Jess completed a BA (Hons) in History in 2016, followed by a GDL conversion course in 2017. She then obtained her Legal Practice Certificate and an MSc in Business, Law & Management in 2018, and began working in the legal profession in the same year. In 2022, Jess commenced her training contract, working in Conveyancing, Wills and Probate, and Child Abuse departments. Jess qualified as a solicitor in August 2023.
Outside of work, Jess has a range of hobbies, including a love of gaming, all things culinary, reading, and comics. She volunteers annually at the Thought Bubble Sequential Art Festival in Harrogate. Previously, she was the president of the video games society at the University of Huddersfield and the Huddersfield Table-top roleplaying society. She also greatly enjoys martial arts and is currently studying Wing Chun.
Residential Property Team
Corinne Barnett
Trainee Solicitor
Corinne first joined the firm as a Conveyancing Assistant but has since progressed and has been awarded a Training Contract which commenced in January 2023. Corinne currently works in our Residential Conveyancing department assisting clients in sales, purchases and transfers of equity.
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Marina Cotton
Paralegal
Marina joined our residential property team as a Property Paralegal to work alongside Alistair McKinlay at our South Elmsall office, dealing with sales, purchases, transfers of equity and remortgages. ...
Nadine Edwards
Apprentice Solicitor
Nadine started her career within the legal sector in 2016 after she completed her A-Levels. Nadine always had a keen interest in the law and studied law at A-Level. Nadine worked for a small Personal injury specialist firm for 5 years before starting at Ridley & Hall in the Family department. ...
Adam Fletcher
Business Development & IT Director
Adam served as Managing Director from 2012-2018, overseeing 25%+ growth. With 20+ years in residential property, he excels in conveyancing. In 2023, he took on the role of Business Development and IT Director, pivotal in the firm's future. He's dedicated to expanding the client base and enhancing technological support. Ridley & Hall is an exciting place for him....
Natalie Hudson
Legal Executive
Natalie joined our residential property team as Chartered Legal Executive at our South Elmsall office dealing with all aspects of residential conveyancing including; sales, purchases, leases, new build sales and plot purchases, re-mortgages, transfers of equity and shared ownership....
Adam Leece
Partner,Team Leader for Property, Barnsley
Adam joined Newman & Bond, currently Ridley & Hall incorporating Newman & Bond, in 2010 as a Trainee Solicitor qualifying in 2012. Since qualifying as a Solicitor Adam has experienced a varied workload but has focused increasingly on both Residential and Commercial Property transactions for the last 8 years. In 2021 Adam was successfully appointed Partner within Ridley & Hall and in 2022 became the Property Team Leader within the Barnsley branch....
Shelly Lynch
Chartered Legal Executive
Shelly joined our Residential Property Team at our South Elmsall office, working alongside Alistair McKinlay and Ashley Sowerby....
Alison Mason
Head of the Residential Property Department,Partner
Alison Mason is Head of the Property Department and is a Licensed Conveyancer with over 20 years of experience in residential Conveyancing.
Alison joined Ridley & Hall in 1996 having previously worked for other local firms....
Alistair McKinlay
Partner,Team Leader for Property, South Elmsall
Alistair is a Partner in the Residential Property department, based in South Elmsall Pontefract, where he works alongside Adam Fletcher and Ashley Sowerby. He joined Ridley & Hall in February 2020 to help further develop the firm and department’s profile, having been a Partner for over 20 years at a well known Leeds practice....
Susan Sowden
Partner,Solicitor
Susan joined the firm in November 2019, from a firm in South Yorkshire but having previously been with firms in West Yorkshire. She specialises in all forms of residential conveyancing including sales, purchases, remortgages, transfers of equity and sales of new build plots on small-scale property developments.
Susan also has a background in commercial property matters and Wills & Probate matters....
Ashley Sowerby
Partner
Ashley Sowerby joined Ridley & Hall in autumn 2016 as a Solicitor within the Property Department. She qualified as a Solicitor in 2014 after completing her Law Degree and Legal Practice Course at Leeds Metropolitan University....
Kate Ward
Associate Solicitor
Kate Ward is an associate solicitor based in our conveyancing department. Kate qualified as a solicitor in September 2008 and has over 10 years’ experience in all aspects of residential property. She has also dealt with land sales and purchases and adverse possession. ...
