IT Department
Liam Wynne
Chief Operating Officer
Liam Wynne
Chief Operating Officer
Operations Partner, Liam Wynne is our first non-legal Partner at Express Solicitors. Since joining the firm in May 2010, he has also served as Assistant Manager and Office Manager before taking up his current role.
Liam works with all departments to make sure everyone is working together and pulling in the right direction. Liam states: “Operations is all about trying to find the most effective ways of performing all functions within a production or service environment. If you like, it’s a combination of the glue that holds things together and the oil that ensures smooth running of the business”.
Liam has a good all-round experience and knowledge of business gained from working in various management roles within both the financial services and legal sector. Operations requires a good understanding of each employees role without ever becoming a specialist and Liam’s natural desire and ability to assimilate new information has proved useful to this end.
Blessed with a good memory, Liam is able to keep tabs on everything that is going on within an extremely busy firm. A calm and analytical approach helps him give assistance and advice to other departments on opportunities for improving systems and procedures that it can sometimes be difficult to spot internally. Liam is also responsible for managing the ICT infrastructure for the entire firm.
Manchester born and bred, Liam lived in Sheffield briefly whilst at university before returning home to work in Financial Services as both a manager and financial advisor for seven years. He then changed to a management career in the legal sector and has never looked back.
The firm sponsored Liam to do a Master’s degree in Business Administration at Manchester Metropolitan University. This course included units involving; financial analysis and management; managing human performance; management for business excellence; managing customer value; contemporary issues in the international environment; corporate and business strategy in an international context; strategy implantation; and organisational renewal and change.
He is a member of the Law Management section of the Law Society, the Chartered Management Institute, and the Association of MBA’s.
Stuart McLachlan
Partner - Head of IT
Stuart McLachlan
Partner - Head of IT
Stuart McLachlan is a Partner and the Head of IT at Express Solicitors having joined the firm in October 2017.
When asked what Stuart enjoys the most about his role, he commented “I enjoy the use of IT/Technology to streamline business processes across the firm. I also enjoy using new tech to either enhance an area of the business or to reduce outgoing costs. The true beauty with IT is its power to be leveraged in almost any area of a business.”
Stuart went on to say “Coming from an IT consulting background I have touched on a lot of technology that can benefit small to medium businesses, Express Solicitors promote the use of technology in all areas of the business this allows the IT team and I to invest in new technologies. I am IT generalist and have passed multiple vender specific exams including Cisco and Microsoft.”
“I have been working in the IT industry for the past 20 years and passing manufacture exams for the past 18 of those years. During this time, I have built up a great understanding of IT in general, I now leverage this knowledge and understanding not only in my BAU duties but also when researching, planning, testing and implementing new technologies.”
“During my career I have passed over 10 vender specific certifications, including Cisco, Microsoft, VMware and HP as well as general IT certifications from Comptia”.
Liam Wynne
Chief Operating Officer
Operations Partner, Liam Wynne is our first non-legal Partner at Express Solicitors. Since joining the firm in May 2010, he has also served as Assistant Manager and Office Manager before taking up his current role.
Liam works with all departments to make sure everyone is working together and pulling in the right direction. Liam states: “Operations is all about trying to find the most effective ways of performing all functions within a production or service environment. If you like, it’s a combination of the glue that holds things together and the oil that ensures smooth running of the business”.
Liam has a good all-round experience and knowledge of business gained from working in various management roles within both the financial services and legal sector. Operations requires a good understanding of each employees role without ever becoming a specialist and Liam’s natural desire and ability to assimilate new information has proved useful to this end.
Blessed with a good memory, Liam is able to keep tabs on everything that is going on within an extremely busy firm. A calm and analytical approach helps him give assistance and advice to other departments on opportunities for improving systems and procedures that it can sometimes be difficult to spot internally. Liam is also responsible for managing the ICT infrastructure for the entire firm.
Manchester born and bred, Liam lived in Sheffield briefly whilst at university before returning home to work in Financial Services as both a manager and financial advisor for seven years. He then changed to a management career in the legal sector and has never looked back.
The firm sponsored Liam to do a Master’s degree in Business Administration at Manchester Metropolitan University. This course included units involving; financial analysis and management; managing human performance; management for business excellence; managing customer value; contemporary issues in the international environment; corporate and business strategy in an international context; strategy implantation; and organisational renewal and change.
He is a member of the Law Management section of the Law Society, the Chartered Management Institute, and the Association of MBA’s.
Stuart McLachlan
Partner - Head of IT
Stuart McLachlan is a Partner and the Head of IT at Express Solicitors having joined the firm in October 2017.
When asked what Stuart enjoys the most about his role, he commented “I enjoy the use of IT/Technology to streamline business processes across the firm. I also enjoy using new tech to either enhance an area of the business or to reduce outgoing costs. The true beauty with IT is its power to be leveraged in almost any area of a business.”
Stuart went on to say “Coming from an IT consulting background I have touched on a lot of technology that can benefit small to medium businesses, Express Solicitors promote the use of technology in all areas of the business this allows the IT team and I to invest in new technologies. I am IT generalist and have passed multiple vender specific exams including Cisco and Microsoft.”
“I have been working in the IT industry for the past 20 years and passing manufacture exams for the past 18 of those years. During this time, I have built up a great understanding of IT in general, I now leverage this knowledge and understanding not only in my BAU duties but also when researching, planning, testing and implementing new technologies.”
“During my career I have passed over 10 vender specific certifications, including Cisco, Microsoft, VMware and HP as well as general IT certifications from Comptia”.
