Banner Jones Solicitors, the Chesterfield and Sheffield based law firm with an office in Mansfield, has expanded its team in Chesterfield with three new team members.

Chris Sellars, Director of Human Resources, said: “These appointments follow a period of sustained growth in Chesterfield and this additional resource reflects our commitment to developing our service offering within the town.”

Banner Jones has one of the largest conveyancing teams in the area that is further strengthened with the addition of Kate Skelton and Lucy Baines. Kate joins Banner Jones from Raleys in Barnsley with five years experience in property transactions. Lucy who has been with Banner Jones for just under two years has been promoted and will work as a paralegal in the property team.

Lee Foster joins the Dispute Resolution team with 12 years litigation experience. Lee comes from Bridge Sanderson Munro in Doncaster where he worked within their Commercial Litigation Department. Whilst there he specialised in a wide variety of dispute matters including contract disputes, boundary disputes and professional negligence claims.

Prior to tha,t Lee was head of Core Practice at Spencers Solicitors in Chesterfield where he was responsible for four teams of personal injury Litigators.