Principal and sole practitioner Jane Watson joins the firm as a consultant
Sparke Helmore has absorbed Scone Legal, growing its practice in the Upper Hunter region.
Scone Legal’s team will be integrated into Sparke Helmore’s property environment and finance practice group and work closely with the Newcastle office. Jane Watson, Scone Legal’s principal and sole practitioner, joins Sparke Helmore as a consultant.
“We are very pleased to join with the Scone Legal team. Maintaining and growing our presence in the Upper Hunter is a commitment that’s important to the firm as well as to the wider community”, said Andrew White, Sparke Helmore’s national managing partner, in a media release. “I have known Jane for many years and with her specialisation in rural issues, she and her team will add another dimension to the services that we offer in the region”.
Watson pointed out that both firms are deeply rooted in the Hunter region.
“Bringing the Scone Legal business under the banner of Sparke Helmore is an exciting move. It allows us to provide our loyal local clients with large firm resources while maintaining the friendly, professional service we are known for. Both firms have strong roots in the Hunter region—Sparke Helmore over 140 years and Scone Legal over 100 years—and our values strongly align, making this an excellent cultural fit”, she said.
Watson has worked in the Upper Hunter region since her admission as a solicitor in 1992. She is experienced in property law and rural conveyancing as well as water law, business law, elder law, and estates, wills, and succession planning. She is part of the NSW Law Society and the Hunter Valley Law Society.
