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Coutts adds special counsel for criminal law division
Award-winning NSW-based firm Coutts Lawyers and Conveyancers has added a special counsel to the ranks of its criminal law team, who says that joining the firm was a “no-brainer” for her.
Jerome Doraisamy
Coutts Lawyers and Conveyancers – which won the Diversity Law Firm of the Year category at the 2021 Women in Law Awards – has appointed Carolyn Shiels from Shiels Lawyers as a new special counsel.
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Shiels joins the firm following seven years of independent practice and brings nearly three decades of experience as a criminal prosecution lawyer.
Speaking about the hire, Coutts managing partner Adriana Care said: “Coutts is very excited to have Carolyn join us, she brings so much depth and experience to the team. She is a well-known and highly respected local of the Wollondilly and MacArthur regions, and a leader in the local industry.”
Firm partner Luisa Gaetani said: “Carolyn is a highly experienced and well-regarded lawyer in the south-west Sydney region. She’s got the knowledge and experience to help us expand our criminal practice as part of Coutts, helping us to support the local community, no matter the situation they find themselves in.”
Shiels said: “Joining Coutts was essentially a ‘no-brainer’.”
“Having had firsthand experience at the manner in which they work, I’ve had a bit of a soft spot for Coutts over the years.
“I look forward to sharing experience and enjoying being a part of a team like Coutts. Being able to practice within Coutts, who are a full-service agency and provide a wide range of legal services, means that clients will be able to work with us across all their legal needs.”
Coutts has offices in Camden, Campbelltown, Tahmoor, Wollongong, Sydney CBD, Parramatta, and Newcastle in NSW.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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