DAWN Attracts Top Local Talent
25 January 2010
Northumberland-based social enterprise, DAWN Advice has made an excellent start to the new year, as it welcomes one of the region's leading solicitors to its team.
Emma Davidson, 37 from Northumberland, has joined DAWN Advice as a Housing Solicitor. Prior to her appointment she worked as a senior partner at a private practice in Morpeth.
Her move to DAWN shows that the charity's work is being noticed by some of the brightest talents in the region.
She said: "In my previous role my time was spread across a number of different tasks and clients. Now I'm settled into DAWN Advice I am really enjoying the opportunity to focus my energies on those clients who need extra support with housing issues."
Born and raised in the area, Emma studied Music at Newcastle University before deciding upon a career in Law, which she studied at the College of Law in York. Upon returning home to the North East she worked hard to reach the top levels of her field, and so brings a great deal of expertise to her new role.
"I am really enjoying working at DAWN, it is so nice to be surrounded by such a big team of dedicated people. It's a great feeling to be working at a company which provides such comprehensive social welfare services to people who really need them, and I can honestly say that I have never worked with such an incredible and highly skilled team that really cares about their work," she said.
Liz Chadwick, Chief Executive of DAWN Advice, said: "I'm thrilled that Emma has chosen to come and join us, and that we have found such an enthusiastic and committed new colleague. Coming from such a senior position she brings with her a wealth of professional experience which she has already put to good use. I am confident that as we move forward in 2010 she will play a large part in extending our services even further throughout the community."
In her spare time Emma continues her passion for music by playing the flute and going to gigs. She also enjoys reading comics and graphic novels.
Set up in 1998, DAWN Advice is a Northumberland-based social enterprise and a member of the UK's largest network of free, advice-providing organisations, adviceuk and will now become a Member of the National Association of Citizen's Advice Bureau. It offers advice and information on a number of issues including debt, housing, employment, welfare benefits and family law.