Sophie Burkill

Paralegal

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Sophie joined Henry Hyams in August 2014, a month after graduating from Liverpool John Moores University with an LLB in Law. Starting as an Office Junior, she quickly progressed to the role of Trainee Legal Assistant within our Crime Department. Working on Crown Court cases, doing preparation work, liaising with experts and reviewing evidence. Whilst also working with new and existing clients with cases in the Magistrates Court. Sophie is working towards completing a Legal Practise Course as well as the Police Station Accreditation Scheme and then hopefully moving on to qualify as a solicitor.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Based in Leeds, West Yorkshire
  • Licensed for 5 years

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Sophie joined Henry Hyams in August 2014, a month after graduating from Liverpool John Moores University with an LLB in Law. Starting as an Office Junior, she quickly progressed to the role of Trainee Legal Assistant within our Crime Department. Working on Crown Court cases, doing preparation work, liaising with experts and reviewing evidence. Whilst also working with new and existing clients with cases in the Magistrates Court. Sophie is working towards completing a Legal Practise Course as well as the Police Station Accreditation Scheme and then hopefully moving on to qualify as a solicitor.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Based in Leeds, West Yorkshire
  • Licensed for 5 years

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  • Henry Hyams Limited

    Paralegal

    Until Present

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Monday 08:30–17:00
Tuesday 08:30–17:00 (Open)
Wednesday 08:30–17:00
Thursday 08:30–17:00
Friday 08:30–17:00
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

Oxford House, Oxford Row, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3BE

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Excellent legal advice 10/10

I cannot recommend the Crime Department at Henry Hyams Solicitors highly enough. From start to finish, the support I received was professional, responsive and reassuring during one of the most difficult periods of my life. Sophie Burkill was outstanding throughout the case. She always kept me informed, explained everything clearly, and treated me with respect and empathy at every stage. I’d also like to thank Mike Walsh for his guidance and support. The whole team demonstrated professionalism, attention to detail and genuine commitment to achieving the right outcome. Following a lengthy and stressful police investigation, the matter concluded with No Further Action. Having a legal team that believed in me, listened carefully, and worked tirelessly on my behalf made a huge difference. If you are looking for experienced, approachable and dedicated criminal defence solicitors, I would have no hesitation in recommending Henry Hyams. Thank you again to Sophie, Mike and everyone involved for all of your hard work and support.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful review. We are delighted to hear that you felt supported throughout what was clearly a very challenging and stressful time. At Henry Hyams Solicitors, we understand how important it is for clients to feel listened to, informed and reassured throughout their case, and we are pleased to know that Sophie, Mike and the wider Crime Department were able to provide that support. Your kind comments about Sophie's professionalism, empathy and communication are greatly appreciated. We will also ensure that your thanks are passed on to Mike Walsh and the rest of the team, who will be pleased to know that their dedication and commitment made a positive difference to your experience. We are proud to support our clients with clear advice, strong representation and compassionate client care, and it is wonderful to receive feedback recognising these values. Thank you once again for placing your trust in Henry Hyams Solicitors and for recommending our Crime Department. We wish you all the very best for the future.

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Charlotte

The lovely patient Sophie

My mum had a case for over 2 years which was very complex and extremely challenging to her and her family Sophie was extremely patient and explained everything to us has we don’t know much on the law she took her time she know her law and explain it the best she could to us all which it’s not easy in a stressful time and we can’t thank her enough I would most certainly recommend Sophie to anyone who needs help with the courts thank you so much Sophie 😁

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Thank you for our review of Sophie's service and explanation and advice for your mum's matter, we are happy that you felt supported throughout.

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Poor communication

Initial meeting with solicitor was good, however I felt that I needed to constantly chase updates and information regarding the progress of our case. There were not many times when the team conacted me with updates. The week before and the week of the trial our solicitor was on holiday, I wasnt advised who to contact in their absence, so had to find out myself what time to arrive at court and what the process would be.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and I am sorry to read that you felt the communication was poor from our team, as this is an anonymous review I cannot look further into this. However, if you would like to discuss further, please call the office on 0113 243 2288 and ask to speak to Freya Cumiskey, Practice Manager, or email f.cumiskey@henryhyams.com

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Ryan

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Amazing A** Service, Highly Recommended

The service was exceptional along my journey through the justice system. My case went on for 2 years and they kept me up to date across the whole period, Sophie Burkill was fantastic coming to the trial for extra support and could not thank her enough. Jane Cooper broke everything down in our pre trial appointments and prepared me for what was to come which helped a huge amount. They put me in touch with the best barristers and in the end I was free of the horror. Thank you so much for everything, you’ll never know how much it means to me.

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