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Helen Miller
- Managing Director
- FCILEX, Cert. Ed.
As the Managing Director of the Law Academy Ltd, Helen has previously taught various law and practice subjects in recent years but now concentrates on the day to day running and expansion of the Law Academy Ltd.
An aspect of her work she particularly enjoys is building good relationships with the students and their employers. She develops an excellent rapport with her students and confidently deals with employers’ enquiries whilst working closely with key figures at CILEX.
Her background was as a qualified Legal Executive with Hill Dickinson. She specialised in Civil Litigation, with the main element of her position involving advocacy before District Judges in chambers across the many County Courts in the North West.
Helen retrained as a law lecturer gaining her Certificate in Education through the University of Central Lancashire.
She has also completed both the Accredited Commercial Mediators Certificate and the Interpersonal Mediators Certificate.
Kelly Jones
- Finance Director
Kelly’s background was originally in IT and she gained an HND in computer studies in 2000.
She joined The Law Academy in 2005 as Finance Director having studied the AAT qualifications and now uses her finance knowledge and experience teaching the accounts and double entry bookkeeping elements of the CPQ A5 and F9 units.
As well as her financial responsibilities Kelly assists the tutors in keeping their microsites up to date and user friendly.
Kelly really enjoys the inclusive and sociable environment of working at The Law Academy. She feels that this was really beneficial during the lockdown periods keeping in touch with students and tutors when many people felt isolated.
Kelly has experience and knowledge of SEN needs, particularly regarding Specific Learning Difficulties (SPLDs) and continues to enhance her knowledge in this area to ensure that all Law Academy students feel supported throughout their time with us.
Joanne Salotra
- Assistant To Director
Joanne assists the Company Directors by monitoring attendance for all students and coordinating registers for each lesson.
If you are unable to join a lesson for any reason, you must email Joanne for our records.
She collates this information and produces termly attendance records for employers who fund their employees through our courses. Employers have fed back to us that is a useful process for them.
If Joanne is not informed of absences, she will contact students for the relevant information.
Joanne is also our Sales Ledger clerk dealing with all aspects of invoicing and credit control.
Susan Doyle
- Director
Susan graduated in 1988 from Liverpool John Moores University with an LLB (Hons) and subsequently undertook a Post Graduate Certificate in Education at Bolton Institute for Higher Education in 1990.
Susan has gained over 22 years teaching experience at colleges and universities teaching a wide range of legal courses.
She was the founder of The Law Academy Ltd. She is now a non-executive Director after she retired on Friday 17th January 2014.
Lorna Bailey
- Tutor
Lorna Bailey is a Chartered Legal Executive who specialises in Civil Litigation. She has worked at Fletchers Solicitors since 2009, and spent a number of years heading up the RTA Fast Track department. She has always been passionate about helping her team develop and is now an Associate and Head of Learning and Development at Fletchers. Lorna qualified as a Fellow and completed her Certificate in Education whilst working full-time so understands how hard the balance can be. Lorna has been teaching at The Law Academy since 2018.
Lorna teaches Advanced stage Dispute Resolution and Succeeding in the Legal Environment at The Law Academy.
Norman Lyon
- Tutor
Steve Threlfall
- Tutor
Steve qualified as a Solicitor in 1989, after completing his training contract at
Hill Dickinson in Liverpool. He moved to Silverbeck Rymer in 1990 and spent 6
years with the firm working in the Defendant team, defending claims arising
from road traffic accidents and accidents at work.
Steve moved to Fletchers Solicitors in Southport in 1996 where he became a
Partner and subsequently Director, before becoming a consultant in 2019.
During his time at Fletchers, Steve was Director of Personal Injury and heavily
involved in the creation of the firm’s highly successful medical negligence
team. He has acted as a Court Appointed Deputy and was Compliance Officer
for Legal Practice for the firm for many years.
He was also Training Principal at Fletchers and has been heavily involved with
the firm’s Learning & Development plans over the last number of years.
Steve teaches Foundation Stage Legal Systems and Professional & Legal skills.
Jan Canter
- Tutor
- (BA Hons)
Jan graduated from Birmingham University with a degree in Modern History in 1986. He went on to do his CPE and Law Society Finals qualifying as a Solicitor in 1991.
Jan is a partner at KLS Law Solicitors in Warrington (formerly The Specter Partnership) where he has worked for more than 27 years. Jan specialises in catastrophic personal injury cases, clinical negligence and serious cycle claims.
Jan is also an Accredited Mediator and a member of The Law Society Personal Injury Panel.
He teaches Foundation Stage CPQ Tort and has been teaching for The Law Academy for 13 years.
Jan is an avid road cyclist and LFC fan and enjoys spending time with his family and 3 children.
Zoe Upson
- Tutor
Zoe teaches the Property and Private client units for us.
Full profile to follow.
Sarah Brown
- Tutor
- (BA Hons)
Sarah graduated from The University of Sheffield in 1993, with a BA Politics degree. She went on to study for the CPE and LPC on a part-time basis and completed her training contract with Howells LLP in Sheffield. She qualified as a solicitor in the year 2000.
Ffion Thomson
- Tutor
Ffion is qualified as a Lawyer in both Property and Private Client Law, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. Ffion practices full time and has always been passionate about studying Law.
Ffion hopes to be able to share her enthusiasm with her students and help them to enjoy the learning experience.
In her spare time, Ffion has a small holding in Shropshire and enjoys looking after her animals with her husband and children. She understands the struggles of maintaining a work / life / study balance and hopes to assist students with innovative ways to incorporate studying into daily life so they can achieve their goals.
Ffion teaches Advanced Wills, Probate and Private Client.
Ami Dollery
- Tutor
Ami qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2017. She works as an Associate Chartered Legal
Executive at Fletchers Solicitors, where she deals with high value Clinical Negligence claims, but has
previously worked in the field of Family Law. Ami qualified as a Fellow whilst studying at the Law
Academy and working full time.
Ami teaches CPQ Advanced Family Law and Practice at The Law Academy.
Katie Everson
- Tutor
Allan Pilch
- Tutor
Allan was admitted as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives (now CILEx) in 1993, and was granted a full licence to practice as a Licensed Conveyancer on the 1st September 1994.
Allan started his legal career with the property department of Bird & Bird Solicitors Greys Inn Square London in 1972, then left to attend the College of Law Christleton in 1978. After leaving Christleton in 1979 Allan moved to Liverpool to join Bermans solicitors as a conveyancer.
After working for several firms of solicitors in Liverpool and on the Wirral, Allan established his own Licensed Conveyancing practice in September 1994 in Liverpool City Centre, dealing with residential and commercial conveyancing and acting for local development companies. Allan retired in 2014.
Allan is a Liverpool supporter and enjoys travelling abroad whenever possible.
