Our People

Paul was appointed Managing Director of Legal Eye in 2016 after 28 years as a solicitor in the legal profession. Paul held Board level roles in a number of firms including CEO and COLP for five years at a large Midlands law firm and most recently as Head of Lender Services and Residential Conveyancing at Shakespeare Martineau.

Jody has direct experience at senior level within law firms having been Head of the Risk and Compliance Team at a top 50 UK law firm and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer for an executive led private equity-backed legal services provider. Here, her key focus was to create a risk and compliance framework spanning five regulated and unregulated businesses.

Karen is a business development specialist with extensive experience in the property, legal and mortgage markets. As co-founder of legal panel management firm Easier2Move in 2000, Karen demonstrated her forward focused leadership creating a website which offered online conveyancing quotes and case tracking.

Before moving in to compliance, Kate was a solicitor in private practice advising large insurer clients on strategic matters relating to high value personal injury claims. She successfully led cases to trial and as far as the Court of Appeal. Today she enjoys helping her clients to protect their businesses from risk and helping to build robust practices.

Norman has extensive experience in the financial services sector and in business. He enjoys using these skills to help firms to identify risks and to implement a range of practical mitigation steps.

Susan has worked as a solicitor specialising in family law and private client work and has also worked at the Solicitors Regulation Authority. At the SRA she dealt with service and conduct complaints, and carried out regulatory investigations including in particular two very large high profile investigations.

Nimesh has worked in conveyancing and in-house in a large law firm’s compliance team. He has also worked at the Solicitors Regulation Authority as an investigator. His specialisms including complaints handling and supporting firms to achieve ISO9001 and Lexcel as well as auditing against those standards.

Tina trained as a matrimonial solicitor and finds many of the skills and experience gained in private practice useful in advising firms on risk and compliance issues. She offers the full range of risk and compliance support along with support around accreditations.

Katie specialises in SRA, CLC and Money Laundering Regulations and complaints handling. She has worked at the Legal Services Commission, The Law Society / SRA, and the CLC. Her roles have included Inspector, Technical Adviser and Senior Manager.

Ayishah is a former solicitor who now advises on regulation including the Money Laundering Regulations, Criminal Finances Act, Equality Act, Bribery Act, training staff, completing firmwide strategic risk and compliance analysis of firm’s risk management framework to successfully taking firms through accreditations such as the Lexcel and CQS accreditations.

Paren brings a background in project management, risk and compliance to his role at Legal Eye. With an MSc in risk management he is able to assist clients across the full range of risk and compliance issues.

Priscilla is a solicitor specialising in residential conveyancing and now specialising in risk and compliance advice for law firms across the UK. She has held managerial roles in-house and in private practice, from large practices to niche London firms including becoming a partner in a niche London firm and a Director of a top 20 nationwide law firm.

Dawn has over 20 years experience in sales, business development and account management, working in a variety of market sectors. I have previously worked as an account manager for two leading conveyancing companies and panel managers, dealing with lenders, estate agents, financial services and legal firms.

Adam brings extensive experience of the legal sector to his role as IT and Customer Quality Manager. His impressive IT skills enable him to create and develop innovative solutions which use technology to deliver an exceptional client experience.

Steven Taylor gained over 20 years experience in financial services with Barclays and Santander before becoming involved with litigation funding. He has acted as consultant and Interim Head of Risk to organisations within a variety of industries, including an appointment as MLRO to a legal services business.

Lisa advises law firms, barristers chambers and professional services businesses on marketing strategy and on implementing marketing and business development activities that deliver results.

Hannah was a key part of the Risk and Compliance team of a top 50 UK law firm and has also worked as Risk and Compliance Officer in a probate administration organisation and redesigned and launched a MLR2017 compliant client due diligence procedure, as well as preparing the firm for the GDPR in May 2018.