Irwin Mitchell has added a consultant to its expanding Midlands employment team. Sue Massey joins from Black Country firm Manby & Steward, where she was head of employment. Massey’s hire brings the number of employment lawyers across Irwin Mitchell’s offices to 14, including five partners. Fergal Dowling, Birmingham employment head, called Massey’s arrival a “strategic appointment”, adding that her presence in the team will be integral to maintaining a high level of client service.

First revealed on www.thelawyer.com 4 April 2005