Jonathon Lewis

Professional Biography
Personal Biography

Where/when you studied: St Edmund Arrowsmith, Carmel College, Blackburn College University Centre

Professional expertise before joining the firm: None

When you joined the firm: November 2015

Department responsibilities (within the firm): Legal Executive in the Commercial Department

Areas of special legal expertise: I deal with a full range of commercial property matters including sales, purchases, leases, re-financing and development.

I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives

Name: Jonathon Lewis

Position: Chartered Legal Executive

Where educated: St Edmund Arrowsmith, Carmel College, Blackburn College University Centre

First job: Warehouseman

Hobbies: Football, golf, spending time with friends and family

Favourite food: Italian or Chinese

Favourite film: Step Brothers

Ultimate holiday destination: New York or Vegas

Favourite sport/team: Football/Liverpool

Favourite book: Don’t really have one

Likes: Sport, TV series, holidays

Dislikes: Traffic, shopping

Personal ambition: To visit as many new places as possible

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