Wednesday, September 16, 2009Harneys Lawyers Join Development Programme

HarneysHarneys Appoints Lawyers To Professional Development Programme

Leading British Virgin Islands law firm Harneys is pleased to announce the appointments of newly qualified lawyers Kimberly Crabbe and Colleen Farrington as 2009 entrants to the firm’s prestigious Professional Development Programme.

Kimberly and Colleen will spend the next two years working in each of the firm’s major departments where they will gain exposure to the full breadth of BVI and international legal practice and develop their own areas of specialization. The Professional Development Programme also involves regular in-house training workshops and mentoring by partners and senior associates within the firm.

Managing Partner Richard A Peters said he is extremely happy that Harneys was able to recruit two such promising young BVIslander lawyers. “Our professional development programme was established on the belief that continued growth and success depend on recruiting the brightest and best young legal talent available and in this case I am very proud to say that we have done just that.”

He continued: “Kimberly and Colleen are not strangers to Harneys and having observed their academic progress over the past few years it is extremely gratifying that they have both chosen to begin their legal careers at Harneys.”

Colleen joins Harneys after completing her legal education at the Bristol Institute of Legal Practice at the University of the West of England. She began her legal studies at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College where she earned an associate’s degree in legal studies. Colleen is a 2001 graduate of the Bregado Flax Educational Centre on Virgin Gorda.

Kimberly earned her legal qualifications at BPP College of Professional Studies in London and Durham University in Durham, England. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada, and an associate’s degree in legal studies from H. Lavity Stoutt Community College. Kimberly is a 1999 graduate of the BVI High School.

Both appointees have previous experience at Harneys. Colleen worked as a company secretary at Harneys Services for one year before beginning her course of study in the United Kingdom. During university, she spent summer vacations in 2006 and 2007 as an intern at the law firm where she gained experience in the Corporate & Commercial and Banking & Finance departments. Kimberly spent her summer vacations in 2007 and 2008 as an intern in the firm’s private client department. She also worked as a company secretary at Harneys Services for four successive summer holidays while she pursued her early tertiary education. Kimberly gained additional work experience as secretary to the British Virgin Islands Constitutional Review Commission in 2004 and 2005 and an intern at the Financial Services Commission.

Kimberly began her appointment at Harneys on September 1 as a member of the Corporate & Commercial Department. Colleen, who begins on October 1, will be part of the Banking & Finance team.

Harneys is the oldest and largest law firm in the British Virgin Islands. Through its network of offices and affiliates in the Caribbean, Europe and Asia, the firm provides the world’s top law firms, financial institutions and corporates with legal services relating to British Virgin Islands, Cayman and Cypriot law. The firm also provides a full complement of company, trust and fund formation and administration services through its affiliated corporate and private wealth services business, Harneys Services. To learn more about Harneys, visit our website at www.harneys.com

Oyster Publications Inc, PO box 3369, Road Town Tortola, British Virgin Islands, VG1110