The Oakwood Solicitors Team

Mia Taylor graduated from Leeds Beckett with a Law and Criminology Degree achieving a 2:1, and joined us in 2025 as a Legal Assistant in the Medical Negligence department. She had previous legal experience at Irwin Mitchell, but is now taking the next step in her legal career. Mia is hoping to complete a training…

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Nathan Clay obtained his law degree in 1996, then completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, York. He did his training contract at a York Solicitors practice and qualified as a Solicitor in 2001. Nathan has specialized in Personal Injury and Medical Negligence law for over 25 years, often dealing with high…

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Oliver Swinnock joined Oakwood Solicitors in February 2024 as a New Enquiries Handler in the Vetting team. He then moved to the Medical Negligence Department in April 2024 as a Legal Assistant before working up to Paralegal. In January 2024, Oliver graduated from Leeds Beckett University with a Distinction in his GDL (Masters) of Law.…

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Dawn Wood joined Oakwood Solicitors in 2024 as part of our Medical Negligence team. Dawn is an Associate Chartered Legal Executive who has worked in law for 20 years, in the areas of Insolvency and Personal Injury/Medical Negligence. Dawn has worked on both the Claimant and Defendant side of the table and has a keen…

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Jordan Van Sittert immigrated from South Africa in 2018 and began her journey of becoming a solicitor. She graduated in June 2024 from the University of York with a Law degree. Jordan joined Oakwood Solicitors as a Legal Assistant in the Medical Negligence department shortly after graduating. This is her first role within the legal…

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Leah joined the Medical Negligence Department in September 2024 as an Apprentice. Here, Leah conducts all the initial steps to bring on a possible claim.

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Jemma-Leigh Brindle is a Paralegal in our Medical Negligence Department. Jemma-Leigh studied Law and is due to graduate from Leeds Trinity University in July 2024. She worked for the NHS in clinical coding for eight years, coming to us with previous experience with medical records, etc. Jemma-Leigh is very passionate about clinical and medical negligence…

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Gina Nadal is a Solicitor in our Medical Negligence Department. Gina graduated from Leeds Polytechnic with a BA 2:1 Law (Hons). She attended Chester College of Law and qualified as Solicitor in 1980. Gina has over thirty years of experience in Personal Injury and many years of experience in Medical Negligence. She worked for over…

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Tegan Andrews is an Assistant Fee Earner in our Medical Negligence Team. Tegan joined Oakwood Solicitors in February 2023 as an apprentice in customer service, working in the Medical Negligence team. Tegan enjoys interacting with clients and helping them start the claim process. Tegan is aiming to train as a solicitor with Oakwood Solicitors. In…

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Yvette Juniper has been with Oakwood since December 2022 as a Legal Assistant in the Medical Negligence Department. Having 9 years’ experience working in the Legal Aid Department, she has also worked in Residential Conveyancing for over 18 years as a Secretary and a Fee Earner, and 13 years in Personal Injury as a Legal…

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