JACKSONS Law Firm of Stockton has promoted five members of staff and recruited six new members.

Victoria Pounder, head of Jacksons’ construction and engineering team has been made a partner just nine months with the firm. Inderjit Gill of the commercial litigation department, Julie Coward of the company & business department and Erica Turner of the commercial property team, have all been made associates.

Les Brown, solicitor, has joined the commercial litigation team and Susanne Shah, solicitor, has been appointed head of the matrimonial department across the Newcastle and Tees Valley offices

Helen McCue recently qualified as a solicitor with Jacksons and has joined the firms’ commercial property team. She originally joined Jacksons’ in January 2010 on work experience but impressed the partners of the firm, so much that she was offered a training contract .

Trainee solicitors. Philippa Walker and Samuel Bakers have joined the litigation department.

Jackson's associated companies have also recruited Tracy Metcalfe as a health and safety consultant and Lindsey Paylor as a co-ordinator of Jacksons Sure Move Limited, a relocation service for businesses and individuals moving premises.