Our mission is to provide a tailor-made and personal service which fills a much-needed gap in the marketplace for both employers and candidates. Maturelawyers was set up by solicitor Edward Simpson who wanted to bring the unique approach to the legal recruitment world developed by Martin Lloyd Penny at matureaccountants.com. Ed began his career with leading City firm Ashurst, where he spent 7 years specialising in public and private M&A, UK listed securities, private equity investments and general corporate matters. Between 1996 and 2007, Ed worked for in-house legal departments in both private and public companies in the telecommunications, upstream oil & gas, lease finance and technology transfer industries where he developed his experience of a wide range of commercial contracts, corporate issues affecting both private and public companies, private equity investment, UK employment law, IP licensing, and dispute resolution. He has been both company secretary and head of legal at listed companies. Seeking a change of lifestyle, Ed established his own practice, Faraday's Law, in May 2007. He is now expanding his practice to include matching businesses that need experienced lawyers with candidates that can deliver that experience. With nearly 20 years experience of the business of law, Ed has plenty of first-hand experience of dealing with the recruitment process both as a candidate and a recruiter.