Monday, November 25, 2024

New promotions at Paragon Law

Niche Nottingham immigration law firm, Paragon Law has promoted two senior colleagues to directors.

James Firman has been promoted to operations director. Firman joined the organisation over 15 years ago, initially joining as a general administration apprentice and since then has worked in finance, general operations, IT and HR. In 2021, he was named as Nottinghamshire Law Society’s Practice Manager of the Year.

Senior solicitor Emma Okenyi has been promoted to a legal director. In September, Okenyi celebrated her tenth year with Paragon Law and in the same month she also became head of the firm’s Personal and Family immigration team.

James Firman said: “Having joined Paragon Law after my A Levels I have grown around the business for all my working life. I have gone from helping stamp envelopes to managing Paragon Law through difficult periods such as covid and major IT projects giving us the capability to work remotely for our clients. I enjoy the challenges that my work presents and the entrepreneurial environment.”

Emma Okenyi said: “I initially came to the UK as an international student from Kenya to study law at the University of Hull and I subsequently qualified as a solicitor at Paragon Law. I have enjoyed the opportunities that have been presented to me and now particularly enjoy training and developing new lawyers that join my team.”

Founder and director Thal Vasishta said: “These promotions reflect the hard work, dedication, and talent shown by these individuals. Both James Firman and Emma Okenyi have been at Paragon Law for over 10 years and have since established themselves as amongst the best at what they do.

“Paragon Law continues to demonstrate our commitment to diversity and inclusion. Emma is an example to all international graduates in the UK that you can reach the top of your field of work. 67% of our senior leadership are women and 67% are from a BAME background.”

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