MEET OUR TEAM

  • Louise Kearns

    Louise Kearns

    Managing Director
    Louise is the Managing Director of Clayton Legal, and began her career in sales, where she quickly learned that strong relationships,...
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  • Matt Walwyn

    Matt Walwyn

    Legal Talent Business Manager
    Legal Talent Business Manager Matt has enjoyed an extensive 13 year career in recruitment to date, working across banking and...
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  • Adam Dell’Armi

    Adam Dell’Armi

    Head of Legal Recruitment
    Adam is a passionate and driven recruitment professional who joined the Clayton team in 2021 after a successful career in...
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  • Leanne Byrne

    Leanne Byrne

    Senior Legal Talent Partner
    With a career that’s spanned retail, pharmaceuticals and now legal recruitment, Leanne joined the Clayton Legal team in 2022, bringing...
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  • Justine Forshaw

    Justine Forshaw

    Senior Legal Talent Partner
    Experienced Senior Legal Talent Partner, Justine began her recruitment career in 1995 and quickly realised she had found the right...
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  • Chris Eastwood

    Chris Eastwood

    Legal Talent Business Manager
    With over 20 years’ experience as a specialist legal recruiter. Chris focuses exclusively on Risk & Compliance and Employment appointments...
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  • Chris Orrell

    Chris Orrell

    Legal Talent Partner
    Legal Talent Partner, Chris joined Clayton Legal in 2022 following a successful career in law, with previous experience as a...
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  • Tracy Carlisle

    Tracy Carlisle

    Senior Recruitment Consultant
    Tracy is an experienced Senior Legal Talent Partner and a key member of our Property team at Clayton Legal, specialising...
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  • Sam Oliver

    Sam Oliver

    Legal Talent Partner
    Sam joined Clayton Legal in 2025 as a Legal Talent Partner, specialising in Residential and Commercial Property roles across the...
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  • Rebecca Hodson

    Rebecca Hodson

    Senior Talent Attraction Partner
    Rebecca Hodson (née Davies) specialises in property recruitment across the residential, commercial and real estate sectors, with a particular focus...
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  • Jack Hugill

    Jack Hugill

    Legal Talent Partner
    Legal Talent Partner, Jack joined the Clayton Legal team in 2023, bringing with him experience from both an in-house recruitment...
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  • Rosie Stinson

    Rosie Stinson

    Legal Talent Partner
    Rosie brings energy, drive and a genuine love of people to her role in legal recruitment. With a background in...
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  • Erin Ross

    Erin Ross

    Legal Talent Partner
    Erin’s career with Clayton Legal began in 2021, when she joined the business as a Business Administration Apprentice. Since then,...
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  • Mike Shipcott

    Mike Shipcott

    Senior Talent Attraction Partner
    Mike is an experienced Senior Talent Attraction Partner with over seven years in the recruitment industry, including extensive work within...
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  • Helen Watson

    Helen Watson

    Legal Talent Partner
    Helen is a long-serving member of the Clayton Legal team with more than 30 years’ experience in legal recruitment. Specialising...
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  • Susan Holden

    Susan Holden

    Business Consultant
    Business Consultant, Susan is a long-standing and highly respected member of the Clayton Legal team, with responsibility for ensuring strategic...
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  • Liz Holdham

    Liz Holdham

    Recruitment Operations Co-Ordinator
    Liz joined Clayton Legal as an Administrative Assistant in early 2025 as she worked towards her Business Administration Level 3...
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  • Laura Lissett

    Laura Lissett

    Marketing Consultant
    Laura is a strategic marketing and brand professional with more than 20 years’ experience across the professional services, finance and...
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