession.

The newly promoted partners are Angela Ruminski in Commercial Property, Emma Hegarty in Private Client and Abigail Brightwell in Employment.

According to the latest law firm data from the SRA, women make up 53% of lawyers in the UK. At Brachers, 68% of lawyers and 72% of the total workforce are female, reflecting the firm’s commitment to the advancement of women within the business. Notably, two of the new partners, Abigail Brightwell and Angela Ruminski, joined the firm as trainees. Their journey to Partner exemplifies the firm’s commitment to nurturing talent and providing opportunities for career growth.

Alongside the three new partners, Brachers celebrates five further promotions in its Legal Advisory teams. Kirsty Hancock in Private Client is promoted to Senior Associate, and Gemma Peatey in Family to Associate. Chloe Croft in Private Client rises to Senior Paralegal and two colleagues in the Debt Recovery team receive promotions; Sachveer Singh Thandi to Senior Customer Executive and Ewa Piatek to Senior Compliance Administrator.

In its Business Operations teams, the firm has two promotions. Shelby Neat in Marketing is promoted to Senior Digital Marketing Executive and Joe Cordwell in Finance is promoted to Purchase Ledger Supervisor.

Joanna Worby, Managing Partner, said: “We are thrilled to celebrate the promotions of our ten colleagues and to welcome three exceptional women into our partnership. All of these promotions reflect the hard work, dedication, and the significant contributions these colleagues have made to our firm. We are committed to supporting the career development of all our people and are proud to see such talented individuals rise through the ranks.”

All promotions are effective from 1 April 2025.

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