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This year, International Women’s Day (IWD) is being celebrated on 8 March 2024. The campaign theme this year is #InspireInclusion and IWD asks us to imagine a gender equal world, free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination, a world that is diverse, equitable and inclusive. World-renowned feminist, journalist and activist, Gloria Steinem, once explained: “The story […]

As part of our International Women’s Day focus, we hear from Head of Conveyancing Katie Holmes on her inspirational female…. Being a lawyer, it might be expected of me to come up with a list of names of inspirational women in law or politics, because there are so many, but for me, the first name […]

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2024, I have chosen to write about Florence Nightingale, who is a historical inspirational figure. Who is Florence Nightingale? Florence nightingale is often described the ”saintly nurse”.  She was born on the 12th May 1820, with the name Florence being after the Italian city of her birth. She grew up […]

This year the International Women’s Day theme is “Inspire inclusion” and for me one obvious woman who inspires inclusion is Michelle Obama.  Who is Michelle Obama? She is one of America’s charismatic First Ladies. Married to Barack Obama and having supported him during his presidency and developing her interest in certain charitable causes she has […]

This year International Womens Day is Friday 8th March 2024 and we asked our team for some of their most inspirational women. Family Law Solicitor, Lauren Sheffield, discusses Serena Williams….. Who is Serena Williams? Serena Williams was born on 26th September 1981, the youngest of five sisters. She is a wife and devoted mother to […]

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2024 Family Law Solicitor, Jessica Silvers, has chosen to write about some inspirational women in law. The History of Women in Law… The first female’s that were able to qualify as lawyers were Ivy Williams, she was the first woman to be called to the bar; and Carrie Morrison, the […]

Timms Solicitors has further invested in its future talent pipeline with the appointment of two trainee solicitors; Sophie Wildsmith and Emily Facer. Emily and Sophie both started their careers with Timms as paralegals in the Conveyancing team – working across the firm’s offices in Derby, Burton, Ashby and Swadlincote and were successful in their applications […]

We have been asked to talk about women who inspire us for International Women’s Day and I thought this year I’d do something a little different…. I am not talking about someone famous or from my personal life. Instead I am telling you about why women I come across through my job inspire and amaze […]

We are proud to announce that Connor Ball-Wood, a newly-qualified Conveyancing Solicitor in our growing property team, has been shortlisted for the Derby and District Law Society Junior Lawyer of the Year award. Connor Ball-Wood is a graduate of the University of Derby where he worked in the legal team before joining Timms in 2022 […]

Timms Solicitors, which has offices in Derby, Burton, Swadlincote and Ashby, have further expanded their Care team with the appointment of Childcare Solicitor Jessica Silvers. Jessica joins the Timms team with extensive experience in Care proceedings – representing children, parents and other family members. Her work also includes adoption matters, advising guardians and matters involving […]