Winn Group is delighted to announce that David Dewar joins Winn Solicitors today in the new role of Head of Contested Litigation (Associate Director).

The Winn Group sponsored charity golf day proved a huge success, with thousands raised for the Great North Air Ambulance Service.

We're thrilled to announce Winn Solicitors have been awarded the national Law Society’s legal practice quality mark, Lexcel, for the eighth year running.

When she walked through the doors at On Hire a decade ago, Susan Cundall was a bundle of excitement, nerves and optimism looking ahead to a new role at a growing North East company.

When asked about the changing structure and size of Winn Solicitors following her 10-year anniversary, Jayne Allison put it simply: “Everything has changed!”

As proud sponsors of Heaton Hawks Under-14s, we’re delighted to see a local team doing so well!

Winn Group are delighted to announce our chosen charity of the year will be the Great North Air Ambulance Service.

Senior physiotherapist Michael Armstrong is more than happy to be one of the poster boys for Onhealth after passing a significant milestone.

Four Winns staff have successfully completed their Solicitor Training Contracts progressing their career development plans and expanding the expertise of Winn Solicitors.

We are delighted to welcome a new apprentice, Beth Tullock, into the HR department of Winn Solicitors.

Mark joined Winns in October 2017, and has since been set the task of further expanding our training and development offering. A sweeping remit, a large part of that role has been to take the reins of the new intranet system-shaping the content and functionality to create an essential space for staff to find the resources that they need.

Winns would like to congratulate Janet McCrindle on her recent 10 year anniversary with the company. Janet's organisational skills and position as Jeff Winn's right-hand woman have seen her become a well-known figure throughout the office providing support to directors and management and being a focal source of information to the entire company, while her award-winning work has been recognised nationally.

Winns IT department continues to bring in the best expert talent, as Stuart Dent joins the team as Senior Technical Support Engineer.

Winns has once again secured the national Law Society's legal practice mark of quality, Lexcel.

Lyndsey McNally, Secretarial Team Leader within the Complex Claims team, has recently celebrated her 15th anniversary with Winns.

Did you know that we have a dedicated sales team? Led by Chris Birkett, our six-person strong sales team travels the country on behalf of Winn Solicitors, establishing links with brokers and third parties that benefit all parties involved.

This week is Walk to School Week, and Winns is sponsoring four schools in our local area to help them get involved.

Congratulations are in order for Whitley Bay Sporting Club U13s girl’s team, who have recently lifted the Wade Financial Trophy!

At the end of last month, Ben Marshall from our First Response Team took party in a charity boxing match in Sunderland.

Suzanne Winn has recently celebrated her ten-year anniversary of working with the firm. We caught up with her to find out more about her experience of working with us.

This week is National Apprenticeship Week and we’ve been talking to our apprentices, past and present, to see what they value about apprenticeships and working with Winns. We talked to Meghan Alexandra who started as an apprentice in the post team and now works as a junior legal secretary. This is what she had to say.

We’re delighted to announce that Rebecca Lamb has joined the growing On Hire team as Deputy Manager.

We are delighted to announce that we are further expanding our business and are excited to announce our new venture, On Insurance Connect.

A huge congratulations are in order for the five Winns staff who ran the Great North Run to raise money for the Sunshine Fund.

Costs Lawyer Jonathan Frith has recently been promoted to Manager of the Costs Team.

Congratulations are in order for Carly Backhouse, who has recently completed her apprenticeship in Business Administration with Winn Solicitors, and has been promoted from apprentice Admin Assistant in the Post Team to Admin Assistant within the Trials Team.

Congratulations are in order for Kris Brown, who has recently been promoted to the role of Training and Development Officer.

Friday 24th March was Red Nose Day, and staff at Winn Group got involved in a whole host of activities in order to raise money for charity.

Winns is welcoming James Urquhart-Burton to the firm, in the role of Solicitor in the Part 7 Team.

Holly Clegg, from Newcastle, has recently joined Winn Solicitors. In her new role, she will work as a Solicitor within the Complex Claims Team.

Winns welcomes Solicitors Lucy Wennington, Jonathan Straughan and Louise Gudgin, who have recently joined the firm.

Congratulations are in order for Haleema Gohar, Liam Warren and Daniel Strong, who have recently been awarded training contracts with Winn Solicitors.

Winns are proud sponsors of the second annual WonderLAN ball. The ball is a charity event put on by Durham-based EMG Solicitors to support brain injury charity Headway.

Winns has welcomed senior appointment Deborah Henning, who has joined the firm as Compliance Manager.

Winns staff Kieran Embleton, Ben Marshall and Sharan Singh took part in the Great North Run 2016 on behalf of the Sunshine Fund.

Winn Solicitors has successfully secured the national Law Society’s legal practice quality mark, Lexcel, for another year. After initially being awarded the accolade in 2011, the firm have maintained the award ever since.

Congratulations to Sabina Haque, Natalie Hall and Josh Armstrong, who have recently been accepted on to training contracts with the firm.

We’d like to say a huge well done to the 35 staff members at Winns who took part in this year’s Sunshine Run. The team took on the 5k run along Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside yesterday evening, to raise money for North East charity The Sunshine Fund.

Mark Howell has recently joined the IT Team at Winns, in the role of Proclaim Developer. In his new role, Mark, from Newcastle, will be responsible for developing and maintaining the Proclaim case management system.

We are delighted to announce that we have made the shortlist for the Northern Law Awards. Both the Litigation Team and the Trials Team have made the cut for Team of the Year – Personal Injury/ Clinical Negligence, while the firm as a whole has been shortlisted for Large Law Firm of the Year. The awards celebrate the great wealth of legal talent and success within the region.

Meisha Wallace has recently joined the HR team in the role of HR Assistant. She will be responsible for assisting the HR Officer with all aspects of HR.

Winns has recently taken on three new apprentices through Learning Links, to expand its workforce and encourage internal growth and promotion for aspiring legal professionals.

We are delighted to be supporting the Sunshine Fund in the Great North Run 2016, for the second year in a row. The money raised by those taking part will go towards supporting disabled and seriously ill children around the North East.

Helen Proud has joined Winn Solicitors as a Chartered Legal Executive, working in the Road Traffic Accident Portal Team.

Winns are proud to have participated in this year’s Making Winter Warmer Selection Box Appeal. Staff have been rallying around to contribute as many selection boxes and chocolate gifts as possible to donate to the cause, which was organised by the Making Winter Warmer community g

Congratulations are in order for newly qualified Solicitors Nikita Bos and Katy Jones. Nikita, from Seaham, and Katy, from Nenthead, both studied Law at Northumbria University, before joining Winn Solicitors as Legal Clerks in 2012.

In aid of Children in Need, the team at Winns got involved in a range of fantastic fundraising activities. Staff cooked up an impressive array of cakes, which were sold at our bake sale, entered a ‘sweets in a jar’ competition, and even turned up to work in fancy dress!

Adam Robinson and Stephanie Bennett are celebrating after being selected to undertake training contracts at Winn Solicitors.

Megan, from Newbiggin Hall, recently joined Winn Solicitors on an apprenticeship in business administration. Here, she talks about her role within the company, and her ambitions for the future.

Congratulations are in order for newly qualified solicitors Joanne Blenkinsopp and Catherine Walker. Joanne, from Bedlington, and Catherine, from Shotley Bridge, both joined Winn Solicitors as Legal Clerks three years ago, and were subsequently awarded training contracts.

Winn Solicitors staff Adam Robinson and Mick Davis took part in one of the region’s biggest sporting events this Sunday - the Great North Run.

We are delighted to welcome new Solicitors Fiona McClelland and Himat Sidhu to Winns. Fiona, from High Heaton, and Himat, from Jarrow, both recently joined our busy Trials Team.

After only five months at Winn Solicitors, Stacey Grant is on the fast-track to success. Having joined Winn Solicitors as an Admin Assistant for the busy Post Team, she has been promoted to Rehabilitation Administrator for sister company On Medical.

Following success in their previous roles, two of Winns high achievers, Haleema Gohar and Sarah McCulloch, have been promoted to become Legal Clerks.

Congratulations are in order for the 27 members of the Winn Solicitors team who took part in The Sunshine Run last month. The event took place in order to raise money for North East charity The Sunshine Fund.

Congratulations are in order for employee Jennifer Kermath, who was recently promoted to the role of Trials Team Secretary. Jennifer, from Hazelrigg, joined Winn Solicitors just over a year ago.

Winn Solicitors recently enjoyed success at the first ever Northern Law Awards. The awards took place at the Biscuit Factory on 11th June 2015. The Law Practice Management Award went to our Costs Team.

On Hire Manager Chris Cullingworth is celebrating ten years with Winn Solicitors. He tells us more about his time working at the firm.

Winn Solicitors employee Mak Kolare, from Gosforth, is celebrating his success in qualifying as a Chartered Legal Executive – a significant achievement in his career.

Winn Solicitors has been shortlisted for four accolades at the prestigious Northern Law Awards - a real achievement for the firm’s employees.

We are thrilled to be expanding the company with new appointments to the finance and marketing teams. Amy Thompson, 26 from Wallsend has joined as Digital Marketing Manager with Chester-le-Street based Jenny Turner taking the role of Financial Controller.

Michelle Basey has successfully achieved the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Level 4 Qualification. It took Michelle 3 years to complete the qualification with Kaplan, a training and development partner in Newcastle.

Winns would like to congratulate Jennifer Chung, who has been selected for our trainee solicitors programme.

Newcastle-based Winn Solicitors has been awarded the Investors in People Gold standard, joining the top 7% of accredited organisations across the UK who believe in realising the potential of their people.

Winns will be lending its voice to the Association of Cost Lawyers’ (ACL) student council, thanks to trainee costs lawyer, Katie Williamson!

Youngsters from Newcastle East End FC are aiming for the top of the league thanks to support from Winn Solicitors.

Pupils at Byker Primary School are being helped to stay safe on their journey to and from school this winter thanks to a donation of high visibility vests from a local firm of solicitors.

Winn Solicitors are thrilled to offer graduate opportunities and are pleased to announce that one of their graduates has started a full time position with the firm.

Legal Executive Claire Kerr joined Winns in May 2013 and has just celebrated achieving success in her qualification as Chartered Legal Executive Lawyer.

David McCormick was awarded the Winn Solicitors prize for the best performance in Civil Litigation (M Law Exempting), at the Academic Congregations and Prize Giving Ceremony 2014 at Northumbria Law School.

Law firm Winn Solicitors has strengthened its commitment to supporting people with hearing loss on the roads, after securing the Louder Than Words charter for another year.

Winn Solicitors has announced the promotion of 9 Solicitors within the law firm. The promotions are in recognition of their hard work and dedication to the Company and will commence on 1st June 2014.

Winn Solicitors’ managing director Jeff Winn is in the running for one of the most hotly contended business awards in the North of England.

Two rising stars of the North East’s legal sector have successfully qualified as solicitors on a scheme run by their employer Winn Solicitors.

Congratulations to Cheryl on reaching her 10-year anniversary as part of Winn Solicitors' First Response Team!

Rachel Allen was working as a legal secretary when she started looking for ways to progress her career. Following vital help and support from Winn Solicitors she is now looking to the future with renewed excitement after qualifying as a costs lawyer.

A survey of employers by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has found that levels of staff taken on could be on the increase from this time last year.

Winns employee Helen Hall, is the first to sign up for the UK’s new ground breaking Paralegal Foundation Degree.

Innovation is at the core of what we do at Winn Solicitors. We aren’t entrenched in outdated practices like some law firms, which is how we’ve grown from small personal injury solicitors into a one-stop-shop for accident management.

This Christmas Winn Solicitors have chosen to help the charity Mission Christmas with Metro Radio, Steve & Karen and Cash for Kids.