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We recently celebrated a rather special moment in the firm’s history. Terry Scuse, a senior lawyer in the family department has been with the firm for a remarkable fifty years!
Terry first joined CWJ in 1959 – before the firm’s current managing partner, Andrew Wright was even born! He left Tottenham Grammar School at 16 and after an interview with Percival Jakes the firm’s then senior partner, began working at CWJ’s offices at 3 New Square, Lincoln’s Inn Fields as the office boy earning £5 a week, the princely sum of £260 per year!
Through hard work and determination, Terry worked his way up through the ranks to become one of the most well respected family lawyers in the area.
Fifty years with the same firm is quite an achievement and one which few of us will achieve. CWJ marked the occasion by holding a celebratory lunch for all staff at the firm’s offices in Orpington. Terry, who is a keen golfer, was presented with a voucher from the CWJ partners for him to have his swing assessed by the experts at Callaway Golf and to have a set of new golf clubs made for him. He will also be enjoying a round of golf for four at the prestigious London Club where the recent European Open was held.
Although Terry will be retiring from CWJ in July, he is not quite ready to leave just yet, as he will be coming back to cover a colleague’s maternity cover and will still be a strong part of the CWJ team well into 2010!