Where are they now?

Name:

David Hibbert

Position then (1972):

Articled Clerk (Trainee Solicitor)

Position now (2008):

Senior Partner

David began his career at Browne Jacobson qualifying as a solicitor in 1972. He has been a partner for over 29 years and has been senior partner since 1999.

‘I have spent my entire professional career working in Browne Jacobson’s Nottingham office. The application process was very different then and I applied by sending a speculative letter to a partner. I began as an articled clerk which was the title a new solicitor used to be given instead of trainee and spent much of my first 18 months at the firm in the property department. I then spent six years doing corporate work before moving back to property to head up the department.’

‘When I first accepted the job as an articled clerk I was offered £8 a week, on my first day they informed me that they had thought about it and decided to pay me £12 a week instead. That extra £4 made me work much harder!’

'I was fortunate enough to become a partner within two years of qualifying and became an equity partner two years after that. With this came extra responsibility and when I became head of property I found myself leading an ever expanding team. The imperative to learn and develop new skills was a strong one and it is something the firm has always encouraged and supported.'

‘I’ve worked here over 30 years and can honestly say I’ve never seriously considered leaving. My role has been constantly challenging and I’ve always got on with the people here, they are really very good at what they do.’

David has considerable experience of commercial property and property development transactions of all kinds and also deals with a portfolio of commercial clients. He has been a co-opted independent member of Nottingham City Council Standards Committee since 2000.

Fact file:

• David has been the partner primarily responsible for dealing with Nottingham Forest Football Club and Wilkinson Hardware Stores Limited for over 25 years.
• He is the head of the firm's sports law group.
• He has prime responsibility for dealing with property matters for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
• He recently acted for Derby City Council as a specialist legal adviser to assist in setting up their joint venture arrangements with the developer of the major city centre Riverlights re-development project.
• He has been involved as the lead partner advising on a major redevelopment of Huntingdon town centre by one of our developer clients in a partnership arrangement with Cambridgeshire County Council.

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